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ADI groups and associations
MSA GB is proud of its long-standing links with many local ADI
groups around the country. Many are small, dedicated to driver
training in one city, town or even focused on a sole DTC, but all
work tirelessly to improve the work of being an ADI. This can
be in representing ADIs’ interests and views to your DVSA area
manager, offering an ADI’s voice to local authorities and town
planners, or by simply providing a network within which ADIs can
find help and advice from their fellow instructors. After all, for
many ADIs working as sole traders, being a driving instructor can
be a lonely task: local ADI groups help stop it feeling quite so much
that it’s ‘you against the world.’
From this issue onwards Newslink will be publishing a list of local
ADI groups and associations. We will only publish those groups
who let us know they are happy to be included in our list, however,
so if you would like to see your details here, please contact Peter
Harvey at peterharveymbe@msagb.com
Aberdeen and District Driving Schools Association
Secretary: Derek Young
T: 07732 379396
E: derekyoungcreel@aol.com
Meets quarterly February (AGM), May, August and November.
Cost £35 per annum
Angus Driving Instructors Association
Secretary: Frances Matthew
T: 07703 664522
E; francesmatthew@hotmail.co.uk
This group holds six meeting per year (usually one week after the
Scottish committee meeting)
Cost £20 per year.
Aylesbury Vale Driving Instructors Association
Chairman: Sue Pusey
T: 07780 606868
E: AVDIA@btinternet.com
Meetings are first Wednesday of every month at Church of the
Holy Spirit, Camborne Avenue, Aylesbury, HP21 7UE. 7.30pm start.
Guest speaker every other month, refreshments provided.
Annual fee £30. First meeting free as try before you buy.
Birmingham Approved Driving Instructors
Contact: Dave Allen
T: 07939 627493
E: Daveallen1999@googlemail.com
Cornwall Association of Approved Driving Instructors (CAADI)
Secretary: Rachael Lloyd-Phillips
E: rachael@oneandallsom.co.uk
This group meets via Zoom on the 3rd Monday every other month
at 7.30pm.
City of Dunfermline and District ADIs
Secretary: Gail Pilch
T: 07817 661450
E: dunfermlineadisecretary@outlook.com
Meetings are bi-monthly, at
Dunfermline Northern Bowling Club, Dewar Street,
Dunfermline KY12 8AD
Glasgow & District Driving Instructors Association
Contact: Bryan Phillips
T: 07989 339 646
E: bryan.phillips@hotmail.co.uk
Meet on the last Sunday of the month, once every quarter, at
The Fort Theatre, Kenmuir Ave, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2DW.
Joining fee: £15 per year
Hinckley & District Driver Trainers Association (HDDTA)
Chairman: Barrie Pates
T: 07914 408 739
E: haddta@yahoo.com
Hull and East Riding Driving Instructors (HERDI)
Contact: Andrew
T: 07754542993
E: herdi.rsa@gmail.com
Lanark Driving Instructors
Secretary: Sandra Smillie
T: 07975 147150
Meet quarterly from March which is our AGM
South Warwickshire Association of ADIs (SWAADI)
Andy Thomas
T: 01926 717230 / 07900 673634
E: artommo@hotmail.com
We meet at 8.30pm every third Monday of the month except
August and December (no meetings) at The Windmill Inn,
Tachbrook Road Leamington Spa CV31 3DD,
Rolls and snacks are available for a small charge and membership
is £25 a year and includes a monthly newsletter and addition to a
WhatsApp group for local issues/traffic updates, etc.
Swindon Driving Instructors Association (Swindon DIA)
Contact: Sandra Jill Richens
T: 07795 006015
E: SJRichens@btinternet.com
Taunton Association Driving Instructors
See Facebook page – search ‘Taunton ADI & PDI Forum’
If you want to see your local ADI group listed in this index,
contact Peter Harvey on peterharveymbe@msagb.com
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