Driving Instructors Branch of Unite the Union January 2014 | Page 11

I feel that the FIT are exceeding their remit by issuing any warning letters, this clearly fall within the registrars remit.

Whilst we are discussing the ADI Registrar and the register are instructors in Great Britain aware that it's cheaper to be an ADI in Northern Ireland.

Category Fee £

Theory Test (Part 1) 72.00

Test of Driving Ability (Part 2) 130.00

Ability to Instruct (Part 3) 138.00

Registration / Renewal 240.00

Trainee Licence (Only applicable to ADI Applicants) 120.00

http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/adi/fees.asp

How can ADI's in Northern Irelands be paying less for their green badge. Surely the cost of running the ADI Registrars office is spread amounst all ADI's. Northern Ireland has according to the the above web site only 1323 ADI's.

We are aware that the DSA make a surplus from the ADI register some years this has amounted to several millions.

What we would like to know why is there a surplus?

Whats it's intended use?

How much is in the surplus?

Maybe when DSA read this they would like to respond.

We will of course publish any response.