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Membership gives you access to expert support, resources and exclusive benefits that help you run a confident and compliant training business.
Professional membership for driver and rider trainers
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Standard Membership
For fully qualified professional driver trainers delivering standard driver training, covers on-road and in-classroom training. Excludes rider and off-road driver training.
What’s included:
- £25 million Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance
- Guidance and support in DVSA investigations and appeals*
- Access to the DIA professional advisory helpline and expert guidance
- Discounts on CPD, fuel, eye tests, tax and accountancy support
- Member-only products and services
Providing all the essential support and protection for delivering standard training.
Plus Membership
For trainers delivering any higher-risk forms of instruction incidental to their main activity as an ADI, such as motorcycle rider training or off-road, on-track, or circuit-based driver training.
What’s included:
- All Standard Membership benefits
- Additional insurance cover for higher-risk training activities
- Compliance with enhanced insurance and risk management requirements for specialist instruction
This plan ensures instructors involved in any higher-risk activity are properly covered while still enjoying all standard member benefits. Your main role must be as an ADI or PDI, with any higher-risk activity declared in advance.
PDI Membership
Trainee driving instructors (Potential Driving Instructors) working towards full ADI qualification.
What’s included:
- All Standard Membership benefits
- Free Risk Management Session (coupon code emailed after joining)
- £25 discount on Standards Check & Part 3 Preparation Sessions (Includes support with lesson planning, teaching and learning strategies, instructional techniques, questioning skills, and feedback)
This plan is designed to guide and support you from the beginning of your instructor career.
Standard Membership
For fully qualified professional driver trainers delivering standard driver training, covers on-road and in-classroom training. Excludes rider and off-road driver training.
What’s included:
- £25 million Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance
- Guidance and support in DVSA investigations and appeals*
- Access to the DIA professional advisory helpline and expert guidance
- Discounts on CPD, fuel, eye tests, tax and accountancy support
- Member-only products and services
Providing all the essential support and protection for delivering standard training.
Plus Membership
For trainers delivering any higher-risk forms of instruction incidental to their main activity as an ADI, such as motorcycle rider training or off-road, on-track, or circuit-based driver training.
What’s included:
- All Standard Membership benefits
- Additional insurance cover for higher-risk training activities
- Compliance with enhanced insurance and risk management requirements for specialist instruction
This plan ensures instructors involved in any higher-risk activity are properly covered while still enjoying all standard member benefits. Your main role must be as an ADI or PDI, with any higher-risk activity declared in advance.
PDI Membership
Trainee driving instructors (Potential Driving Instructors) working towards full ADI qualification.
What’s included:
- All Standard Membership benefits
- Free Risk Management Session (coupon code emailed after joining)
- £25 discount on Standards Check & Part 3 Preparation Sessions (Includes support with lesson planning, teaching and learning strategies, instructional techniques, questioning skills, and feedback)
This plan is designed to guide and support you from the beginning of your instructor career.
AA Membership
The AA has partnered with the Driving Instructors Association to offer franchisees exclusive training discounts and full DIA membership benefits — including £25m PI/PL insurance.
BRITTOp Membership
BRITTOp has partnered with the Driving Instructors Association to offer instructors of industrial and warehouse vehicles exclusive membership benefits — including £25 million professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Membership includes £25 million of Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance for Driving Instructors as standard, as well as the most comprehensive range of services and support offered by any ADI association.
£25 million of PI/PL
Representation, lobbying and campaigning
Expert Advice with our dedicated helpdesk
Training courses and events​
Stay informed and ahead in driver training! ​
We are currently unable to offer Public Liability and Professional Indemnity cover as part of our membership for trainers in Republic of Ireland (ROI)
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* DIA Membership Terms and Conditions
Membership Commitment
Membership requires a minimum commitment of one year.
Member Benefits and Offers
All member benefits, discounts, and services are subject to change at the discretion of the DIA Group and its third-party providers. These may be amended, suspended, or withdrawn without prior notice.
Availability and Changes
All benefits, discounts, and promotional offers are subject to availability and may be amended, replaced, or withdrawn at any time. The inclusion of a benefit or offer at the time of joining does not guarantee its continued availability throughout the membership term. Such benefits or offers do not form part of the contractual entitlement of membership.
Liability
The DIA Group accepts no liability for any loss, inconvenience, or disappointment resulting from the change, withdrawal, or unavailability of any benefit, discount, or promotional offer. No refund or compensation shall be due in such cases.
Insurance Coverage
Public Liability and Professional Indemnity (PIPL) insurance cover is not available to trainers based in the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
To be covered by DIA’s Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance, your membership type must correspond to the training you deliver, and your activities must be declared in advance using the Training Services Confirmation Form.
Your primary role must be as an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) or Potential Driving Instructor (PDI). Any higher-risk training — such as motorcycle, off-road, or track-based instruction — must be incidental to that role and declared to DIA prior to commencement.
Insurance is only valid for activities covered by your membership level. Higher-risk training requires Plus Membership.
Membership Lapse and Renewal
If your membership lapses, a 30-day grace period is allowed for renewal. During this period, you will continue to have access to many core DIA services, such as the Helpdesk. However, any PIPL claims made during this period may be declined at DIA’s discretion. A re-joining fee may apply if membership is not renewed within this timeframe.
Member Responsibility
Members are responsible for selecting the correct membership type that reflects the training they provide and for submitting accurate details of their instructional activities. Failure to provide accurate or complete information may result in insurance claims being declined or invalidated.