Dipod - The Driving Instructors Podcast

The Driving Instructors Podcast Show recorded 2th February 2011

59 minutes Guest in the studio this week is fellow ADI from Hemel Hempstead, and SADDSA member Tim McKernan In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Pete's Experiment Blue Light Update Examiners Strike? Speed Awareness Courses Test Centre Stats Eyesight Test Plans Daylight Running Lights Further to the question asked in the podcast about the examiners strike, I received this text from Tim the following day: The PCS Union are working to rule and have been for over a month. The amount of disruption caused depends on how militant individual members are. It may be wise not to book a lesson immediately after a test in case it's delayed... LINKSThe DSA's report on practical test pass rates by month & by test centre & by gender. You can look at it or download it HERE! CPD Notes You can download the CPD notes in either word document format or PDF. Then you can make your own notes and use it towards your CPD.Download from one of the two links below...Word Document filePDF File

From the 2011 ADINJC conference, Graham Feest gives his talk on Casualty Prevention

Show 18 of DIPOD The Driving Instructors Podcast, with guest in the studio Patricia Colefield Recorded December 16th 2010

Show recorded on November 26th 201059.30 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Winter Tyres BSM back to Vauxhalls Restricting New Drivers Come To Coaching (future book review) DSA News Electronic Handbrakes Despatch Electronic Diary Theory Test and Education Feedback

Show recorded on October 28th 201028 minutes In this show we re-visit the ADINJC conference that was held at the end of September and listen to John Farlam with a challenge to the average ADI!; Subjects covered in this months podcast How much are you worth? Perceived Problems Too many instructors... Cut price lessons... Recession... CPD Sales and Marketing John Farlam has produced some web-pages related to this speech for the ADINJC conference attendies! These pages can be found HERE! John Farlam's website can be found at www.smartdriving.co.uk

Show recorded on October 7th 201043 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast ADINJC Conference Independent Driving SADDSA Meeting Despatch eZine Blue Light Training Experience Feedback

Show recorded on September 17th 201040 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast More test change details for Independent driving Publication of test routes Independent driving and dyslexia Space saver tyres Disgruntled examiner Feedback Examples of map's that will be used in the independent driving section of the test

In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Obscure Roundabout and Trafic Light Junctions Cyclists Trafic Light Phasing Phone call from Peter Althorpe Buckley Professional Curtasy Displaying the ADI badge

Show recorded on May 20th 2010 - 57 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Steve gets letter of the month! - New Eco Safe Pamphlet - Email notification of test bookings - DSA - Ungagged? - Displaying your ADI badge - Driver Coaching - conversation with Trevor Little

Show recorded on April 20th 2010 - 41 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast DSA Gagged - Invitation to sit in the back - Driver Coaching - Jeff Turner - Email - Professional Conduct - CPD Notes You can download the CPD notes in either word document format or PDF. Then you can make your own notes and use it towards your CPD. Download from one of the two links below...Word Document filePDF File

Show recorded on April 11th 2010 - 25 minutes Recorded at the ADINJC conference Sue Bedford

Show recorded on March 22nd 2010 - 53 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Driving a vintage car - Listner feed back - CPD notes for DIPOD - Using maps to give directions - Independant Driving - DSA update - Listner feed back - Being payed for sitting in the back of tests - The price of fuel - Police Rapid Response - Petals and 7300 teaching courses - UK KSI stats - crossings off of roundabouts - Tufty! - Fraud and Integraty Team - Contact details: Phone - 02920 581155 - Email: integrity.team@dsa.gsi.gov.uk - Dealing with and recognising old vehicals on the road - DSA's find your nearest Electric Cars Steve arrives for the show in his 1946 MG

36 minutes In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Old show links - see notes at bottom of this page. Coaching v's Teaching Police rapid response - reminder SADDSA meetings - an invitation www.saddsa.co.uk DSA - Route finding Financial possibilities of sitting in the back! Despatch - Spin CPD - Reminder Despatch - Trumpet Blowing Compact cars on check test PDF HERE! Online test booking scam

Duration 45:58 - In this show; Subjects covered in this months podcast Modernising Driver Training - Independant Driving - Pass Plus - The Driver Diary - Public Information (the star rating) - Check Test On Demand - The 3rd EU Directive Consultation http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/thirddirective/ - Draft Scope of Proposals - In relation to modernising Driver training - phase 1 of reglatory framework for catagory B licences - Your Emails -

Duration 40:28 - In this show; DSA talk at the ADINJC on Modernising The Driver Training Industry During the talk Nigel gave the audience a word picture, with which they were asked to talk over and then to feed back some of the subject areas they as teachers would need to address to cover the issues involved. This is not the actual word picture, but is very close to it. A young driver who has passed their test in the past 5 months receives a telephone call late at night from a friend. The friend wants picking up from a club with some mates and taken home as they have run out of money for the taxi. It is late at night and they want picking up from a town the young driver is un-familiar with. Don't forget to let us know your thoughts on the subjects covered in the show. Click the contact link at the top of the page! All feed back will be very welcome...

Duration 40:58 - In this show we consider Steve's outgoings compared to the drop in income! We talk some more about Public Infomation/Star rating/Find your nearest DSA service. We chew over pass rates and talk about ADI grading. Then we look at the ISA system v's CRB and then talk about the C1 and D1 licence changes regarding those who accompany learners of these vehicles.

Running time 60:30 - In this show; We take a look back at a local LADDSA (Luton and District Driving Schools Association) meeting, that was attended by the DSAs chief executive, Rosemary Thaw, we chew over how to run a profitable business and we read your emails.

Duration 33.30 - In this show; we go back to the ADINJC conference that was held on the 4th of October and listen to a talk given by Kate Trafford and find out how to increase the chances of getting our nervous pupils through their tests. Kate describes herself as a personal development trainer and success coach and uses Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

In this show; we look at the police rapid response training that adi's are invited to experience A quick look back at the ADINJC conference that was held on 4/10/09 EU directive to make daytime lights compulsory by 2011 Push Pull steering technique Toyota IQ and other cars not suitable for the driving test In the pipeline at the DSA Independent Driving Changes to the ADI Exam DSA Code of practice