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Contents:                                             Your ADINJC Governing Committee for 2019
3 From the Chair... a monthly report -
      the latest from Lynne and ADINJC

6     Road Safety Information -
                                                     PRESIDENT
                                                     Neil Peek - Suffolk
                                                                                                    VICE-PRESIDENT
                                                                                                    John Ashton - Essex
                                                                                                                                                   VICE-PRESIDENT
                                                                                                                                                   Nick Ibbott - London
      download the latest TSR publication
                                                     president@adinjc.org.uk                        john.fairway@btinternet.com                    nick.ibbott6@hotmail.co.uk
7     Latest news from DVSA -
      Making the complaints process simpler          EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
8     Latest news from DfT -
      what do you teach about hidden difficulties?   CHAIRMAN                                       DEPUTY CHAIRMAN                                GENERAL SECRETARY
9     ADI Adrian -
                                                     Lynne Barrie - Staffordshire
                                                     chairman@adinjc.org.uk
                                                                                                    Matt Stone - Northampton
                                                                                                    depchair@adinjc.org.uk
                                                                                                                                                   Sue Duncan - Plymouth
                                                                                                                                                   secretary@adinjc.org.uk
      Adrian’s views on various motoring issues

11    Fill in the gaps -
      help plan your diary in 2020
                                                     TREASURER                                      DEPUTY TREASURER                               LIAISON OFFICER
14    Young Driver Focus Conference -                Peter Boxshall - Essex                         Chris Porter - Bedfordshire                    Clive Snook - Dorset
      Latest speakers announced                      boxshallpeter@hotmail.com                      admin@adinjc.org.uk                            liaisonofficer@adinjc.org.uk
15    Member Groups/Association News -
      An engagement not to be missed!

16    Latest news from The Honest Truth -                                       MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY                          HEAD OF TRAINING
      Simple to use resources                                                   James Quinn - Birmingham                      Lin Western - Essex
17    Latest news from II -                                                     membership@adinjc.org.uk                      linwestern@aol.com
      on their website, featured recently

20    Coaches’ Corner -                              COMMITTEE MEMBERS
      short video from Doc Mike Evans

22    Members’ Corner -                              Leigh Brookes                                  CHARITY LIAISON OFFICER                         Dan Hill
      a chance to have your say                      Worcester                                      Tina Cassady - Nottingham                       Hampshire
                                                     leighbrookes@outlook.com                       fabdriving@gmail.com                            daniel.hill@mydrivetime.co.uk

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From the Chair….. a monthly report                                                                                     from members we have helped we can’t always relay those to everyone. I think it’s times such as
                                                                                                                       the conference and expo last year when ADIs approached me to say “thank you to the team for
                                                                                                                       helping me I’m so grateful for the support through a very stressful time”. At other times we help
                                                                                                                       with simpler issues and liaise with DVSA on your behalf which is usually very successful and stress
Happy New Year: Resolutions and Goals:                                                                                 reducing as well as time reducing for yourselves too. Please remember we are here to help and
Personally I think there is something special about a new year starting, it gives us time to plan and                  give you advice, if you need us contact 0800 8202 444 or email secretary@adinjc.org.uk and we will
make some resolutions for the times ahead. It’s rather like when we pull over in a lesson to catch                     do all we can to help our members.
up with the pupil and then if they are trying to improve or they have been struggling to achieve                       Association Meeting: DVSA to attend:
their goals completely they can have a fresh start after a short break to chat and try again with
some new approaches. Those of you that know me well by now will realise I like reading other                           You can view the agenda for the next NJC meeting further on in this newsletter but please put the
people’s quotes as I find them thought provoking, so here are some mixed ones on the new year:                         date in your diary, it’s Saturday 29th February, as we have two speakers attending you won’t want
                                                                                                                       to miss. Firstly we have the DVSA attending so we can ask questions and let them know our views
“I’m resolving to just wing it and see what happens.” Bill Watterson                                                   and thoughts on industry related matters, it’s a long time since they have attended an Association
“There is nothing magical about the flip of the calendar, but it represents a clean break, a new hope, and             Meeting so I’m looking forward to this one. I’m especially pleased because with a new government
a blank canvas.” Jason Soroski                                                                                         now in place and purdah at DVSA over we can get back to “normal” maybe! Mike Warner is DVSA
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” Oprah Winfrey                                        Senior External Affairs Manager, who was newly appointed in the last part of 2019. I have met Mike
                                                                                                                       at NASP meetings with the DVSA and also on behalf of NJC as he asked to meet up and find out
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are
                                                                                                                       more about our association. He will be giving us updates and we will hold a question time session
making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your
                                                                                                                       with him. Our second presenter is the CEO of The Honest Truth, Annette Lloyd, who is talking to
world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.
                                                                                                                       us about how the The Honest Truth works with Road Safety Professionals. Over the last few years
So that’s my wish for all of us. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Don’t freeze,
                                                                                                                       NJC have always supported this charity and they have attended our conferences. Many of you
don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is: work or family or life”.
                                                                                                                       will know Sgt Olly Tayler who has been involved with The Honest Truth since its early days, and
Neil Gaiman
                                                                                                                       inspired us all with his devotion and hard work in the area of road safety and young drivers.
Each one of us sees this time of year differently, we have different aims, goals and dreams. We
can look back on the past 365 days and evaluate what we have accomplished and what we want to                          NASP:
change in the upcoming year. But it’s few who make it successful and turn them into reality. It is a                   ADINJC is now in the chair at NASP, which stands for the National Associations Strategic
known fact that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail, but they don’t have to if they are realistic                Partnership, which currently consists of ADINJC, DIA and MSA GB. You can read more about the
and achievable. I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2020. Let it be your year!                              work we undertake together at the NASP website www.n-a-s-p.co.uk. Our next meeting will be in
                                                                                                                       February where we will meet firstly together with our agenda and then take our views and any
Goals for the ADINJC:
                                                                                                                       concerns to DVSA for the meeting with them the following day. The reports from the meetings are
For NJC we were making plans and considering goals when we modernised and updated our                                  always placed on the NASP website and sent out to our members through our newsflash system.
constitution in December and it was accepted unanimously by the members voting at our AGM.
A constitution isn’t a document that many of you will have read completely but the committee                           Conference and Expo events 2020:
consider it and refer back to it on numerous occasions throughout the year and it is available for                     By now you may well have started to see the news of our 3 free events being held this year.
any member to read completely on the ADINJC website www.adinjc.org.uk under the heading                                The next ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo will take place on 20th
“About Us”. One item you should be aware of are the goals for the NJC which include:                                   September 2020. It will be held once again at the Heart of England Conference Centre & is set
•    To create a useful forum for the discussion of matters affecting the profession and industry of                   to be larger & better than 2019! Not only do we have the National Conference & Expo, but we
     driving instruction                                                                                               have teamed together with our sponsors Intelligent Instructor again and we’ll be coming to the
•    To support and inform its members                                                                                 South and to the North as well. The first of these brand new shows will take place in the Southern
                                                                                                                       region on Sunday 29th March 2020 at Kempton Park Racecourse, Middlesex and the second will
•    To promote the interests of the members of the ADINJC and the industry
                                                                                                                       be in the Northern region on Sunday 7th June 2020 at Doncaster Racecourse. Our regional events
•    To represent the interests of the members of the ADINJC and the industry in negotiations with                     are designed to bring you top-level speakers and industry suppliers, but with more of a local feel.
     the DVSA, the public and relevant other organisations                                                             Each event will have unique themes to ensure when you attend a regional conference, it’s a little
•    To contribute to the development and promotion of road safety                                                     bit different from the National Conference & Expo. We will send out newsflashes and keep you up
•    To safeguard the interests of the public in its relations with the industry                                       to date with the plans as they are all free events to attend but you will need to register as soon
                                                                                                                       as possible. Please help us to spread the word about our events to other ADIs that you know and
•    To help maintain and raise the standards of the industry
                                                                                                                       are in your local associations. It is essential that you register please. To do so, click on the relevant
As your chair I am responsible for ensuring the team on the committee honour these goals and                           button below:
am proud to be doing so again in 2020. If you consider the points in this monthly report and
throughout the newsletter you will see most of the above are in some form mentioned and being
acted upon. Maybe one new goal for the NJC this year is to show more successfully how NJC helps                                      South                              North                            National
its members constantly and sing our own praises more! Obviously a lot of the work we undertake
with members needs to stay confidential and whilst we continuously see words of appreciation
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From the Chair….. a monthly report
                                                                                                                        ADINJC Events & Training 2020
                                                                                                                        Conference and Expo events
Air Fresheners in our vehicles:
I was mindful recently of one of the free promotional gifts we gave away at the 2019 event which                                                                                              All three o
was an air freshener. A man reportedly:                                                                                                                                                     these fan f
                                                                                                                                                                                                      tastic
“Blew up his car by lighting a cigarette moments after spraying too much air freshener. Firefighters                                                                                          events ar
responded to the incident in Halifax in West Yorkshire. The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said                                                                                                 e
that the “dramatic” explosion is believed to have been caused by the excessive use of air freshener                                                                                            FREE
because when the driver lit a cigarette the outcome was dramatic. The BBC reported that gas from the
aerosol canister ignited and blew out the vehicle’s windows and windscreen, as well as also buckling
the doors. The blast was so powerful that it damaged windows of nearby businesses on the street.
Unbelievably the driver just climbed out. Thankfully there appears to be no injuries”.
Just something we need to be aware of, although he must have been using powerful amounts
of air freshener and of course in our work vehicles we would not be lighting cigarettes. A good
story (yes I like those too in lessons!) to tell your pupils about at a suitable moment. I often                              SOUTH                          NORTH                   NATIONAL
mention smoking in cars when someone behind us is driving as well as smoking and it can lead                               Conference & Expo ‘20         Conference & Expo ‘20       Conference & Expo ‘20
onto a conversation on eating and drinking in cars whilst driving, make up being applied and the
                                                                                                                          Sunday, 29 March 2020           Sunday, 7 June 2020        Sunday, 20 Sept 2020
regulations that would be involved if an accident occurred. It all adds to the lesson for the learner
on distractions whilst driving.
                                                                                                                         Kempton Park Racecourse         Doncaster Racecourse      Heart of England Conference
                                                                                                                               Middlesex                    South Yorkshire             Centre, Coventry
Finally:
Thanks to all our sponsors and to Graham Feest our Road Safety Advisor. His thoughts on 2020                             Expert speakers sharing topics such as business growth, lesson planning and training
and beyond are all discussed in his newsletter that we include in this one on a monthly basis, it                        Trade stands showcasing latest products and services | Fun activities and networking
makes useful up to date reading for us as road safety professionals.
Thank you also for your support as members of NJC. I also want to thank on your behalf all of the                                      �e UK’s must attend events for driving instructors
GC for their hard work and dedication, we are looking forward to working on your behalf in 2020.
Best wishes                                                                                                              Register your free place at www.adinjc.org.uk
                                                                       Lynne Barrie - Chair                                                                           ADINJC Training 2020
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Road Safety Information
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                                                          Road Safety Advisor

               Traffic Safety Roads                                                                             FOR YOUNG
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                                                               For the latest Road Safety
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                                       Published monthly by    image to download the
                          The Graham Feest Consultancy         latest copy of
                  incorporating the UK Road Safety Network     ‘Traffic - Safety - Roads’.

     Items this month include:                                                                                  Learner Driver                                                              Student Car
     • Reducing the alcohol limit in England       • Virtual Reality - Hazard Perception
                                                                                                                Insurance                                                                   Insurance
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                                                   • Blue Badge Scheme
     • Ten safest cars                             • New pothole repair method
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ONCE THEY’VE

Latest news from Road Safety GB
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YDF 2020: speaker to outline how ‘Gran’ is changing behaviours - Claire Prentice, Head of Safer
Marketing at the Scottish Government using powerful insight to promote road safety to young                                                                                                 Provides seamless cover before
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Electric cars: trials of wireless charging set to begin Click here to read
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Road safety: what’s ahead in 2020? Click here to read
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Box Insurance
Long term rise in the number of speeding offences
                                                                                                                                                                                                on their own car
Across the 43 constabularies of England and Wales, the vast majority (97%) of offences were
detected by speed cameras: Click here to read

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Talking of speeding
Do you allow your learners to drive above speed limits to help them ‘get a feel for it’ or do you                                                                   *
stamp down on it? We’re hearing that some ADIs are allowing their learners to speed and felt we
must remind you all that as accompanying drivers, we are also liable to prosecution for aiding and
abetting any law breaking in our vehicles. Please remember to keep your learner driving lawfully or

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aiding and abetting. In addition, merely passive assistance will also be included, at least where the
“assister” is in a position to exercise some sort of control over the principal, and fails to do so: for
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any action construed as dangerous and thus far more serious offences could be considered in the
event of a collision or fatality.’
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Latest news from DVSA
               Meetings held 1st & 2nd October 2018
                                                                                                                     Lynne Barrie, MA Driver Training
Making the complaints process simpler, quicker and clearer
From Monday 6th January we’re changing way we handle complaints – making the process simpler,
                                                                                                                        A detailed book with all the information you
quicker and clearer for our customers. This is part of the process to modernise and improve our                          need to help with your Standards Check
services for customers.
What’s changing?
The biggest change will be to simplify and speed up the way we handle complaints by removing
a stage of the process. We currently have a 3-stage process. That means if a customer isn’t happy
                                                                                                                       NEWLY REVISED EDITION
with our first response to their complaint, we’ll try a second, and up to a third time to resolve it.

                                                                                                                        Standards
From today, we’re moving to a 2-stage process. This will mean we resolve customer complaints
faster. It also brings us in line with other government departments. Customers who aren’t happy
after stage 2 will still be able to ask one of our independent complaints assessors to look at their
complaint. We’ve also updated our complaints procedure on GOV.UK so our customers and people
we regulate know where to send their complaints about our services.
We’ll continue to train staff to help avoid complaints in the first place – supporting those in public-
facing roles to improve the customer service we provide.
What happens if we don’t resolve your complaint at the first stage?
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The changes will only apply to complaints we receive on or after 6 January 2020. If you already                        “After reading your book I have an A with 50 out of 51! It
have a complaint in the system on 6 January 2020, it can still go through 3 stages if you want it to.                 helped calm me down, is very easy reading and reassuring.
But if you aren’t happy after the second stage, we’ll ask you what you want to do next. You’ll be                        I almost feel like I know you now!” Sheila Holmes ADI
able to go to the old third stage, or straight to the independent complaints assessor.
Remember Mike Warner, Senior External Affairs Manager from DVSA will be a guest speaker at our
Association meeting in Walsall on Saturday 29th February.

Latest news from DVLA

DVLA’s school hosting days make learning fun
In her latest blog, Amy Taaffe-Evans, who heads up our IT Capability & Talent Development team,
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Latest news from DfT                                                                                            authorities have been cracking down on and the department has given them the powers to seize
                                                                                                                badges on-street when they are being misused.”
               Meetings held 1st & 2nd October 2018                                                             At the end of 2018, the Local Government Association estimated that the theft of Blue Badges had
                                                                                                                risen by 45% in 12 months and was up six-fold since 2013.
What do you teach about hidden difficulties?                                                                    Latest statistics from DfT show prosecutions for blue badge misuse in England have risen 17.9%
Thousands with hidden disabilities benefit from extended Blue Badge scheme                                      in 2018 to 2019, with almost all of these being instances where someone used another person’s
                                                                                                                badge typically family members or carers.
New rules have widened Blue Badge eligibility criteria to help people with Parkinson’s, dementia,
epilepsy and other ‘invisible’ disabilities                                                                     Samantha Tomlin, whose son Henry has autism and has a new Blue Badge, said:
•   new figures show 12,299 people awarded Blue Badge under new criteria                                        “The key thing with the Blue Badge is that is has increased safety and reduced anxiety for the child and
                                                                                                                their carer. For a parent or carer of someone with ASD, some of the most challenging times are the most
•   since August 2019, people with non-visible conditions such as dementia, epilepsy or
                                                                                                                mundane for others. A child with sensory difficulties can be triggered by a car horn or lights and even
    Parkinson’s are eligible
                                                                                                                road awareness can also be an issue so going to a new location can be very stressful. When my son was
•   changes to Blue Badge scheme continue the UK’s world-leading plans to make the transport                    younger sometimes I didn’t go out because I just couldn’t face trying to find a safe place to park near the
    network more accessible                                                                                     shop or doctors.
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other ‘invisible’ disabilities have                Having the blue badge just makes you feel slightly less anxious about the situation and feel your child
gained access to the benefits from Blue Badges under new rules introduced last summer.                          is safer. It will make a huge difference to parents going through the early years and those with older
In the first 3 months, new figures show, 12,299 new badges around 130 a day were granted to                     children and adults that suffer with all the challenges autism brings.”
people who cannot walk as part of a journey without                                                             Councils may need to review on street parking provision to increase the number of spaces,
considerable psychological distress or the risk of serious                                                      both in terms of the availability of disabled parking, and the overall number of parking spaces
harm, as well as to people with a non-visible disability.                                                       if disabled spaces take up other existing parking spaces. To help councils with the expected
The new rules, introduced by the Transport Secretary,                                                           increase in applications, the department has agreed with the Ministry of Housing, Communities
Grant Shapps, in August, widened the eligibility criteria                                                       and Local Government to provide £1.7 million to local authorities in England in the first year of the
to ensure that people with ‘invisible’ disabilities are not                                                     programme.
disadvantaged. The badges help people access shops
and services, by enabling them to park closer to their
destinations. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said:                                                                                          Quality • Professional • Value
“People with hidden conditions like these have to fight not just
their disability, but the psychological worry that others may
not recognise them as disabled. I’m proud that our reform is
already changing thousands of people’s lives, allowing those
                                                                                                                                                                                   Pupil Handout
in need to carry on their daily lives with more confidence and
helping combat loneliness and isolation.”
                                                                                                                                                                                       Packs
Apply for or renew a Blue Badge https://www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge
                                                                                                                                                                                 Our handouts give you the
Ahead of the change, DfT issued new guidance to councils in England on Blue Badge parking permit
                                                                                                                                                                                 perfect tool to reinforce your
eligibility, and launched in August a new online eligibility checker to make the scheme clearer for                                                                              in-car tuition!
people before they apply. While the new criteria gives clear and consistent guidelines on Blue
                                                                                                                                                                                 25 handouts per set and there
Badge eligibility for the whole of England, not everyone with non-visible disabilities will qualify for a
badge. Local authorities decide if an applicant meets the eligibility criteria, as is currently the case.                                                                        are 20 sets in a pack – that’s
The Blue Badge scheme had already meant that people with physical disabilities can park closer                                                                                   20 pupils worth of top quality
to their destination than other drivers, as they are less able to take public transport or walk longer                                                                           handouts!
distances.
Keith Richards, Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC), said:
                                                                                                                                                                                 Visit our website for details and
                                                                                                                                                                                 offers on our training support
“DPTAC has worked hard to bring the issue of non-visible disabilities to the fore. Enabling those
with non-visible disabilities to benefit from a Blue Badge will bring a critical improvement in the                                                                              material.
lives of many disabled people and it is right that the criteria was changed.
We have stressed the importance of enforcement of the scheme and we are pleased to see
the number of prosecutions increasing. Abuse of the scheme on-street is something that local
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DfT National
ADI Adrian Car Test Waiting Times...                                                                           and 31-year-old son Matthew have just endured another Christmas with a gaping hole in the middle
                                                                                                               of their family, one that can never be replaced. “We had plans to marry and move to Florida. That’s
                                                                                                               all gone now”, Andrew told the Mail. Mr Heagren’s family, too, are grieving. They also are very angry.
                                                                                                               Although what happened was undoubtedly tragic, they contend it was an accident. Mr Heagren was
                                                                                                               an old man and no good could have come from sending him to prison. Andrew has now begun a
Firstly, can I wish a Happy New Decade to all my readers. And, if I may misquote the
                                                                                                               campaign for a change in the law so drivers over 70 are tested regularly to check their competency to
Two Ronnies, in a packed column this month…… Oh alright, if you insist, I’ll be serious.
                                                                                                               drive. He has written to his local MP, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, demanding an urgent review of
I’m writing this on January 9th, and I am sure you will agree that it has been a pretty turbulent
                                                                                                               rules concerning our increasingly elderly population and their driving abilities. Now this year I will turn
few days for the Royal Family. The Mail tells us that Zara Tindall was banned from driving for six
                                                                                                               73, but I just happen to agree with Mr Roberts.
months yesterday after being caught speeding at 91mph in her Land Rover Discovery. The Queen’s
granddaughter was disqualified under the totting up procedure, having already accumulated nine
                                                                                                               There was a related story in the Mirror of January 10th. It was entitled ‘Driving Blind’ and said that
penalty points on her licence. Olympic horse rider Mrs Tindall, 38, was given four more points when
                                                                                                               twelve people a week fail their driving test because they cannot read a number a number plate at
she was clocked doing 91mph on the A417 in Gloucestershire, close to her Cotswolds home. Her
                                                                                                               65 feet. And another 134 a week lose their licence because their sight is deemed too poor to drive.
mother, Princess Anne, was caught speeding on the same road 19 years ago. Roger Utely, chairman of
                                                                                                               Figures covering January 2017 to September 2018 were obtained under freedom of information laws.
the bench, said that as well as the driving ban Mrs Tindall would be fined £666 plus costs and a victim
                                                                                                               Yet a survey reveals one in four would wait until their licence was revoked rather than giving it up
surcharge totalling £151. The court heard that her previous motoring offences included three penalty
                                                                                                               voluntarily because of failing vision. And people are also reluctant to shop short-sighted friends and
points for speeding on February 12th, 2017 and three points for a fixed, penalty offence on February
                                                                                                               family. Only 4% admit to reporting them. Steve Barrett, of Insurers Direct, which made a study of 2,000
15th, 2018. On Christmas Eve 2018 Mrs Tindall incurred three points for a traffic signal offence. Land
                                                                                                               drivers, said: “A simple eye test can ensure motorists have the appropriate glasses or lenses, so they
Rover has said that her driving ban would not affect her association with the company. And it seems
                                                                                                               don’t put themselves and others at risk.” Hear hear (or should it be see see) I say.
to run in the family, in 2009 Mrs Tindall’s husband received a three-year driving ban for getting behind
the wheel of his car the morning after a day’s drinking at the races. The former rugby player had been
                                                                                                               And there was an interesting piece in the Mail of January 9th entitled ‘Think and Drive’. It said that
at the Cheltenham Festival when he consumed seven glasses of champagne, four beers and a vodka.
                                                                                                               you often need to think fast while driving – particularly in a Scalextric-style game. But now, thanks
It was his second conviction for drink-driving. Are these people for real or what?
                                                                                                               to ‘mind reading’ technology, the cars speed along slots in the track using the power of thought. The
                                                                                                               track, developed by Harvard scientists, is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
There was a good story in the Times and other papers on January 7th which was headlined ‘Drivers
                                                                                                               – the global showcase for new tech products. The cars are controlled via a headset that measures
in muddle win parking fine exemptions’. It told how motorists who key in the wrong number plate
                                                                                                               electrical signals in the brain associated with concentration. The harder you concentrate, the faster the
figures when paying for parking will be exempt from penalties of up to £100 after complaints about
                                                                                                               car goes. The technology, based on conventional medical scanning devices, uses tiny sensors on the
the aggressive tactics of private operators. New rules issued by the British Parking Association (BPA),
                                                                                                               scalp to pick up electrical signals generated as brain cells communicate with each other. Mind-reading
the biggest industry body, order private parking companies to cancel penalty charges issued when
                                                                                                               technology has huge potential in the toy sector but also gives hope to the disabled – headsets are
a “minor error” has been made while buying a ticket. They say that penalties for mistakes involving
                                                                                                               already being developed to control wheelchairs and prosthetic hands. The track is not yet ready for
one letter or number as drivers key in their details should be written off. The move follows concerns
                                                                                                               the consumer market. Well that’s good, as I can’t cope with the standard one. As those of you who saw
that drivers can face huge fees for honest registration errors. Some operators still rely on motorists
                                                                                                               me at the Expo will confirm!
to key in their number plate into a pay-and-display machine, while others use phone apps. It also
recommends that significant errors, such as a driver entering the registration of their partner’s car,
                                                                                                               There was a story in the latest issue of Auto Express which was headlined ‘Black box
should be treated more leniently and suggested a ten-minute buffer at the end of a parking session
                                                                                                               insurance slammed as malfunctions and complaints rise’. Not the snappiest of titles I think you
before a fine is issued. Well, that’s all good isn’t it. And have you ever heard of the BPA?
                                                                                                               will agree, but the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which regulates the UK insurance industry,
                                                                                                               admitted in 2018 that it had received complaints from “a number of people who believed the data
And there was an interesting double page spread in the Mail of January 8th with the title ‘So should
                                                                                                               their ‘black box’ had collected wasn’t right”. Emily D had written to the magazine after her black box
every driver re-sit their test aged 70?’ It went on to describe Wormwood Scrubs prison, where moors
                                                                                                               provider claimed that she had spent an extended period driving at 106mph in a 30mph limit. As well
murderer Ian Brady and violent career criminal Charles Bronson have served time. And wondered
                                                                                                               as being a speed Emily said she would “never dream” of reaching, the location of the alleged incident
about the terror William Heagren, an 87-year old grandfather who walked with a frame, must have
                                                                                                               meant she would have had to travel 120 miles from her home in less than a minute. Her black box
felt when he was admitted on December 4th last year. He lasted ten days. On December 14th he
                                                                                                               also deemed a local road with a 60mph limit to be a 30mph zone. Emily contacted her insurer, and
died, reportedly from a heart attack. Mr Heagren had just started a 27-month prison sentence for
                                                                                                               it admitted that the results were “bogus”, although the company assured her false readings such as
causing death by dangerous driving. He had mown down 64-year-old Jeanette Newman and her friend
                                                                                                               this were “very rare”. “I wasn’t impressed to say the least,” Emily said. “Is it really worth having a black
Sarah Taylor, 53, in Sainsbury’s car park, in Ruislip, North-West London, in May 2018 as she pushed
                                                                                                               box if they are this faulty? It seems insurers need to update or upgrade them, or just stop using them
her trolley laden with drink for a family barbecue. Jeanette suffered catastrophic injuries and died
                                                                                                               altogether.” I have to agree.
the next day. Her friend suffered life-changing injuries. Jeanette’s grieving partner, Andrew Roberts
                                                                                                                And there was a piece in the Sunday Mirror of January 5th entitled ‘H2Overpriced’. It said that bottled

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water costs more than twice as much as petrol at motorway service stations.
A study of 21 outlets has sparked fresh claims drivers are being ripped off. The worst example,
Beaconsfield services on the M40 in Bucks, charges £4.58 for a litre of water – three times more than
a litre of unleaded. London Gateway on the M1 is second dearest with bottles at £4.20. The findings
for insurer Admiral found that bottled water is the most overpriced item at service stations, up to
420 per cent more than in shops. On average, people pay 117 per cent more for snacks and drinks
on motorways. Admiral’s Clare Egan said: “Given free water refills at all service stations and the push
to be plastic-free, drivers don’t need to spend a thing on water.” Operators say prices reflect their
higher rental and operating costs – including far longer opening hours than high street stores. Well,
Father Christmas gave me a metal Ferrari water bottle and I absolutely love it.

There was an amazing story in the Mail of January 4th headlined ‘Traffic lawyer is banned… for
drink-driving’. Apparently, Neil Etherington, 64, was pulled over near his luxury townhouse in Hale,
near Manchester, after police received a tip-off he may have been drunk at the wheel of his Jaguar
XKR. Prosecutor Laura Peers, at Manchester Magistrates Court said: “Officers smelled alcohol on his
                                                                                                                   Public Liability Driving Tuition
breath, and he was unsteady on his feet”. Etherington was taken into custody after giving a roadside               Why is Public Liability cover so important?
reading of 66 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 35. The lawyer
works for a ‘no win no fee’ personal injury firm specialising in investigating road accidents and vehicle          Because we all make mistakes in life, including in our business operations as a driving instructor.
thefts. Representing himself, Etherington told the court: “Being ‘unsteady on my feet’ is a somewhat               Quite simply, if a member of the public (or any other third party) is injured or suffers damage to
                                                                                                                   their property, arising out of the conduct of your business as a driving instructor, you could be held
trite comment. I’m 64 getting out of a vehicle six inches off the ground so anyone would be. But I am              responsible.
guilty as charged and I will not drink and drive again. I have zero tolerance to it. I’m actually quite a
careful driver – I haven’t had an accident in over 40 years, and I do have a clean driving licence.” Well,         The ADINJC Public Liability insurance, is designed to provide protection from claims against you by third parties
I reckon he was lucky over that time, do you not?                                                                  who may have suffered personal injury or damage to their property, during contact with your driving school. Most
                                                                                                                   motor policies provide you with a compulsory £20 Million Public Liability cover for accidents and injuries that occur
                                                                                                                   as a consequence of having an accident. The ADINJC believes it’s important to ensure you also have sufficient
The Times of January 7th told us that the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has hailed 2020 as                    cover away from the vehicle, and have therefore arranged for its paid up members to benefit from £10 Million
the year when the electric car goes mainstream. Latest industry figures show that electric car sales               Public Liability cover away from the vehicle. The policy also has a low policy excess of just £500 for each and every
– those of pure electric, plug-in hybrids and hybrid electrics – have reached 7.3 per cent of the                  claim. The ADINJC policy provides £10 Million cover for each and every claim during the life of the policy.
market, or one in every thirteen registrations. One zero-emission car, the Tesla Model 3, made it into             A range of claims can arise. These can extend from accidents at your own business premises, to incidents that
December’s top ten best sellers. Mr Shapps said the data showed that one electric car was being                    occur whilst providing advice or tuition whilst working away from your vehicle.
sold every fifteen minutes. “I want 2020 to be the year electric cars go mainstream,” he said. “That’s             Increasingly, it is a requirement of many customers, principals, and clients (particularly local authorities and
why we are doubling-down on our efforts to making owning an electric the new normal.” The figures,                 government agencies), that you be asked to present proof of Public Liability insurance before they will work with
from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, show that the take-up of pure electric cars                   you, or allow you to work on their property or premises.

has some way to reach the mainstream, even if sales are accelerating. In 2019 37,850 pure electric                 Compensation arising from Public Liability claims can be substantial, and may include loss of earnings, future loss
cars were sold. That represents only 1.6 per cent of the total market. Well there we all are then. Mrs             of earnings and damages awarded to the claimant. In addition, considerable legal costs in defending the claim can
                                                                                                                   be incurred, and the claimants’ legal costs may also be awarded against you if you are found to be at fault.
Adrian is very happy with her Niro but I’m sticking with my Suzuki Swift (petrol) Sport!
                                                                                                                   All would be covered under a comprehensive Public Liability policy

And finally,                                                                                                       Claims for trips, slips and falls are the most common, but there are other events that can lead to a claim against
                                                                                                                   you. The following are examples of potential claims that can give rise to public liability claims against your driving
My wife told me I was delusional… I nearly fell off my unicorn.                                                    school:
Til next time
                                                                                                                   •   you open your door for a pupil who you inadvertently trip over, causing an injury;
                                                                                                                   •   you spill a hot drink in a classroom and a pupil slips over on this, causing an injury;
                                                                                                                   •   a pupil falls over some cones you have positioned to practice parking, causing an injury;

                                              Adrian                                                               •   you knock over a valuable antique whilst waiting for a pupil at their home;

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Fill in the gaps

Start as you mean to go on! You’ll be warmly welcomed at any of our Standards Check training
days in 2020. We have upcoming dates in Bristol, Milton Keynes and Birmingham listed below to
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help you plan your diary!
Monday 11th May 2020 - Bristol                                                                                 Coaching:-
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Monday 7th Sept 2020 - Birmingham
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Notice of ADINJC Association meeting
                               to be held Saturday February 29th 2020

We’re all very much looking forward to seeing you at our next association meeting. Remember you
are free to send 2 people from your association/group to our association meetings. Our secretary
Sue secretary@adinjc.org.uk just needs to know numbers on who’ll be coming in advance for the
refreshments hub!
To be held at the Village Hotel, Walsall WS2 8TJ

Saturday 29 February 2020 at 10am
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1.   Meeting opened by the Chairman – Lynne Barrie
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6.   Chairman’s report

7.   Presentation by Mike Warner, DVSA Senior External Affairs Manager, Updates from DVSA and
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8.   Presentation by Annette Lloyd, CEO The Honest Truth, The Honest Truth – working with Road
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9.   ADINJC and ii Conference and Expo 2020
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11. Date and venue of next meeting
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12. Meeting closes at 1.30pm.

This agenda may be amended by the Chairman before the meeting.
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sent us the following news about an upcoming training seminar he’s helped to organise in his area.
‘I’m working with our local Road Safety Teams in Merseyside and Cheshire to help organise an ADI
Training Seminar which is taking place at the Holiday Inn at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on Thursday 27th
February 2020. Lynne Barrie is one of the guest speakers at the seminar along with DVSA Enforcement
Examiners, Ian Edwards from New View along with speakers from British Horse Society, Highways
England and a workshop from Confident Drivers. As well as our local association members, we are

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Latest news from The Honest Truth

The Honest Truth making headlines in North Devon

Thanks to the North Devon driving scheme teaching the next generation of road users to be safe,
The Gazette interviewed North Devon driving instructor Debbie Morphew and her student Alex
McNeill. They spoke about the new initiative funded by North Devon and Torridge Community
Safety Partnership in conjunction with The Northern Devon Road Safety Forum.

Read the article here: https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/north-devon-driving-instructors-
team-up-with-the-honest-truth-1-6431917

As an approved driving instructor, you’ll be only too aware that each year over 825,000 people in
the UK pass their driving test and join the highest risk road user group – newly qualified young
drivers. Although road safety teams within Local Authorities and Fire & Rescue Services are
working hard to engage this vulnerable group in effective road safety education, reaching them
can be a challenge.

Of course, during the course of their lessons, you will doubtlessly provide lots of the practical
information and advice that will help them through the driving test and keep them from making
many of the skill-based errors that could result in a collision. Yet despite the driving test focusing
on skill-based manoeuvres, the vast majority of collisions involving new and young drivers aren’t
as a result of poor driving skill. Causation factors are more likely to trace back to poor decision-
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and inappropriate speed.

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Remember Annette Lloyd from The Honest Truth will be a guest speaker at our Association
Meeting in Walsall on Saturday 29th February.

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Generous Sponsors of ADINJC again!

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I’m pleased to announce that 2020 began on a happy note with all of our sponsors continuing to work
together with us again including Marmalade Network. We are delighted to have our fantastic sponsors
on board and thank each of them most sincerely for their continued support. Remember you can
meet our sponsors including Suzy and her Marmalade colleagues at all 3 of our upcoming expos.

                                                                                                               How Do You
Latest news from II - www.intelligentinstructor.co.uk
                                                                                                               Measure Up?
On their website, featured recently:
                                                                                                                                                                  Are You
• Over 7,000 motorists a year stripped of their
  driving licence because they can’t see
                                                                                                                                                                 Prepared ?
• New MOT rules for 2020                                                                                      Understand the Standards Check Competencies:
• Six ways to protect your paintwork                                                                            Lesson Planning
• What to do when traffic lights fail                                                                           Risk Management
                                                                                                                Teaching & Learning Strategies
                                                                                                              Learn how to:
                                                                                                                Use Client Centred Techniques
                                                                                                                Use Questioning Skills Effectively

                                                                                                                                                    Full Day Workshop
                                                                                                                Plan Successful Lessons
                                                                                                              Understand:
                                                                                                                The Standards Check Marking Scheme

Expo expo expo fever hotting up!                                                                                                                      £99     £119
                                                                                                                                                        ADINJC Members            Non - Members
                                                                                                                                                      (including lunch, refreshments & Resource Pack)
Register now and get anticipating! In approximately 2 months, it’ll be March expo
(and then not long to wait until the others!)                                                                                                       03rd February 2020 Brentwood
We’ll be heading south initially to Kempton Park racecourse on Sunday March 29th. Then we’ll be                                                     11th May      2020 Bristol
heading north to Doncaster racecourse on Sunday June 7th. Last but not least, we’ll be seeing you on                                                22nd June     2020 Milton Keynes
Sunday September 20th at Heart of England Conference Centre in Coventry again - the same location
as our inaugural expo held in partnership with II last year. We look forward to seeing many of you
there. Well that’s 3 Sundays taken care of and definitely not to be missed…                                                              Admission by ticket only
                                                                                                                      To book telephone 0800 8202 444
              South                            North                          National                         Approved Driving Instructors National Joint Council
                                                                                                                              www.adinjc.org.uk

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