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ADI Part 1: Theory test

100 questions across four bands with an 85-mark pass and a minimum 20 of 25 in every band, plus hazard perception scored out of 75. Work through the topics in order.

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  1. 01Part 1 overviewWhat the ADI Part 1 exam involves: 100 multiple-choice questions across four bands, a pass mark of 85 with at least 20 in each band, and a hazard perception test scored out of 75.
  2. 02Study materialsThe full list of ten publications DVSA draws ADI Part 1 theory questions from — updated in August 2025 to add the two national standards, the instructor code of practice and the examiner guidance.
  3. 03Glossary of termsEleven pieces of driving instruction jargon explained, from client-centred learning and the GROW technique to transfer of learning and the alert, direct, identify routine.
  4. 04Hazard perceptionHow the hazard perception test works, how the 75 available marks are scored, and the static, moving, road-user and weather hazards to watch for.
  5. 05Booking your ADI Part 1 testHow to book the ADI Part 1 theory and hazard perception test on GOV.UK, what you need to hand when you book, the adjustments you can ask for, and how to judge whether you are ready.
  6. 06Test day tipsPractical strategies for the day of your ADI Part 1 test, covering how to prepare beforehand, stay calm during the exam, and respond to your result afterwards.
  7. 07What the Part 1 test coversThe four question bands of the ADI Part 1 theory test, what each one covers, the pass marks for both sections, and the official DVSA books and documents the questions are drawn from.
  8. 08Road procedure — which rules cover whatA map of the Highway Code rules behind Band 1 road procedure — junctions, roundabouts, overtaking, lane discipline and motorways — so you can look up the exact wording rather than revise from a summary.
  9. 09Band 4 — publications and instructional techniquesWhat Band 4 actually tests, why it catches people out, and where each idea it examines is taught properly elsewhere in the study hub.
  10. 10Motoring law for instructorsThe road traffic law Band 3 tests — licences and provisional entitlement, insurance, MOT and tax, drink and drug driving, mobile phones, seat belts, speed limits, penalty points and the New Drivers Act
  11. 11Disability, equality and accessibilityThe Equality Act 2010 duties that apply to you as an instructor, the driver's legal duty to declare medical conditions to DVLA, the eyesight standard, adapted vehicles and licence codes, and the adjustments a disabled candidate can ask for on test.