What these figures tell you

The count is based on an instructor’s register postcode. It does not say where that instructor collects pupils, whether they are accepting work, how many paid hours they teach or how much they charge. Trainee licences and fully qualified ADIs are different categories.

A rise or fall is a change in register counts, not proof of stronger demand or a business opportunity. Ask local providers and prospective pupils about service needs, and plan for travel, cancellations and non-teaching time.

Historical register counts

PR postcode area, DVSA INS0103
Reporting periodADIsTrainees
March 2026 409 41
February 2026 406 46
January 2026 400 48
December 2025 395 49
November 2025 401 49
October 2025 400 46
September 2025 397 49
August 2025 392 44
July 2025 385 46
June 2025 379 49
May 2025 379 50
April 2025 377 47
March 2025 378 48
February 2025 382 42
January 2025 375 41
December 2024 379 41
November 2024 376 41
October 2024 372 39
September 2024 369 33
August 2024 369 34
July 2024 370 33
June 2024 370 30
May 2024 366 34
April 2024 363 34
March 2024 364 36
February 2024 356 43
January 2024 352 40
December 2023 351 41
November 2023 349 35
October 2023 349 35
September 2023 345 29
August 2023 341 26
July 2023 341 31
June 2023 341 32
May 2023 341 31
April 2023 349 30
March 2023 348 27
February 2023 343 22
January 2023 346 22
December 2022 347 22
November 2022 347 26
October 2022 344 26
September 2022 349 23
August 2022 349 22
July 2022 341 24
June 2022 337 22
May 2022 339 27
April 2022 342 26
March 2022 341 28
February 2022 344 26
January 2022 345 28
December 2021 342 22
November 2021 342 18
October 2021 347 14
September 2021 345 18
August 2021 340 14
July 2021 341 12
June 2021 339 13
May 2021 343 14
April 2021 345 16
March 2021 347 9
February 2021 351 12
January 2021 353 15
December 2020 351 17
November 2020 348 20
October 2020 352 19
September 2020 349 19
August 2020 345 19
July 2020 346 18
June 2020 345 15
May 2020 347 14
April 2020 355 16
March 2020 351 15
February 2020 358 17
January 2020 354 25
December 2019 358 23
November 2019 357 15
October 2019 356 21
September 2019 352 21
August 2019 350 20
July 2019 345 18
June 2019 350 20
May 2019 345 20
April 2019 343 18
March 2019 344 20
February 2019 340 23
January 2019 337 26
December 2018 340 24
November 2018 342 23
September 2018 340 21
August 2018 340 19
July 2018 338 21
June 2018 337 22
May 2018 334 19
April 2018 332 20
March 2018 330 22
February 2018 328 21
January 2018 327 18
December 2017 328 16
November 2017 329 6
October 2017 331 12
June 2017 335 6
May 2017 339 6
April 2017 340 11
March 2017 340 9
February 2017 341 9
January 2017 341 10
December 2016 336 10
November 2016 339 9
September 2016 343 11
August 2016 343 10
May 2016 341 6
April 2016 340 9
March 2016 339 11
February 2016 346 9
January 2016 343 9
June 2015 342 4
May 2015 344 5
April 2015 341 5
March 2015 341 5
December 2014 343 5
September 2014 357 8
June 2014 369 3
March 2014 373 10
January 2014 370 18
October 2013 378 15
August 2013 378 16
June 2013 382 15
February 2013 394 15
November 2012 398 17
August 2012 401 15
June 2012 403 11
March 2012 414 36

Put your own numbers beside the data

Model paid hours, your working weeks, vehicle costs and a franchise or independent setup. A register count cannot set the lesson rate or guarantee an income.

Source and definitions

Read the source workbook and its notes. Counts use the published snapshot date and postcode area. Unavailable and suppressed values remain missing. Read our methodology.