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14/05/2008
DSA To Put Emergency Stop On Illegal Driving Instructors
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has revealed they are investigating over 400 cases of illegal driving instructors in Ireland.
The department are also urging the general public to put a stop to unqualified driving instructors on our road by checking the instructor's credentials.
The DSA's Deputy Head of Fraud and Integrity, Michelle Moston, said: "If illegal instructors are on our roads they have not passed the Agency's rigorous three part test to ensure that they are meeting the highest standards of safety. This puts all our lives at risk.
The agency is working closely with police forces at national, regional and local levels and provisions under the Fraud Act 2006 mean the police now have increased powers to charge illegal instructors.
A spokesman for the DSA said: "It's very simple to check that your driving instructor is qualified. Ensure they display an in-date pink licence or green certificate in their wind screen and the badge matches the person providing the instruction.”
Anyone suspecting a driving instructor of operating illegally they can notify the DSA Fraud & Integrity Team by calling 02920 581155 or emailing integrity.team@dsa.gsi.gov.uk.
The DSA believes the proliferation of illegal driving instructors is a contributor to the level of road accidents in the Republic and is pursuing a policy of "Safe Driving for Life" with an overall mission of achieving a 40% reduction in riders and drivers killed or seriously injured in road accidents in under 25-year-olds by 2010.
(DW/JM)
The department are also urging the general public to put a stop to unqualified driving instructors on our road by checking the instructor's credentials.
The DSA's Deputy Head of Fraud and Integrity, Michelle Moston, said: "If illegal instructors are on our roads they have not passed the Agency's rigorous three part test to ensure that they are meeting the highest standards of safety. This puts all our lives at risk.
The agency is working closely with police forces at national, regional and local levels and provisions under the Fraud Act 2006 mean the police now have increased powers to charge illegal instructors.
A spokesman for the DSA said: "It's very simple to check that your driving instructor is qualified. Ensure they display an in-date pink licence or green certificate in their wind screen and the badge matches the person providing the instruction.”
Anyone suspecting a driving instructor of operating illegally they can notify the DSA Fraud & Integrity Team by calling 02920 581155 or emailing integrity.team@dsa.gsi.gov.uk.
The DSA believes the proliferation of illegal driving instructors is a contributor to the level of road accidents in the Republic and is pursuing a policy of "Safe Driving for Life" with an overall mission of achieving a 40% reduction in riders and drivers killed or seriously injured in road accidents in under 25-year-olds by 2010.
(DW/JM)
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