On 6th August 2013 MEC Ismail Vadi – Gauteng = requested the four Driving School Associations to form an Association to work with the Provincial Government to oppose corruption and to work together on matters of mutual interest. See a press report of the occasion below:
On 22nd October 2013 a signing ceremony was held at New World Cafe, 4 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg. The event was called by MEC Ismail Vadi to form the Gauteng Forum for Driving Schools (GFDS).