Intelligent Instructor Awards

in association with Dash Instructor Cover

 

Car Supplier of the Year

Gold: Pass N Go Driving School

Silver: Dualdrive

Bronze: Drive Car Hire

Community Champion of the Year (Sponsored by Derin Driving School)

Gold: Menopause Support for Driving Instructors Facebook Group

Silver: ADIs with and for Disabilities

Bronze: Horizon Driving School

Content Creator of the Year (Sponsored by Duncan’s Driving School)

Gold: Chris Bensted

Silver: Inspire Instructor Training Podcast

Bronze: Car School Confessions

Driving Instructor Car of the Year

Gold: Toyota Yaris

Silver: Volkswagen Polo

Bronze: Vauxhall Corsa

Driving Instructor Insurer of the Year

Gold: Adrian Flux Insurance Services

Silver: Policywave

Bronze: BG Insurance

Green Driving School of the Year (Sponsored by MSA GB)

Gold: Vicky’s Driving Tuition

Silver: Young Driver

Bronze: SmartLearner Driving School

Local Driving Instructor Association of the Year (Sponsored by ADINJC)

Gold: Southern Driving Instructor Association

Silver: Newton Abbot Driving Instructor Association

Bronze: Aberdeen & District Driving Schools Association

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Gold: Manchester Campaign, Pass N Go Driving School

Silver: Facebook Campaign, Checkmirrors

Bronze: Easter Egg Hunt, Driving Test Success

National Driving School of the Year

Gold: driveJohnson’s Driving School

Silver: Bill Plant Driving School

Bronze: DRIVE Driving School

PDI of the Year (Sponsored by ADINJC)

Gold: Steve Dowdall

Silver: Neil Burton

Bronze: Danielle Thompson

Product of the Year (Sponsored by ADINJC)

Gold: ADI Network

Silver: Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit App

Bronze: IQ GPT Suite

Professional Support Provider of the Year

Gold: ADI Network

Silver: MyDriveTime

Bronze: Pass N Go Driving School

Regional Driving School of the Year (Sponsored by Dash Instructor Cover)

Gold: Cowley’s School Of Motoring

Silver: Lloyds Driver Training

Bronze: SmartLearner Driving School

Road Safety Initiative of the Year (Sponsored by Dash Instructor Cover)

Gold: The Honest Truth

Silver: My Learner Driver

Bronze: Young Driver Foundation

Social Media Influencer of the Year

Gold: Inspire Instructor Training

Silver: Chris Bensted

Bronze: Accelerate with Kate

Special Educational Needs Provider of the Year (Sponsored by Dash Instructor Cover)

Gold: Disability Driving Instructors

Silver: Moose Driving

Bronze: Theory Test Explained

Training Provider of the Year – Driving School (Sponsored by Dash Instructor Cover)

Gold: Pass N Go Driving School

Silver: Bill Plant Driving School

Bronze: DRIVE Driving School

Training Provider of the Year – Independent (Sponsored by Dash Instructor Cover)

Gold: ADI Doctor

Silver: Ray Seagrave

Bronze: Inspire Instructor Training

Driving Instructor of the Year North East

Gold: Amanda Banks, Horizon Driving School

Silver: Lindsay Bailey, Lindsay’s Learners

Bronze: Ozgul Guler, Lavinia Driving School

Driving Instructor of the Year Wales

Gold: Kate Davies, Valley School Of Motoring

Silver: Tony Gale, TG Driver Training

Bronze: James Lawson, Full Throttle School of Motoring

Driving Instructor of the Year London

Gold: Gyokhan Zlatev, Derin Driving School

Silver: Vickie Ambrose, Drive-Up Training

Bronze: Gunay Ahmet Veli, Driver Training Consultancy

Driving Instructor of the Year East Midlands

Gold: John Philipson, Latimer Driver Training

Silver: Ben Huxley,  Big Bear Benny’s Driving School

Bronze: Chris Allsopp, Moose Driving

Driving Instructor of the Year Scotland

Gold: Thomas Duncan, Duncan’s Driving School

Silver: Fiona Rushworth, Select Drivers

Bronze: Andy MacFarlane, Caledonian Learner Driver Training

Driving Instructor of the Year West Midlands

Gold: Mark Tonks, MDT Driver Training

Silver: Sarah Tonks, MDT Driver Training

Bronze: Chris Elcock, MDT Driver Training

Driving Instructor of the Year South East

Gold: Sarah Baldock, SB Driving School

Silver: Ian Ford, Ford’s Driving School

Bronze: Andy Lloyd, Lloyd Driver Training

Driving Instructor of the Year South West

Gold: Dan Endacott, U Can Drive

Silver: Chris Borchardt, A2B Driving School

Bronze: Davian Blair, DB Driving School

Driving Instructor of the Year East of England

Gold: Paul Connelly, Southbeds PJC Driver Training

Silver: Jeff Tuck, Drive Bug

Bronze: Richard Jordan, Excel Driver Training

Driving Instructor of the Year Yorkshire and The Humber

Gold: Naveed Mahmood, Navdrives

Silver: Andy Sinker, Driving with Andy Sinker

Bronze: Sarah Hellowell, Check Mirrors School of Motoring

Driving Instructor of the Year North West

Gold: Kate Jones, Accelerate with Kate

Silver: Lewis Reeve, Elite Driving Academy

Bronze: Nia Hunt, Nia’s Gears

National Driving Instructor of the Year

Gold: Amanda Banks, Horizon Driving School

Silver: Kate Davies, Valley School Of Motoring

Bronze: Gyokhan Zlatev, Derin Driving School

Services to the Driver Training Industry Award  (Sponsored by Knowlegeablee Instructor Training)

Gold: Simon Johnston

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The Intelligent Instructor Awards 2026 are made possible through the generous support of our sponsors — organisations that share our passion for excellence, professionalism, and progress within the driver training industry. We’re proud to partner with some of the most respected names in the sector:

Headline Sponsor: Dash Instructor Cover

Gold Sponsor: ADINJC

Silver Sponsors: Derin Driving School, Driving Test Success, Duncan’s Driving School, Knowledgeablee Instructor Training & MSA GB

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