Influencer of the Year Francis Noakes
The award for Influencer of the Year goes to Francis Noakes.
Massive congratulations to Francis for winning this award. It's probably no surprise that this category had more votes than any other - featuring heavy weights in the short list. Francis came out on top and this is due to his large following of not only learner drivers but instructors across the board.
Francis started his career in coaching and eventually moved into Driver Training where he is now building up his own brand and driving school under Driving School Tv. The YouTube channel now has over 13 thousand subscribers and this is growing every week. Their instagram currently sits are around 2,500 subscribers and we can all expect this to grow again over the next 12 months. As much as Francis reaches out with learner drivers, his reputation with ADIs and PDIs is also noteworthy.
We spoke to Francis about his win and he told us this:
Wow!! Thank you Go Roadie for this incredible award! It’s a true testament to the strength and positivity of the DrivingSchoolTV community that we’ve built up, and validation for the thousands of hours I’ve put into the YouTube videos. This is only the beginning of the movement to make learning to drive safe, fun and enjoyable and we’ll keep growing and learning to drive together for many years to come!
Of course, Influencer of the Year was going to be hotly contested, receiving over a thousand votes and we just had to shout out the tight-second place winner; Mick Knowles. Mick has been running The Driving Instructor Development podcast for years with thousands of listeners, and 100s of interactions of Facebook it's clear to see why Mick and his podcast are so popular. The Podcast has had over 40 episodes and an array of high profile instructor guests. It's definitely worth checking out.
ADI of the Year England goes to the hard working and hugely popular Adiel Khan from Driver Trainer Network.
Commended: Jarmila Boutemine
Chris Cooney from Edinburgh is winning the coveted ADI of the Year Scotland award whilst staying popular as a fully independent instructor. Nice job!
Commended: Fiona McMeekin
ADI of the Year Wales is awarded to Brecon based driving instructor Richard Spiers. Well Done, you've done great this year.
A massive congratulations to Midlands Instructor Group for winning Association of the Year.
Commended: Hinckley & District Driver Trainers Association
Car of the Year is awarded to Ford Fiesta. The ever popular vehicle with learner drivers is still going strong.
The award for Community of the Year goes to the outstanding and noble ARG Support for Driving Instructors created by Kev Brock.
This is now two years in a row that Tri-Coaching Partnership is taking away our award for CPD Provider of the Year. Their content is relevant, keeping instructors informed at every turn.
A very warm congratulations to Theory Test Pro for continuously providing a high quality product that helps learner drivers get their Theory across the line.
Massive congratulations to Francis Noakes for winning this award. His content is fresh, engaging and extremely useful for not just learner drivers but ADIs and PDIs alike.
Commended: Mick Knowles
The award for Special Needs Provider of the Year goes to Haydn Jenkins in Shrewsbury. Massive congratulations to Hayden for taking this award home.
