ADI of the Year - England Lee Spary
Our prestigious award for Driving Instructor of the Year (England) goes to Lee Spary in Lancashire.
A huge congratulations to him, it's well deserved with his work ethic throughout 2022.
This was a hotly contested battle. With 1000s and 1000s of votes for this award, it was extremely tight. The winner though is an undisputable champion for our industry. Not only great with learner drivers, but they also specialise in training with instructors. Some of you may know him as the “ADI Doctor” for his work he does for part 3 training.
From his social media, to his PDI training to his philanthropy with suicide prevention, Lee is a credit to the driver training space.
We spoke to Lee about his win and he told us this:
With some many amazing instructors in the UK, I'm shocked and slightly embarrassed to be chosen as ADI of the year for England.
Thank you to everyone that voted for me. After 14 and half years of graft, this really means the world to me.
As this award was so tight, we wanted to share the appreciated for another hugely popular driving instructor: Ozgul Guler. As a Newcastle based instructor and the proud owner of Lavinia Driving School, you just have to visit her impressive social media pages to see why she is recognised as a hugely influential driving instructor. Massive congrats.
ADI of the Year England goes to the ADI Doctor himself, the hugely popular Lee Spary.
Commended: Ozgul Guler
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: Alan Taylor
Mikaela Charles in the Ebbw Vale area is the winner of ADI of the Year Wales. Well done! She has been an inspiration to her learners and other instructors!
A massive congratulations to Wirral APDI for winning Association of the Year.
Commended: Disability Driving Instructors Association
Car of the Year is awarded to Ford Fiesta. The ever popular vehicle with learner drivers is still going strong.
This year, the coveted community of the year goes to The DITC. Very well deserved as the The DITC offer a wealth of support and value to instructors.
Again, a massive congratulations to Francis Noakes for winning this award for the second time in a row! His content delivers a fresh perspective, captures attention and provides practical value for novice drivers, ADIs, and PDIs alike.
Commended: KIT MAG and The Kit Podcast
The award for CPD Provider of the Year goes to the professional CPD trainers to Knowledgeablee Instructor Training. Very well deserved to Mick and his team.
Commended: Bob Morton
In this new category, the award goes to The Driving School. The Driving School is ran by Francis Noakes, who is also the winner of the Content Creator of the Year award. Congrats for being a double winner!
Commended: Cowleys School of Motoring
A huge congratulations to Theory Test Pro for taking this award home for third time in a row! They continuously provide a high quality product that helps learner drivers get their Theory across the line.
Peter Harvey from MSA GB takes home the special award for Lifetime achievement. A special congratulations and thank you for everything!
Congratulations to Chris Bensted in Sevenoaks in Sevenoaks for winning Special Needs Provider of the Year award! Kudos to Chris for taking it home.
