Influencer of the Year Francis Noakes
The award for Content Creator of the Year goes to Francis Noakes.
Massive congratulations to Francis for winning this award for the second year in a row! It's not surprising that this category garnered the most votes, featuring heavyweights in the shortlist. Francis once again came out on top, thanks to his extensive following of both learner drivers and instructors alike.
Francis started his career in coaching and later transitioned into driver training, building his own successful brand and driving school under Driving School TV. His YouTube channel boasts over 22 thousand subscribers!! That is a huge growth in the last 12 months. His Instagram has around 3,500 followers and almost 100K on TikTok!
Francis' reputation among ADIs and PDIs is just as noteworthy as his reach to learner drivers.
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Content Creator of the Year was highly competitive, receiving over 1,000 votes. Honorable mention goes to KIT MAG and The Kit Podcast, which took a close second place. Mick runs the podcast and has a huge following, as evidenced by thousands of listeners and hundreds of Facebook interactions. With over 60 episodes and notable instructor guests, it's worth a listen.
The KIT Podcast (formerly DID Podcast) is designed to help the Driving Instructor Community develop their business skills, instructor skills, Mental Health and much much more.
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.
