The search for the UK’s best driving instructors is underway!

The Intelligent Instructor Awards 2025, in association with AcciDON’T Driving School, aims to find the very best instructors, driving schools, and suppliers in the industry! We are also pleased to welcome the ADINJC and Dash Claims as our supporting sponsors this year.

 

 

 

The Intelligent Instructor Awards, established in 2019, is the most trusted and recognised awards that seek to recognise excellence within the driver training industry, rewarding key industry suppliers, regional and national driving schools, and individual driving instructors from across the country.

There are 17 award categories this year, including four new ones: Special Educational Needs Provider, Marketing Campaign, Content Creator, and Rising Star of the Year.

Intelligent Instructor Awards ’25 categories

  1. Driving Instructor Insurer of the Year
  2. Product of the Year sponsored by the ADINJC
  3. Training Provider of the Year
  4. Professional Support Provider of the Year
  5. Car Supplier of the Year
  6. Driving Instructor Car of the Year
  7. Local Driving Instructor Association of the Year sponsored by AcciDON’T
  8. Community Champion of the Year sponsored by the ADINJC
  9. Green Driving School/Instructor of the Year
  10. Special Educational Needs Provider of the Year sponsored by Dash Claims,
  11. Marketing Campaign of the Year
  12. Content Creator of the Year sponsored by AcciDON’T
  13. Rising Star of the Year sponsored by the ADINJC
  14. Regional Driving School of the Year sponsored by Dash Claims
  15. National Driving School of the Year sponsored by AcciDON’T
  16. Driving Instructor of the Year, England & Wales sponsored by AcciDON’T & Scotland sponsored by Dash Claims (11 regional awards, one overall winner
  17. Services to Driver Training Industry Award sponsored by AcciDON’T

Our winners will be decided by combining the votes of the public and the independent judging panel. Intelligent Instructor award winners will be officially announced at The Intelligent Instructor Gala Dinner at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, on Saturday, 22nd March ’25, on the eve of The Driving Instructor Convention. Gold, Silver and Bronze winners trophies for each category will be presented.

Key dates

  • 8 January 2025 – Awards entry deadline

  • w/c 13 January 2025 – Awards shortlist announced and public voting opens

  • 24 February 2025 – Judging panel submits votes

  • 24 February 2025 – Public voting closes

  • 22 March 2025 – Winners announced at The Driving Instructor Gala Dinner, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes.

For more details please email [email protected],  or download our media pack here.

The Intelligent Instructor Awards trophies are kindly supplied by the ADINJC.