ADI Network Wins Gold & Bronze at Intelligent Instructor Awards 2025

ADI Network celebrates a double win at the Intelligent Instructor Awards 2025, taking home Gold for Support Provider of the Year and Bronze for Product of the Year. Read more about our success!

We’re incredibly proud to share that ADI Network has taken home two Gold awards at the Intelligent Instructor Awards 2026 — our best milestone yet for our team and our community of driving instructors.

Gold – Support Provider of the Year
Gold – Product of the Year

Earning the top position in both categories is a testament to our mission: empowering ADIs with the tools, support, and community they need to thrive in a fast‑evolving industry.

Winning Gold for Support Provider of the Year highlights our commitment to making life easier for driving instructors across the UK. From our free, intuitive platform to monthly CPD sessions and responsive customer support, everything we build is designed to help instructors stay focused on what matters most — delivering exceptional driver training.

Securing Gold for Product of the Year is an incredible achievement and reflects the continuous evolution of our platform. Exclusively built for Instructors, it brings together:

Monthly CPD including videos, articles and a webinar

Our goal is simple: help instructors stay organised, save time, and grow their business with confidence.

A Huge Thank You to ADI Network Community

These awards belong just as much to our members as they do to us. Your feedback, ideas, and trust drive every improvement we make. We’re grateful to support such a passionate and dedicated community of instructors, and we’re excited for everything we’ll continue building together.

Discover why ADI Network is now a Double Gold-Winning Platform

If you haven’t explored the platform yet or you’re ready to take your business to the next level, now is the perfect time.

Download the app and see what makes ADI Network an award‑winning choice for ADIs nationwide. Download the app here

ADI Network Takes Home Double Gold at the Intelligent Instructor 2026 Awards!

Three major changes to driving tests are being trialled across the UK, with the DVSA hoping to speed up the exams for thousands of learners.

DVSA announces major driving test changes

THREE major changes to driving tests are being trialled across the UK, with the DVSA hoping to speed up the exams for thousands of learners.

The test changes are being rolled out in 20 test centres to begin with, with an aim of improving road and driver safety.

Changes are coming after a recent report highlighted that 48% of casualties in collisions that involve younger drivers take place on rural roads, compared to 42% from other age groups.

This has led to renewed focus on replicating real-world conditions within driving tests.

The full list of changes being trialled across 20 test centres around the UK are:

Reducing the number of stops during the driving test

As it stands, learners currently have to make four stops. Under the new changes, they will now only need to make three stops.

These stops need to happen on lower-risk roads with lower speed limits. The time taken to find these areas limits the distance that can be covered during your driving test. The new changes aim to provide more flexibility in test-routes by freeing up time to spend on higher-speed or rural roads.

Similarly, emergency stops can only be carried out on low-risk roads. This once again limits the distance covered during your test, and reduces driving on rural roads.

The DVSA is trialing asking candidates to perform an emergency stop in 1 in 7 of the tests taken at the 20 test centres. Currently, emergency stops are performed in 1 in 3 tests.

Examiners will now have the opportunity to extend the independent driving part of your driving test, possibly for the whole duration of your test.

Again, the aim of this change is to replicate real-world driving, in which a huge amount of drivers use sat-navs or similar devices.

The DVSA's trial is taking place over the next 3 months in 20 test centres in England, Scotland and Wales. The full list of test centres taking part are:

The trial of these changes will continue for three months and then the findings will be studied. Depending on what results are found, these new changes could become the standard for all test centres.

Further action to reduce waiting times will see thousands of additional tests made available every month, the DVSA says.

Transport Secretary announces plan to deliver thousands more driving tests per month

In an attempt to stop bots from buying up driving tests and reduce waiting times, the Transport Secretary has instructed the DVSA to increase its efforts to deal with the issues.

Heidi Alexander, who became Transport Secretary in November 2024, has made the following announcements:

Those in other DVSA roles who are qualified examiners will be asked to return

The DVSA plans to double the number of permanent examiner trainers, which in turn will increase the number of examiners able to conduct driving tests

The consultation into potential abuse into the test booking system and how to prevent this will be accelerated

A reintroduction of overtime incentives for everyone delivering driving tests

The government has said they aim for these measures to reduce driving test wait times to 7 weeks by Summer 2026.

"We inherited an enormous backlog of learners ready to ditch their L-Plates but being forced to endure record waiting time for their tests", Alexander said. "We simply cannot deliver on our Plan for Change if thousands remain held back, with their aspirations on pause."

"I am instructing DVSA to take further action immediately to reduce waiting times which will see thousands of additional tests made available every month. We’re acting fast to get Britain’s drivers moving."

The DVSA’s Additional Testing Award scheme will reopen for up to 18 months, allowing more examiners to deliver additional tests.

The scheme encourages and incentivises driving test examiners to conduct extra tests beyond their usual workload, helping to decrease waiting times.

An accelerated consultation will also launch in May, with the aim of improving the booking system and blocking bots from accessing tests. The DVSA is already working with IT specialists to enhance their resilience against resellers.

The new measures are part of the government's new 'Plan for Change'. This plan is a mission to improve the opportunities and start in life every child receives, regardless of their background.

Part of the government's Plan for Change is to help build skills and growth opportunity for every young person, giving them more power to take advantage of career or learning opportunities.

DVSA Driver Services director, Pauline Reeves, said: "Since December 2024, we’ve made significant progress on implementing our plan to reduce waiting times. But we know that many learner drivers are not seeing the immediate effects of the measures."

"The further action which the Secretary of State has announced today will help us to accelerate those measures, including expanding training capacity for newly recruited driving examiners so more of them can start carrying out driving tests sooner."

We’re thrilled to announce that ADI Network has been recognised with not one, but two awards at the Intelligent Instructor Awards 2025!

Gold – Support Provider of the Year
Bronze – Product of the Year

These prestigious awards celebrate the best in the industry, and we’re honoured to be recognised for our commitment to supporting ADIs with the tools, resources, and community they need to succeed.

What these awards showcase for ADI Network

Winning Support Provider of the Year reflects our goal to make life easier for driving instructors. From our free, easy-to-use platform to monthly Continued Professional Development and customer support, everything we do is designed to help ADIs focus and improve on what they do best—teaching.

Securing Bronze for Product of the Year for the second year running is also a huge milestone. Our platform is built specifically for ADIs, offering a nationwide jobs board, digital diary and student management, finance tools and more help instructors stay organised, save time, and grow their business with confidence.

These awards wouldn’t be possible without the amazing driving instructors within our network. Your feedback, engagement, and trust help us continuously improve and innovate, and we’re so proud to support such a dedicated community of instructors.

We’re excited for what’s next and remain committed to delivering even more value to ADIs in the future.

Want to see what makes ADI Network an award-winning platform? Download the app here

ADI Network Wins at the Intelligent Instructor Awards!

In a recent talk at the ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor Driving Instructor Convention, new Road Safety Minister Lilian Greenwood has outlined her commitment to improving road management and reducing the alarming rate of road accidents.

Lilian Greenwood announces new road safety strategy

In a recent talk at the ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor Driving Instructor Convention, new Road Safety Minister Lilian Greenwood has outlined her commitment to improving road management and reducing the alarming rate of road accidents. 

Each year, approximately 30,000 people are killed or injured on the UK's roads, prompting Greenwood to advocate for a new road safety strategy. 

The detailed plan is expected to be unveiled in the coming months, addressing key issues and proposing measures to enhance safety for all road users.

In addition to road safety, Greenwood highlighted growing concerns over driving test availability.

Increased waiting times for driving tests have been exacerbated by scalpers and opportunists who book tests only to resell them at inflated prices. 

As a result, many learner drivers are left with a choice between long wait times, tests scheduled too early, or test centres far from their homes.

In response, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is reviewing its booking and management systems. 

Their goal is to simplify the process and ensure fair access to tests for all. 

To meet the demand, the DVSA has acknowledged that some areas require 20% more driving examiners, particularly for evening and weekend slots.

Driving instructors are also being called upon to support the "Ready to Pass" campaign, encouraging learners to delay taking their test until they are fully prepared. 

This initiative is aimed at reducing the number of learners booking tests prematurely, which adds to the backlog and contributes to longer wait times.

With these changes, Greenwood and the DVSA hope to create a more efficient, safer driving environment, while making road safety a top priority across the UK.

Lilian Greenwood announces new road safety strategy amid driving test delays

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has warned British drivers about issues they might face when leasing cars and driving abroad, as digital driving licences become the norm across the world.

Drivers warned about 'digital' licences when driving abroad

Experts have issued a warning to all British drivers about 'digital' driving licences, which may cause issues when you try to drive abroad.

Although digital driving licences aren't legal or used in the UK, they're becoming more common across other parts of the world.

Australia, New Zealand and some US states are among those who have implemented the change as they aim to provide a more modern experience for the drivers in their country.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has said that individuals and businesses may start to find it more difficult for rental companies to verify their UK licence.

They stated: "There is nothing within the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic at Annexes 6 or 7 about the validity of a digital permit, nor is there anything within other pertinent legislation."

"Members may wish to consider adding something to their booking process, stating that a digital driving licence is not accepted in the UK and therefore a physical licence will need to be presented and/or an International Driving Permit."

In Queensland, Australia, digital driving licences have been accepted and commonly used since 2020, whilst New Zealand recently launched an app that allows users to pay for road user charges like vehicle registration.

Although British drivers will need to bring extra documentation with them to certain countries, the DVLA is beginning the process of digitising the industry with new online features introduced last year.

British drivers can now see their licence information, vehicle details, MOT status, penalty points and more in one centralised place. They can also use the website to update their contact details.

Julie Lennard, chief executive of the DVLA, spearheaded this innovative change, and said that more features would be added in due course.

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