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Driving Instructors
Do you want to support your more nervous and anxious pupils?
As an ADI you will come across many nervous pupils - struggling with anxiety during lessons, or suffering from high levels of stress during driving tests.
Do you want to know more ways that you can improve and support their self-confidence helping them to become confident drivers? Stand out from your peers with the option to offer off road support to your nervous pupils, with a Confident Driver membership.
Either subscribe to an ADI group plan on behalf of your learners - or simply refer them to the site to subscribe themselves by becoming an affiliate
Subscription benefits
Flexible Group
Options
Choose between 50, 75 & 100 learners and upgrade your plan as your business grows
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For the Intelligent Instructor 2019 Product of the Year award
8 Different Techniques
Offer your learners access to a variety of techniques to manage nerves
Courses
We offer a range of online courses on the Moodle e-learning platform
Driving School
learning hub
Create your own driving school learning hub with your own documents, resources & videos
Marketing Help
We offer free marketing resources such as leaflets, promo videos & links
Best Group Plans For Driving Instructors
These plans are created specifically for driving instructors and their students. We also have a range of individual plans created for learner drivers, you can find more details on our Learner Driverpage.
ADI monthly
£10month
- 100 learners
- Full access to all resources
- Created by industry experts
- Free Marketing resources
ADI 50
£60year
- 50 learners
- Full access to all resources
- Created by industry experts
- Free Marketing resources
ADI 75
£70year
- 75 learners
- Full access to all resources
- Created by industry experts
- Free Marketing resources
ADI 100
£80year
- 100 learners
- Full access to all resources
- Created by industry experts
- Free Marketing resources
MSA Members should check the MSA website to obtain the relevant discount code.
Franchises: Over 100 learners? Get in touch to discuss personalised options.
Support your nervous pupils
As an experienced ADI you already know how to develop the driving abilities of your pupils. Supporting them to control anxiety and nerves requires a different skill set. With a Confident Driver membership you will have the knowledge and psychological techniques you need.
Sign students up to your group plan so that they can access the resources and work through them at their own pace at home. Alternatively, by becoming familiar with the techniques yourself you will be well placed to make suggestions to your pupils on areas to focus on. For example, if you notice a pupil has a tendency to be self-critical, you might suggest they look at the self-talk section and together you can agree on some new positive phrasing that you can both use during lessons.
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What others are saying
Read more of our reviews from happy ADIs on Trustpilot
I have been using the Confident Drivers website for a year now. It is my go to place of ADI reference when I am assisting a more nervous / anxious client /stressed during their learning to drive journey or test day nerves. The coaching wheel is my favourite coaching tool, my clients love watching their wheel evolve.
Confident Drivers provide an excellent service to both Learners and Driving Instructors. My learners have enjoyed the wealth of information and techniques to help them feel confident when driving or taking their driving test. I am seeing some really positive results in the learners that have used these resources.
Pupils love it and I've found it very useful myself. A great resource for people and not just drivers.
This is a fantastic website, I would highly recommend it for anyone taking their part 3 exam to become a driving instructor. It helped me stay calm and relaxed leading up to my date and assisted with staying positive.
I also use it for my students, they too have found it supportive. Thank you
I own a driving school and we provide access to Confident Drivers for all of our instructors so they can enrol their clients as required. It's an excellent franchise benefit and the feedback has been extremely positive from ADIs and learners alike.
I came across Confident Drivers last night. I then decided to sign up this morning. I am glad I have its FAB, plenty of resources to help me and my students, and well worth the monthly cost.
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Our Online Courses
Driving Test Preparation
Learn more about how to prepare for your driving test
Top Tips for Nerves
If you suffer from driving nerves try our mini course that includes our top tips from across all the techniques
Attention, memory and learning
This short course explores the impact of stress on memory and attention. If you struggle to concentrate in lessons or keep forgetting between lessons this course is for you
Understanding Stress
Part One of our understanding stress course explores why we react in certain ways and what we can do to retrain our brain
More about stress
Part Two of our understanding stress course looks at the different types of stress, learning and performance
6-week Mindfulness course
Our mindfulness course has been created with a driving theme to help you learn more about attention, unhelpful thinking, managing emotions and gaining perspective
Driving Instructor Resources
GoRoadie
GoRoadie is an online platform connecting ADIs and Learners. It is free to sign up and create your business profile and you pay to unlock the referrals you accept - and your first one is free! Find out more on their site GoRoadie.com
Marmalade Network
At Marmalade Network we’re dedicated to working with, supporting and rewarding driving instructors.
Our members can boost their income by earning commission across the complete range of five Marmalade Learner and New Driver insurance products. We also offer a raft of reduced rate and free services specially chosen to enhance an ADI’s business.
Working closely with the ADINJC and other highly respected bodies, we strive to keep abreast of, and inform our members about, changes within the driving instruction industry.
The network is free to join with no annual subscriptions and gives excellent rates of commissions ranging from £15 for a short term Student Driver Policy to £250 for a car!
We provide complimentary marketing materials and there are various help lines you can access – a legal helpline, an ADI helpline. Everything is free!
Finally, we’re an upbeat company with excellent customer service, so whether you’re an independent ADI or head up a large school, we’re here to help you!
Our dedicated ADI team is on 0333 323 2615 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To register with our scheme and access all its benefits, just visit www.marmaladenetwork.co.uk
Tri-Coaching Partnership
Tri-Coaching Partnership offer something for all your development needs, from training to be an ADI, help with your Standards check and the BTEC4 Coaching for Driver Development. Find out more on their site tri-coachingpartnership.com
Disability Driving Instructors
Disability Driving Instructors has been set up to provide information and advice for disabled people wishing to learn or return to driving. Find out more on their site disabilitydrivinginstructors.com
Driving School Development
Martin and Maria Leather from Driving School Development run one day CPD courses in business development to help ADIs boost their income. Find out more on their site drivingschooldevelopment.co.uk
Colour Academy
Pass your theory test first time with this educational colouring book. The unique layout helps to explain complex driving scenarios visually and memorise through colour. Find out more on their site colouracademybooks.com
L of A Way to Pass
Diane Hall's e-book is written for learners and ADIs with plenty of advice on how to combat nerves while driving or taking your test. Find out more on newdriverprogramme.com
Registered ADIs
Adam Kearns - Adam's LDC Driving School
Alan Hayhoe - Amber School of Motoring
Alastair Field LDC - www.passwithalastair.co.uk
Andrew Hollinshead - Andys SOM
Anna Grayson LDC - www.passwithanna.co.uk
Antonia Naylor - Antonia's Driving School
BDA Driving School - https://www.b-d-a.co.uk
Blackpool Driving School - www.blackpooldrivingschool.co.uk
Caledonian Learner Driver Training Franchise - www.caledonianldt.com
Caroline - Cavalier Driving School
Caroline Smith - Caroline's Driving School
Chris Barker - Driving Skills Academy
Chris Etches CSM Driver Training - www.csmdrivertraining.co.uk
Chris Morse - www.chrismorse.co.uk
Claire Fry - CM Driving School
Colin Hunt - Colin Hunt Driver Training
Debbie Howton Driver Training - debbiehowton.co.uk
Drive Time Hull - drive-timehull.com
Driving with Ellis - www.drivingwithellis.co.uk
Elton Taylor - Taylors Driving School
Fiona Taylor - fionadrive.com
Garry Duggan - Learn to pass with Gary
Gavin Sinclair - www.drivewithgavin.co.uk
Geoff Capes - www.geoffcapesdriving.co.uk
Georgina Hegarty - Go with George
Gordon Palmer-Taylor - Go-Driving
Graham Evans - Get Driving Today
Happy Driving Academy - happydrivingacademy.co.uk
Helen Roberts - Helens Driving School
Hugh Davies - Valley School of Motoring
Ian Davis - idrivetraining.com
Ian Lavell - www.qualifynow.co.uk/
Ian Wade - Direct Drive
James Ellis - James Ellis BSM
Jane Calverley - https://janecalverleydrivingschool.co.uk/
Jenny Osborne - www.cozmicdrivingacademy.co.uk
Jim Dobson - Dobson Driving
Joe McGrory - Learn with Joe
Judith Fotheringham - Independence Driving School
Keith Hepburn - www.targettuition.co.uk
Kev Field Driver Skills - www.driver-skills.co.uk
Kim Gibson - www.thumbsupdrivertraining.co.uk
Lin Webb - http://1nfluence.co.uk/
Louise Larkin - LDC
Marcus Grant - www.drivewithmarcus.com
Mark Edwards - Mark Edwards ADI
Martin & Maria Leather QVG Driving School - http://qvgdrivingschool.co.uk/
Martin Donnelly Caledonian LDT - www.caledonianldt.com/driving-lessons-Flitwick/
Mat Rawlings Caledonian LDT - www.caledonianldt.com/driving-lessons-bedford
Matt Shurmer Driving School - mattshurmerdrivingschool.co.uk
Melanie Taylor - Point School of Motoring
Michele Windsor - Perception Driving
Mike Simpson - ADI Network
Mike Taylor - MikeT Driver Training
Nicky Harris The Driving Academy - www.thedrivingacademy.org
Peter Ray LDC - www.trainwithpeter.co.uk
Peter Glass - Elite Driving Solutions
Peter Scott - www.smartdriveracademy.com
Phil Ruberry Driver Training - Phil Ruberry Driver Training
Rebecca Draper - Beck's Driver Training
Richard Bates - Inclusive Driving
Rosalind Gutteridge - Wheels Driving School
Route 55 Driving School Wrexham - route55wrexham
Samantha Taylor - Purple Driving Academy
Sarah Matheou - BSM
Simon Jenner Simon Says Driver Training- www.simonsaysdrivertraining.uk
Smart Driver Academy - www.smartdriveracademy.com
Sue Allen - Allens School of Motoring
Terry Cook - TC Drive
Terry Lefteri - cogodriving.com
Tony Wells - Driving Ambition
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