A grand day out

Sunday 28th September saw us attending a key event in the ADI calendar, the ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo. This year was the biggest event yet with over 1,700 instructors attending at Cranmore Park in Solihull. With a full schedule of seminars and a host of industry suppliers to talk to, there was plenty to keep delegates occupied.

We were certainly kept busy on our trade stand, meeting both new and old faces throughout the day. We were excited to show off our brand new backdrop and banners and, as a nod to our 10th birthday year, a big celebratory bunch of balloons! If you’re a regular visitor to our website, you’ve probably noticed that we have a brand new website too.

It’s always lovely to meet existing customers and chat about how they’re using MyDriveTime, and what new features they’d like us to add next. This year I found myself speaking to a lot more PDIs than usual, and I wondered if this was due to the lack of Part 3 tests preventing people from qualifying sooner. As part of our PDI Best Start initiative, we offer MyDriveTime free of charge to PDIs until they qualify – no matter how long that takes. And from speaking to those who have taken up our offer, it’s certainly taking longer these days.

Emma, our quality assurance and training manager, also commented on the diversity of attendees from Part 1 PDIs to ADIs with 25 years experience. It certainly makes it a challenge for the exhibitors to keep things relevant for everyone when delegates have such a wide range of experience.

 

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