Together on the Learning to Drive Journey

Young Driver Webinar 2025 for website

Thank you to all who registered and attended our online event, ‘Together on the Learning to Drive Journey’ on the 30th of April 2025. We appreciate your participation and hope you found the event insightful.

If you were unable to attend please find a recording and the slides from the event below. 

The event was designed to support parents and learner drivers to navigate the learn to drive process.  This event aimed to provide valuable insights and practical advice to achieve a successful journey towards obtaining a driver’s license.

Speakers

Alexandra Vickers- Co Host

Alexandra is a young actor and presenter, but most importantly, a learner driver. She hopes to provide a bit of insight from a Gen-Z perspective into the questions and anxieties that today’s learner drivers may encounter.

 

Ahmed Abdi- Co Host

Ahmed Abdi is a public health officer for Norfolk County Council and is committed to promoting

 community well-being through education, advocacy, and preventive healthcare initiatives. Ahmed has a passion for improving everybody’s health and works closely with local communities, organisations, and policymakers to develop programs that address pressing health concerns, from disease prevention to environmental health.

 

Terry Cook- The Instructor Podcast 

Terry Cook creates and host The Instructor Podcast, talking with leaders, experts, innovators, and game changers within the driving instruction industry. Having spent 4 years as an ADI/PDI, initially with RED driving school, Terry went independent in August 2019 and have since set up a growing driving school with a consistent supply of pupils.

  

Dave Ruddy- Warwickshire Police

Dave is currently a police sergeant in the roads policing team at Warwickshire Police. As a Lead Investigating Officer for fatal and serious injury collisions Dave has led numerous investigations from initial scene attendance through to Coroners Inquests and Magistrates and  Crown Court Trails. 

 

Amanda Lane- DVSA 

 

Ade Hales- Norfolk Police

Sgt Ade Hales has 30 years policing experience,

 with 19 years of that spent within the roads policing team of Norfolk Constabulary. He has worked diligently across a range of road safety campaigns, whilst having a keen passion for young driver education and interaction, ensuring the safety of all road users across Norfolk.

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