MiDAS Instructors

Meet the Team

Community First is an approved MiDAS training provider. We offer standard and accessible MiDAS training delivered by our highly qualified and experienced MiDAS Instructors, Martin Carter and Alan Russell.

Martin Carter

MiDAS Training Coordinator and Instructor

Martin is a retired Police Advanced driver with over 35 years’ experience of driving minibuses. Martin completed the MiDAS Driver Assessor Trainers (DAT) course in 2019. Since then he has trained over 400 drivers.

Alan Russell

MiDAS Instructor

Alan is a retired Police Officer with Advanced Driving qualifications. In addition, Alan has a HGV 1 license and extensive experience of driving many different classes of vehicles and testing them. Alan is also a qualified vehicle mechanic and vehicle examiner.

Our MiDAS Instructors mostly deliver training in Wiltshire and the surrounding counties (including Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, Dorset and Somerset), but can travel further if agreed.

For more information about MiDAS and to book your training, complete a training enquiry form or email:

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midas@communityfirst.org.uk

Training Feedback

Please see below for a selection of recent testimonials about MiDAS training delivered by Martin and Alan:

Humour and vast experience were reassuring.

MiDAS Trainee

Martin was excellent and left no room for improvement.

MiDAS Trainee

My Driver Assessor had great technical knowledge. He also had a calm approach, which made the process fun and engaging.

MiDAS Trainee

Martin is a very good communicator and clearly passionate about his subject which made the course really helpful and interesting. His feedback on my driving was very helpful.

MiDAS Trainee

I think we all learned a lot in a very engaged group, good people skills from the DA, no one felt stressed by the impending practical.

MiDAS Trainee

Alan made every one feel comfortable at all times and was very approachable.

MiDAS Trainee

Martin's warm and friendly demeanour made me feel comfortable and at ease, boosting my confidence in what initially felt like a daunting task.

MiDAS Trainee

The Driver Assessor was very knowledgeable, clearly loved his job and cared that we did our very best.

MiDAS Trainee

Martin was really calm and explained everything really well.

MiDAS Trainee

The training was extremely informative and I feel so much more confident with my driving.

MiDAS Trainee

It was very well tailored to our schools needs.

MiDAS Trainee

Very approachable, supportive and knowledgeable. Thank you!

MiDAS Trainee