Van Driver Training
Are you responsible for safety on the road and in the company?
Our custom personal van driver course are designed for fleet drivers who are new to the vehicle or driving for work.Â
Keeping employees safe
Saving on fuel and insurance
Complying with regulations
What It Takes to Be a Good Fleet Van Driver
Our clients ask us to provide a fleet van driver training for various reasons. Their employees maybe have never driven a van before, or they need to refresh their skills.Â
It takes a lot of skill to maneuver a larger vehicle on narrow streets and be able to complete complicated tasks, such as turning around or reversing into a driveway.Â
What are the benefits of our van driving course:
Drivers will learn to judge their use of speed correctly ans and stick to speed limits
Understand fuel efficient driving principles
Understand loading capacity and vehicle dynamics
Learn to park safely on and off road
Efficiently deal with blind spots and restricted spaces
Our van driver course will cover:
Driver, Passenger and load Security
Forward planning, observation and anticipation
Loading and Dynamics
Stopping distances
Parking, Blind Spots and Restrictions
Dealing with extreme weather
Speed awareness
Judging vehicle size
Rules of the road and vehicle control
How a van driving course runs
Our van driver training UK courses are bespoke to the needs of what you require and the drivers needs, the course is road based and is taken place in the driver’s own car/van (additional charge if the tutor is required to use his/her vehicle of £30) and follows a set format described below: Â
Introduction and licence / vehicle checks
This allows us to ensure that your fleet van driver has the correct licence to drive the vehicles being asked to drive. We also include an eye sight check. We then go through vehicle safety checks that drivers should carry out daily when using the vehicle for work purposes.
An initial drive before the van driver training course
Coaching the van driver
Debrief
Risk assessment
We provide a risk assessment for each driver at the end, which will be High, Medium or Low risk. A report will be sent to you around 3 days after each training session.
Course Content:
We cover a wide range of elements with our courses, which includes:
Forward planning, observation and anticipation
Car control
Journey planning
Dealing with busy roads
Fuel economy and green features
Parking and maneuvering with a larger vehicle
Course fees and facts:
Training fees include VAT 3.5 hours course £300 per driver – 7 hours course £550 per driver
Full UK coverage
Training starts and ends at your office or offices
All tutors are DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) Registered
We measure a driver in 25 key areas of driving on our reporting sheets,
We rate them either Excellent, Very Good, Good, Adequate or Poor. We do this at the start of training, and at the end so you can measure their progress and overall skill level as a driver.
Get this course
Reduce fuel consumption and insurance costs.Â
Get in touch
Get in touch by email or phone.