Advanced & Defensive Driving Courses Aberdeen
We have provided advanced and defensive driving courses for numerous companies and private customers, also based in and around Aberdeen. Due to its location, not all advanced driver training companies have trainers who can provide sessions in this city. However, we have a number of tutors based in the Aberdeen area who can come to your office or home to start the training.
Bespoke training
We approach training in the same way we approach our clients, whether business or personal; each one is unique. Every driver is different in terms of driving, based on both internal and external factors. Internal elements include characteristics such as personality, emotions, and attention. External factors encompass elements like years of driving experience, mileage covered, and positive and negative encounters.
Deciding to use us for your driver training needs comes with a number of advantages that include:
* One-to-one driver training
* Full UK coverage
* We only use DVSA-registered fleet/advanced driving instructors
* You have a personal account manager to arrange your courses and look after you before, during and after a course
* All training is bespoke to the driver’s needs and requirements
* Full reporting for each driver, which measures their driving before and after the training
Our Range of Courses:
Our tailored driving courses include a variety of formats, including:
* Company driver training – for van and car drivers in your fleet
* Young drivers – Confidence-building sessions for younger or newly qualified drivers
* Pre-court driving courses – speeding and other pending convictions.
* High-powered vehicle training
* Confidence driving courses
* Motorhome confidence courses – Focused training to build confidence driving larger leisure vehicles
* Advanced and defensive courses – bespoke to your needs
* Motorway confidence training – Helping drivers feel safer and more in control on motorways
* UK Familiarisation – for drivers new to the UK
We cover Aberdeen and all of the UK – We come to you for the training:
We provide bespoke advanced/defensive driver training to companies and private individuals using our national network of DVSA-registered advanced driving instructors.
For all our bespoke driving courses in Aberdeen, we provide training on a range of roads and different areas, which can include:
Motorway training – Although Aberdeen has no dedicated motorways, we have used faster routes, such as the A90 and the A956, to help drivers become more confident with speedier travel, for both business and private clients. Motorway confidence is crucial if you want to be able to travel and explore other areas of Scotland and the UK. There are many reasons that motorway driving can be nerve-wracking for some, from the faster speeds and more traffic to avoiding being boxed in by larger vans and HGVs, which can often block lanes, making forward observations much harder. We have helped many drivers with motorway training, from new drivers with their initial motorway journeys to delivery drivers and those who have lost confidence for various reasons, or simply need assistance with navigating these fast roads.
Rural Roads – fast rural roads surround Aberdeen, and we use roads such as the A944 from the east, which merges into the B9119. From here, we can create a route taking in many rural roads and minor country lanes. Rural driving has many hazards, and if you are not familiar with driving along such routes, you could find yourself in trouble quickly. There are several advanced driver training techniques that we can teach drivers in Aberdeen, such as understanding the rules of rural roads, knowing how to reverse safely to allow other vehicles to pass on single-track lanes, advice on handling adverse weather situations, and maintaining a safe speed while dealing with fast and windy roads.
Urban Training – The centre of Aberdeen is mainly pedestrianised, but we can create an urban driver course to teach drivers how to stay safe in busy town areas. The roads surrounding the town centre, such as Hutcheon Street, Denburn Road and Union Street, are always hectic, especially in rush hour traffic, and many collisions have been recorded in these areas. However, they may not be as severe as motorway or rural accidents due to the slower speeds, but they can still be disastrous for those caught up in the chaos. We find that many accidents happen in lower-speed circumstances, such as traffic jams, where drivers are not paying enough attention or are particularly impatient. The larger multilane junctions and traffic lights can be an issue, especially if you are unfamiliar with your route.
Due to the rural location of Aberdeen, we focus a great deal on advanced driving techniques that are best suited to challenging, rural roads, specifically looking at:
* Forward planning and observation
* Speed awareness
* Developing a positive attitude towards safer driving
* How to become a safer driver on all roads
* Car or van control (gears, steering, foot controls, signals)
* Rules of the road
* Dealing with road rage
* Reversing and manoeuvres
* Dealing with adverse weather
* Town and urban defensive driving
* Driving in heavy traffic and allowing adequate space
* Skid control theory and learning what causes skids
* Eco-safe driving (effective use of speed, gears, planning)
* Anticipation – Learning to see and not just look
* Understanding other road users and their intentions
Our courses do vary in structure, although we have a number of courses based on duration
3.5hr session
7hr session
2 x 3.5hr sessions
3 x 3.5hr sessions
4 x 3.5r sessions
5 x 3.5hr sessions
Remember – Each driving course is bespoke to your own needs. This applies to both business and individual customers across the UK
We can offer training on a 2:1 basis, where one driver can go out in the morning and one in the afternoon, and it is very popular due to the cost and time savings. It is also the easiest way to train a larger number of drivers, should this be your case. Each driver received a comprehensive driving report after training, a crucial document that demonstrates your duty of care as an employer.
We score a driver in over 20 areas of driving, both before and after a course, from Excellent to Poor, so you can see the areas of development, in what areas, along with written notes from the tutor. Each driver taking the training will also be rated an overall road risk from low to high.
Please contact us today for a quote and more information on how we can help you with your advanced driver training.