Advanced & Defensive Driving Courses Chester

Some time ago, we noticed that in a world where many things can be bespoke to your needs and arranged conveniently online, the driver training industry fell short. Despite the vital importance of improving road safety, it was not that easy to find high-quality, bespoke driver training that catered to your specific needs and requirements. This is where we come in. Chester is a popular location for our advanced and defensive driving courses, catering to both business and private clients.

Our Range of Courses – Available in Chester:

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

Each course that starts from Chester, where we only use local advanced driving tutors, is typically split to cover the following roads for maximum benefit to each driver:

For all our bespoke driving courses in Chester, we provide training on a range of roads and different areas, which can include:

Motorway training – The M56 and the M53 are within a few miles of the city of Chester and are reached via the A41 to the north of the city. These routes are ideal for taking further advanced driver training to gain more confidence when using motorways. No two drivers are the same when it comes to driving issues, and as all our courses are tailored to the individual driver, we can take you over particularly worrisome routes.

Some of the most common reasons for a lack of confidence on the motorways are the speed of travel, the number of other vehicles using the motorway simultaneously, especially during rush hours and the worry of missing an exit if you find yourself boxed in by large lorries and vans. With a few essential driving systems, we can ensure that your motorway journeys are less stressful than they need to be, and in turn, you will gain the freedom to travel out of your local area with more faith in your driving skills.

Rural Roads – Chester is surrounded by open countryside and has seen many accidents along these routes. With less street lighting and few warning signs, rural roads are more deadly than any other road type in the UK. Rural driving presents a set of challenges unlike any other road, such as seasonal flooding or tree falls blocking lanes, and during busy farming times, slow-moving traffic. Another problem, especially on very narrow minor roads, is allowing other vehicles to pass safely and allowing adequate space. Suppose you are more accustomed to driving in town or on the motorway. In which case, rural driving may be intimidating, but improved forward planning, careful observations, and holding back on very narrow, winding roads can really work in your favour. Our training covers this. 

Urban Training – Chester is a bustling city centre, and the outskirts are served by St Oswald’s Way, St Martins Way and Nicholas Street, which have many traffic light junctions and roundabouts to navigate. During busy rush hours, drivers are far more impatient, especially if there are road works or diversions, so understanding how to anticipate the actions of other road users is a beneficial skill. Many accidents in urban environments occur around junctions and roundabouts. By creating a space bubble around your car and ensuring you have clear all-around views of the road ahead and of the drivers following you, you can immensely minimise your road risk.  

Remember – We build all our driving courses from scratch, and are built around your specific needs. This applies to both business and private customers, all over the UK.

During a session, we typically look 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, and planning)
* Anticipation – Learning to see and not just look
* Understanding other road users and their intentions

Please contact us for a personalised quote for advanced driver training based on the numbers you are looking at for training. A member of our team should be able to provide a quote within 2 hours during weekdays.