Advanced & Defensive Driving Courses Crawley
West Sussex is a popular location for advanced driver training for us. Crawley is probably the most popular area in West Sussex for driver training, having provided bespoke driving courses to many companies and private individuals. With a focus on outstanding quality, we offer a personal, one-to-one service backed by a skilled team of experts who take pride in their work. In addition to Crawley, we also cover other key areas within West Sussex, ensuring that drivers across the region can benefit from our service.
Our courses are tailored to meet individual needs, whether for corporate fleet drivers seeking to enhance their safety and efficiency or private clients aiming to boost their confidence and skills on the road. We believe that every driver deserves the very best training experience, and our team is committed to delivering sessions that are both informative and engaging.
This dedication to quality and client satisfaction is why so many people choose us for their advanced driving needs in West Sussex.
We cover all of West Sussex and also all of the UK. We come to you for the training:
We provide bespoke advanced and defensive driver training to companies and private individuals, utilising our nationwide network of DVSA-registered advanced driving tutors.
We provide a range of courses, 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
During a session, we typically look at:
* Forward planning and observation
* Speed Awareness
* Developing a confident 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 dense traffic and providing sufficient 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
Remember – Each driving course is totally bespoke to your own specific needs and requirements. This applies to both our business and private client courses.
For all our bespoke driving courses in Crawley, we provide training on a range of roads and different areas, which can include:
Motorway training – Crawley is located to the south of London and is served by the M23 motorway, which links to Gatwick Airport and the M25 for easy access into the capital. With motorway driving, you will find a set of challenges unlike any other road.
Faster speeds, more lanes to navigate, and extra traffic can worry drivers unfamiliar with using motorways. Motorway accidents are often found around junctions where drivers enter and exit at high speeds, and knowing how to do this safely is paramount. When taking additional training for motorway driving, we can teach you specific driving systems that will enhance your observations and forward planning, as well as demonstrate how to maintain the correct speed and overtake or change lanes safely. This will allow other drivers to be aware of your intentions, which can be lifesaving.
Rural Roads – Much of Crawley is surrounded by open countryside and has many rural roads to navigate if you intend to drive out of the area without using motorways. Many people avoid motorways because they fear motorway driving and opt for an alternative, rural route; however, in reality, accidents in rural areas can be far more severe and more common. Driving in rural areas presents challenges, such as limited street lighting, fewer signs, and some very winding roads where forward vision is often obstructed.
The Rusper Road to the east of Crawley is littered with accident sites, as are parts of the A264 and the Copford Common road to the west. In many cases, these collisions may have been avoided with better observation and planning. Driving in a way that allows you to hold back on winding roads where forward views may be obstructed and understanding the regulations needed for rural roads can be an asset, especially if you find yourself driving on rural roads regularly.
Urban Training – Crawley is a very busy town, and its urban layout systems can be stressful, especially during rush-hour traffic. Although the centre of Crawley is pedestrianised, the roads leading into the centre are often busy with one-way systems and public transport routes. Knowing how to anticipate the actions of other road users, including cyclists and pedestrians, is vital if you travel in urban areas for work purposes. Station Way and College Road have seen numerous accidents occur at junctions and roundabouts, where drivers are often impatient. Creating a space bubble around yourself is very helpful, allowing you to assess your surroundings before indicating and making moves that other drivers may not see. Although accidents occur more frequently in urban areas, they tend to be less severe due to lower speeds; however, they can still be very costly and upsetting.
Why Invest in Driver Training?
* Demonstrate your Duty of Care
* Motivate your drivers
* Increase the level of safety of your drivers
* Reduce road traffic collision rates
* Save on fuel and fleet insurance costs
Why us:
* Industry-leading service
* Local service, national strength with 230 tutors
* Personal account manager for all clients
* One-to-one customer service
How We Arrange a Course (business):
* After agreeing to undertake training, we ask you to confirm the numbers and desired dates
* We check availability with our tutors and then confirm with you
* Courses are confirmed
* Our tutors arrive on-site at the agreed dates and provide training in your own cars/van
* We provide you with a course report for each driver a few days after training
Get in touch with us, and a member of our team will be able to help you.