Advanced & Defensive Driving Courses Dorset
We help a large number of companies and private customers who require advanced driver training in Dorset. We have worked with companies and private clients all over the county, including those located in Bournemouth, Weymouth, Bridport and Blandford. Our training courses can start from your home or office, regardless of your location in Dorset.
We cover Dorset + All of the UK – We come to you for the training:
Our Driving Course Types:
We cater for both business and private clients across the UK. Our courses include:
Company Vehicle Training – Tailored courses for car and van drivers in business fleets
UK Driving Familiarisation – Designed for drivers who are new to UK roads and driving culture
Young Driver Development – Confidence-building sessions for younger or newly qualified drivers
Motorway Confidence Coaching – Helping drivers feel safer and more in control on motorways
Motorhome Handling Courses – Focused training to build confidence driving larger leisure vehicles
Pre-Court Driving Courses – Supportive training for those facing speeding or other driving-related convictions
Driving Confidence Courses – For nervous drivers or those returning to driving after a break
Advanced & Defensive Driving – Bespoke training tailored to enhance skill, awareness, and safety
High-Performance Vehicle Training – Specialist coaching for handling powerful or performance vehicles
Our advanced driving courses in Dorset are designed to cover a wide range of road types. Depending on your location in the county, we cover a range of urban, rural and motorway driving. Our courses are usually split on a 2:1 basis. This means one tutor can train two drivers in a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each receiving 3.5hrs training. Please get in contact to discuss your training options and to receive a personalised quote based on the specific numbers you wish to train.
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, planning)
* Anticipation – Learning to see and not just look
* Understanding other road users and their intentions
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.
For all our bespoke driving courses in Dorset, we provide training on a range of roads and different areas, which can include:
Motorway training – Dorset is a beautiful county with many fast routes, such as the A338, which joins the M27 north of Bournemouth, the A37, which runs from Yeovil to Dorchester, and the A35, which extends from Sidmouth to Bournemouth. Although these may not be classed as motorways, they are very similar with multi-lanes and faster speeds. Using motorways can worry many people who stay within their local areas. Statistics show that motorway driving is one of the safest ways to travel, but it can be troublesome due to the high volume of traffic and higher speed limits. We can create a route around Dorset that will take in most of the faster roads and motorways to help those struggling with confidence on these faster roads.
Rural Roads – Much of Dorset is coastal, and the small roads and single-track lanes can be treacherous, especially in the summer months when there is much more traffic. The A452 between Wareham and Dorchester is ideal for rural training. If you are only accustomed to driving in urban areas, then our rural driver training can really help you stay safe. Not being able to see signs or road markings can be very hazardous, and many driving systems we teach can help with such issues. There is much to see and do in Dorset, so navigating minor roads safely is essential.
Urban Training – Dorset encompasses many towns, including Bournemouth, Ringwood, Weymouth, and Dorchester. The location of Dorset means that throughout the year, urban traffic can ebb and flow with the tourist seasons, but it’s vital that you know your way around urban settings. From smaller town centres to larger cities with large urban traffic ring roads and multi-lane traffic light routes, being able to anticipate other drivers’ actions and watch out for cyclists and pedestrians is a key part of safe urban driving. As many towns are now constructing retail areas outside the centres, they will create new routes and large roundabouts, so knowing how to drive in busy urban areas is even more critical. This will help your overall driving capabilities.
Get in touch:
We have a number of courses and price options. Please email us for more info, and a member of our team will be in touch. You can also book and pay online at www.driversdomainuk.com/book/ should you wish.