Advanced & Defensive Driving Courses Oxfordshire
We have a number of highly experienced advanced driving tutors who can provide advanced driving courses in Oxfordshire. The vast majority of the advanced driving courses we conduct in Oxfordshire typically begin in Oxford, although we cover all parts of the county.
We provide bespoke advanced/defensive driver training to companies and private individuals using our national network of DVSA-registered advanced driving instructors.
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 provide full UK coverage and come directly to you. All training is delivered in your own vehicle and is fully tailored to your individual needs, whether you’re a business or a private customer.
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 – Each driving course is bespoke to your own needs. This applies to both business and individual customers across the UK
How We Are Different
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.
We provide high-quality, bespoke driver training that is convenient and easily accessible to our customers.
With a focus on exceptional quality, we offer a personalised, one-to-one service backed by a talented team of professionals who take pride in their work. For driver training, we take the time to handpick the best tutors, ensuring our customers receive the best training possible. Our flexibility allows us to tailor a driving course to a customer’s specific needs.
For all our bespoke driving courses in Oxfordshire, we provide training on a range of roads and different areas, which can include:
Motorway training – The M40 sweeps Oxfordshire north to south. It links to the A40 at junction 8 and the A34 and A41 at junction 9. Advanced driver motorway courses can take in many faster roads, and the M40 helps with the many issues you can face when driving on a motorway. Forward planning and improved observation techniques will be taught, as well as strategies for managing worry when driving alongside lorries or being boxed in by them. We will also help you to enter and exit the motorways with confidence. We can create a motorway course tailored to your specific needs in any area of Oxfordshire.
Rural Roads – Bordering the Cotswolds, Warwickshire, and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire has many beautiful rural areas filled with quaint villages, but the lanes that connect them can be hazardous if you are not familiar with rural driving. From driving at night on unlit roads, with less road furniture (signs and lines) and very tight corners, many advanced driver methods will help you navigate such areas confidently. Often, the summer months are busier on rural roads due to tourism, and farming communities are also more active, with muddy lanes and slow tractors often holding up many journeys. Knowing how to drive safely in rural situations can be mastered with a little extra training, which will enhance all aspects of road safety.
Urban Training – Oxford and Bicester are the larger towns in Oxfordshire, and we can create a course tailored to your specific needs in urban and busy town environments. Many towns will have one-way systems or ring roads, and some will have new road layouts connecting the towns to retail parks or industrial estates. There are extra precautions you will need to take when driving in busy towns and cities, such as being vigilant for pedestrians and cyclists, and navigating the increased traffic during rush hours. An advanced driving course will help you navigate larger junctions, traffic lanes, and traffic lights, as well as help you maintain the right speed for the area, which is not always well-signed.
Our Training:
We can offer advanced driving courses in Oxfordshire on a 2:1 basis, where one driver is trained in the morning for 3.5 hours and the other in the afternoon for 3.5 hours. Alternatively, we can provide a full day (7-hour) session for one driver. Please contact us for a full quote. We can also offer 2 x 3.5-hour sessions or 3 x 3.5-hour sessions too.
Locations:
The rural nature of Oxfordshire makes it a great place for our advanced driving courses. Combined with the fact that the M40 is an assessable distance from all areas of Oxfordshire, makes the county one of the best for an advanced driving course. Depending on the exact start location, on-road training can take drivers out of Oxfordshire and into Gloucestershire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, and Berkshire to the south.
This does vary, and although we have a set number of routes, these can change depending on the specific session, the weather, and any previously agreed-upon arrangements.
No two drivers are the same, which is why we have created a range of course options to fit your needs.
3.5hr – Mostly opted for by business customers when training a number of drivers back to back. It’s also open to private customers too who only need a shorter course. The 3.5-hour course is our shortest course available.
3.5 hours x 2 – If you don’t fancy a full day but want to cover more than a 3.5-hour session, then this split course is great. The 2 sessions can be split over a few days or weeks. Sometimes we can run this course over 2 days.
7hr full day – Intensive in its nature. However, it is a great way to complete the course in one day. It’s certainly tiring, but a great option for those pressed for time.
We offer more specialist courses for drivers, including 3, 4, and 5 x 3.5-hour courses. Mainly designed for private customers, but is also open to business clients for specific at-risk drivers.
Contact:
Please contact us via the web form on the upper right. We can then help you and listen to your specific needs. If you are ready to book you can book online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book, where you can select from a wide range of courses suitable for both private and business clients.