Advanced Defensive & Confidence Driving Courses Sheffield

We offer advanced driving courses to private individuals and business customers throughout the UK, including those in Sheffield. 

Whether you are a business client or a private individual, we offer a range of specialist courses designed to enhance the skills and safety of drivers. Our courses are available for car and van drivers.

Our Range of Courses – Available in Sheffield:

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

Course Durations:

* 3.5hr – Around 30% opt for this course. The benefits of this course are that it’s the cheapest, and is only 3.5hr, the disadvantages are that for some drivers it’s too short. Ideal mainly for companies training four or more drivers.

* 2 x 3.5hr – This is advantageous for customers who can’t drive for 7hrs and need the split to reflect. Often, a driver receives homework in this session, allowing them to practice what was taught in Session 1 and prepare for Session 2. Older drivers often opt for this course.

* 7hr full day – Although it is hard work for some, a full day is cheaper than 2 x 3.5hr. It’s good for those who are time-poor. Maybe your company has asked you to do this course, or maybe you feel a 7hr will work better for you. Talk with us if you are unsure.

* We understand not all drivers want a half, full or two half days. Some need or want longer. That is why we offer 3,4, and 5 x 3.5h sessions. These courses are often run over a few weeks and are mostly designed for drivers who have significant issues, such as a driving phobia, or need confidence training after a serious road traffic collision.

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

Motorway training – Sheffield is served by the M1 motorway, with many fast A roads linking to it, including the A57, A61, A639, and A6109. Using the fast A road routes, we can create a motorway confidence course for drivers in the Sheffield area. Many people have concerns about using motorways, from navigating the extra lanes to the higher number of vehicles on the road. Motorway driving is statistically one of the safest ways to travel. Still, because of the higher speeds, accidents can be more severe, so you must be fully aware of the motorway rules and regulations. 

Rural Roads – Located to the east of the National Peak District, Sheffield has many rural roads that have seen some nasty accidents, especially the A6187, which leads from the A625 through Hathersage, Hope Valley, and Castleton, and the A57 across the Peaks and into Manchester. Rural accidents are often caused by poor observation and excessive speed, as there are few speed cameras in rural communities. Young drivers are at the highest risk on rural roads, especially soon after passing their driving test. Additionally, tourists unfamiliar with the locality are also at a high risk, particularly if they are driving too fast. There is a specific set of driving techniques, such as the ‘Limit Point’, for navigating rural roads and learning how to manage speed through better observations. By creating a route that incorporates rural driving, we can help any driver feel more confident navigating the open countryside.

Urban Training – Sheffield is a busy city with miles of urban routes around the city centre, and these often congested roads can be hazardous, especially during rush hour traffic. Although much of the Sheffield city centre is pedestrianised, the ring road surrounding the centre, including the A61 and Netherthorpe Road and Hanover Way, is very accident-prone, particularly near roundabouts and traffic light junctions. By learning how to observe and plan, you can become a safer, more confident driver. 

After the training, you will receive a full driving report, which will outline the driving standard both before and after the training. We measure a driver in 20+ key areas and score them either excellent, very good, good, adequate or poor. We do this at the start and the end so that you can see the improvement and identify areas for improvement. There will also be notes from the tutor. 

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.

Benefits of training with us:

* Highly competitive prices
* Personal one-to-one account management
* Training on a 1:1 or 2:1 format
* Full driving report for each driver
* Over 200 qualified tutors across 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

Contact us:

All our courses are bespoke to the needs of the driver, whether that’s a session for one or 100+. As a result, we can provide a course which best fit’s your needs. Please call us or use the contact form upper right for more information.