UK Van Driver Training
We offer van driver training across the UK and can start training from your office anywhere in the UK. We already help a number of companies in the UK that have identified the need to train their van drivers.
We provide training in a range of vans, the most popular being the Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Transit/Luton-type vans. Most of our training is for small and large vans up to 3,5t, which can be used on a normal B car licence. We can also provide training for Cat C and C1 commercial vehicles.
Who We Help?
A. New Van Drivers – Employees that have recently been employed and need to drive a van or current employees who are starting to use a company van. We help ensure they have the skills and ability to drive a van regardless of their level of experience safely.
B. Bumps & Scrapes – Employees who drive a van yet are having near misses, scrapes and accidents, which is causing a major concern within the company.
C. Duty of Care – Companies that wish to demonstrate their duty of care and raise the level of safety of their van drivers across the fleet. We can train between 1 and 100+ van drivers.
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Course Content:
The objective of our courses is to make safer van drivers, who have fewer incidents, fewer insurance claims, and improved MPG.
We cover the following:
- Observation & Planning
- Speed awareness
- Being a responsible van driver
- Understanding Road Rage
- Driving Law
- Reversing and Mirror Use
- Skid control
- Adverse Weather/Rain/Ice
- Van Load Awareness and Impact on Driving
- The Difference Between Cars vs Vans
- Other bespoke elements based on your specific driver
- Advanced cornering techniques
Vans and (Too Many) Bumps – Why?
Many van accidents involve low speed and reversing errors, which is almost always down to a lack of observation, and poor spatial awareness. We help develop both. Often a van driver will fail to alter their driving and manoeuvring “thinking” when moving from a car to a van.
This is a key reason why vans are involved in more accidents at lower speeds than cars. We help to create more of a “van style” of thinking with all drivers taking a course with us. After one of our courses, you will get a van driving report that is emailed to you as a record that training has taken place. We measure a van driver both before and after training, so you can see how they have improved.
Price & Course Duration:
We can provide a full day (7hrs – with 2 x 30 min rest breaks) and a half-day (3.5 hours) across the UK. A full day is £370 + vat, and a half day is £250 + vat. Please call us or email us using the contact form on the upper right. A member of our team will be in touch within 1 hour during working hours.
