Defensive Driving UK

The facts:

There are an estimated 3 million company cars on the roads and each year roughly 1 in 3 of those will be involved in an accident. Nearly all of these deaths and injuries are preventable.
For the majority of people, the most dangerous thing they will do when at work is drive on the public highway.
Managing a driving for work policy is a legal requirement under health and safety legislation and road traffic law.
Management and employers can be prosecuted for road traffic accidents involving work related journeys, even when employees are using their own vehicle.
Managing a driving for work policy can save your business money.

Defensive Driving UK is an independent, advanced driver training company that specialises in all aspects of driver safety, and is aimed at anyone who drives whilst at work FOR work purposes.

Each of our driving courses is tailored to your company´s needs and varies in duration. You may have an employee who needs just a couple of hours training to help improve their speed awareness or motorway skills. Or maybe you have an employee who is new to the UK and requires a course of driving lessons to help them with the complex UK road system and law.

We also provide more comprehensive courses such as; fleet training, defensive driving and advanced driver training courses. These courses have been developed around the Roadcraft system of car control and use the same driving techniques as the police.

All our courses aim to raise general road awareness and planning skills, and also aim to improve car control, observation and concentration whilst on the roads.

Main benefits to you and your company:

Fulfilling your legal responsibilities as an employer
Lower insurance costs
A reduced risk of a staff member being involved in a road traffic accident
Better fuel consumption
Reduced wear and tear on your vehicles
Updated knowledge about new traffic laws for your driving staff

Who would benefit?

Anybody who drives for work related purposes would benefit and it is invaluable to company car drivers who frequently travel great distances to meetings.

Furthermore, by taking one of our training courses yourself, you the employer, are taking an active step towards fulfilling your health and safety responsibilities.

All our courses are designed to suit you and can be conducted in the delegate´s own car and from either their place of work or somewhere convenient for them.

For more information about our courses, simply fill in the enquiry form or call us on 07979 414 528 with your requirements and a member of our team will call you back.