Fleet Driver Training
Imagine a future where the company car will be treated in the same way as a factory machine and Health and Safety Officers demand adequate training. Where companies face prosecution as a result of their employees lack of care or ability. As fleet driver training providers, Alan's Driving School is best placed to care for the needs of our customers.
Through our many years of valuable experience in the field of driver training (advanced, provisional and instructor training) we provide opportunities to reduce the impact of law changes and the daily financial consequences of poor driving techniques.
Our aim is to deliver you, the customer, quality guidance which will meet the safety standards placed upon us by the authorities and the community that we live and work in.
Our driving instructors are all vastly experienced and highly qualified in the field of driver training. We hold, amongst others; Driving Standards Agency ADI certificates, RoSPA Gold, IAM, Cardington A Level Driving, City & Guilds 730 Further Education certificates aswell as experienced driving instructor trainers.
What can Alan's Driving School offer you and your company?
We offer a variety of training throughout Essex, Kent and East London. Courses are flexible enough to meet individual or company requirements including company directors, sales representatives and commercial vehicle drivers. Courses can also be arranged for specialist activities such as female security and skid prevention.
What are the benefits to you?All participants in the courses are provided with a detailed driving report and will normally receive a personalised certificate of attendance.
Through our expert tuition and guidance course instructors will provide an action plan, perhaps offering an opportunity in the benefits of taking an advanced driving test with one of the recognised bodies. (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents or The Institute of Advanced Motorists.)
What do we need from you?
Our needs are simple. You supply a vehicle, a room with a VHS video or dvd player and, if possible, an overhead projector for a presentation prior to practical training. Alternatively, a venue can be arranged to meet our requirements.
Our trainers will be happy to do the rest.
Daily newspaper report, 2000
New test for company car drivers will be announced to try to reduce the hundreds of deaths involving motorists driving as part of their work.
Moves to target high risk drivers will include a 'vocational driving test' of skills not included in a standard test, such a skid control and an advanced level of hazard awareness. The new test will be accompanied by a shift in the way courts deal with companies when an employee has a road accident.
The long awaited document on road safety, proposes to reduce the road death toll by 1400 a year. Core groups to be targeted will be repeat and serious drink- drivers, young and inexperienced motorists company car drivers and those that persistently break the speed limit. Measures will include bigger fines and re-testing of offenders.
Lord Whitty, the Road Safety Minister, is to announce that ministers will consult on details for training 2.1 million company car drivers. The tests will be similar to the advanced driving test, which is claimed to reduce the likelihood of having an accident by up to a third. A one day course, costing £160, is generally sufficient to bring a competent driver up to test standard.
Although fewer than one in ten cars is a company owned car a quarter of fatal road accidents involve drivers of company cars and two thirds of company vehicles are involved in accidents each year. The test will not be compulsory, initially but companies facing claims on crashes will have to prove that they offered adequate training . The plans will apply primarily to firms with fleets of cars, but safety companies hope that it will be extended to all businesses.
In future the car will be treated in the same way as a factory machine, with safety inspectors demanding clear evidence of recent training. Government officials suggest that in future a company allowing a newly recruited teenager to drive a high powered company car on a motorway is more likely to be prosecuted in the event of an accident if additional training has not been provided.
Under health and Safety laws employers will also be questioned in more detail about the driving hours of staff. While lorry drivers are restricted to 56 hours a week, there are no limits on car drivers.
Rob Gifford, of the Parliamentary Advisor Council for Transport Safety said "For too long the company car has not been treated in the same way as workplace machinery and yet it is more dangerous in the wrong hands".
Among measures to be unveiled will be minimum period of training for learner drivers, an increase in the maximum fine for speeding from £2000 to £5000 and more re - testing of disqualified drivers. Fixed penalties will rise from £40 to £60 and police forces will be told to devote greater resources to traffic policing Courts will be instructed to take tougher action against drivers convicted of dangerous driving, which can carry a ten year sentence that is rarely imposed.
Some Questions Answered
SOME REALLY GOOD REASONS OF HOW NOT TO SAVE MONEY......WHICH IS YOURS!
"We would like to but it's going to cost too much"
The average company car driver doing 30,000 miles a year will use about £2,000 worth of petrol. You can expect a defensive driving course to reduce that fuel consumption by at least 5%. So in the first year each driver's fuel saving will be at least £100, not too mention the reduced wear and tear costs and the failing chances of being involved in an accident.
"Even so, it's still too expensive".
Compared to a poor driving style means only 8,000 miles out of two front tyres costing £80? An abused clutch needs replacing costing £150 then there's the wear and tear knocking at least £400 off the residual value. Then just think about the insurance costs. Are yours going up each year?
"We have too many drivers"
Yes, I am sure 90% of your drivers cause you no problem. Usually 90% of the accidents and excessive maintenance costs are due to the remaining 10% of the drivers. Imagine 50% of your claims disappearing. How much needless time do you spend on claims administration?
"We don't have the time to take our drivers off the road"
How many days or appointments have been lost due to accidents in just the last 6 months? A defensive driving course lasts for as little as one day and is flexible enough to cause minimal disruption to our clients business.
"Our drivers won't like it"
Everyone has an opinion on driving, their own and especially other peoples, so imagine the fun we will have in the classroom session when they will have an opportunity to discuss their views. Your drivers will love it!
"Thanks, but we don't need it"
Brilliant! You don't have any accident problems, you can't improve your fuel consumption, your insurance premiums are as low as possible, your excess is minimal and your residuals are at best prices. Please let us know and tell us how it's done!
"OK, but I haven't decided yet"
What more can we say? A days driving can save you money. What's your answer?
To ask any further questions or to book your course contact us.
Additional Services. We are prepared to offer any of specialised driver training and will be able to offer you a free quotation.
Charges will be agreed before any work is carried out. Invoices are subject to 30 days settlement from date of issue.
On training, each pupil will receive a full de-brief and performance report. At a later date, they will receive a certificate of attendance.
We trust you will find the above information acceptable and very much look forward to working with you and reducing accidents and costs.
Fleet Driver Training Courses
There are basically three types of course:
Basic 8 Hour Course, Practical Driver Training Course, and a 3 Day driver assessor course.
Please see relevant headings for more information
The Basic 8 - Hour Course:
1) The briefing. An examination of the vehicle which should become a habit
2) Safety Check. An examination of the vehicle which should become a habit
3) An Assessment of each individual driver participating in the course
4) A demonstration drive by the course instructor(s)
5) On the road training. Note passengers are also expected to take an active roll when it is
not their turn to drive
6) Verbal de-brief. One to one feedback and a performance report given to each individual driver
7) Course notes. A summary and useful reminder of the entire days activities
8) Follow up. Certificates of attendance are sent to each student as well as a course appraisal form so that they may give us their views on our instruction.
All we ask you to supply is a suitable vehicle, a VHS video, OHP and a flip chart.
We can, if required, customise this course to include any special identified concerns e.g. you may have an accident problem with van drivers reversing. So do not be afraid to ask.
Each instructor can accommodate three pupils in a four seat vehicle although we strongly recommend two pupils per instructor as the best training ratio.
One day defensive driving course
All courses are designed to meet customer requirements and can be applied to drivers of all categories of company vehicles on a one day format. The one day defensive driving course includes the following:
1) Presentation
2) An introduction to safer driving and its benefits to the individual
3) The company and society
4) The system of car control
5) Observation and position
6) Cornering and overtaking
7) Skid avoidance and correction
8) An Assessment of each driver
9) A demonstration drive by the trainer including a commentary.
10) Individual training drives, paying attention to specific individual concerns
11) A full de-breif To give guidance and advice.
12) A comprehensive report For the individual or company.
A certificate of attendance for each trainee.
Other courses ( inc. specialist):
MINIBUS COURSE - DRIVER ASSESSMENT - SKID PREVENTION AND CORRECTION - FEMALE SECURITY - GROUP PRESENTATIONS - DRIVING INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE COURSES PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT SYSTEM DRIVE BY PHONING (01708) 855322 OR (01268) 745707
3 Day driver assessor course:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |
| 09.00 | Defensive Driving Theory Presentation | Theory of Driver Assessing, Fault identification, Highway Code | 15 minute test, presentations & critiques, Highway Code examination. |
| 11.00 | Vehicle safety check Assessment drives, Trainer demonstration drive | Pre drive vehicle check, Driver training Fault correcting & assessing | Pre drive vehicle check, Driver assessment tests. |
| 12.30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13.15 | 5 Minute presentation of Trainees choice Trainer demonstration & de-brief | Driver training Fault correction & assessing | Review of assessment tests. Preparation for driving test |
| 14.30 | Driver training | As Above | IAM Advanced Driving Tests. Conducted by IAM Driving examiners |
| 16.30 | Debrief of the day. Set 15- minute presentation topics | De-brief of the day. Requirements of the tests | Course debrief & results |
| 17.00 | End of day | End of Day | Dispersal |
Training Service Charges
The charge for our services are as follows (inc. VAT).
Standard driving course (for syllabus see brochure).
| Hire of one instructor per day (8 hours) | £220.00 |
| Extra time incurred at an hourly rate of | £40.00 |
| Weekend work at an extra charge of (per day) | £55.00 |
| Presentation (Classroom, Lecture Hall etc.): For example, a group of 30 pupils |
£350.00 |
| Driver assessments, with report | £50.00 |
| Skid correction and avoidance, with use of skid car, in conjunction with a driving course. Approximate daily charge of | £500.00 |
Additional Services. We are prepared to offer any of specialised driver training and will be able to offer you a free quotation.
Charges will be agreed before any work is carried out. Invoices are subject to 30 days settlement from date of issue.
On training, each pupil will receive a full de-brief and performance report. At a later date, they will receive a certificate of attendance.
We trust you will find the above information acceptable and very much look forward to working with you and reducing accidents and costs.
All Major Credit/Debit cards accepted