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Trailer and Towing Driving Courses

We provide trailer/towing driver training courses for clients that want to increase their skill and safety when trailering a load.

Despite the scrapping of trailer towing tests up to 3,500kg, which came about in September 2021, we strongly recommend you invest in trailer training as it has a number of benefits.

We provide training for both business and private clients, and are based across all of the UK, and come to you for the training.

We Typically Help (Business Customers):

  1. Employees who need to drive with a trailer as part of their job, and have little or no experience.
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  2. Companies that have a fleet of drivers, who may be currently trailer or are about to trailer, and the company wish to increase their current skills and safety levels of their drivers.
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  3. Companies who employ someone who appears to be having issues when trailering, such as experiencing issues around manoeuvring, is having one too many prangs, or really is not currently comfortable when trailering.
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We Typically Help (Private Customers):

  1. Motorists who need to start trailering, such as a car or similar, and want to gain confidence and ensure they are safe.
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  2. Motorists who are currently (or are about to start) towing a caravan or trailer, and want to either increase their skills and confidence or who want an introduction to trailering a caravan. Many customers who need help with caravan towing tend to require help with reversing and general manoeuvres.
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Course Content:

All our trailer courses are bespoke to you, and so we can build a course, which is based on your objectives. Below is a general outline of what we typically provide with our trailer training:

  1. Introduction to the safety basics of trailering/towing
  2. Hitching and unhitching a trailer safely
  3. How to safely secure a load
  4. How to safely reverse and perform manoeuvres while trailering
  5. General road positioning with a trailer
  6. How trailers impact vehicles handling and braking characteristics
  7. Increasing your powers of observation and forward planning
  8. The essentials of mirror use when trailering
  9. Effective positioning at junctions (entering and emerging from)
  10. Use of speed when trailering
  11. Dealing with emergency situations…..and more

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Course Duration:

We can provide a 3.5hr session for £250 + vat or a 7hr session for £370 + vat.

A half-day is ideal for a refresher or if training a number of drivers back to back. A full day is more suited for those that have limited experience and really want to fast-track their way to safer trailering.

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Key Facts:

  1. We come to you for the training – anywhere in the UK
  2. All training takes place in your own vehicle using your own trailer/caravan
  3. All tutors for this type of training are DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) registered fleet/advanced tutors and specialise in trailer training.

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What Next:

Please email or call us for more information. If you are looking at training a number of drivers, we can provide a quote and discuss your options in more detail. You are also able to book a course online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book/ 

Minibus Driver Training

Our defensive and advanced driving courses are not just for car drivers, we also offer bespoke advanced/defensive minibus driver training nationwide for those that want to become safer minibus drivers. We are unique to other providers who may offer Midas, or Cat D1 test training, as this specific course is only intended to be taken by current minibus drivers.
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Our minibus driving course is ideal for drivers who:

1. Have recently started a job, which involves driving a minibus, but have little or no experience in driving such a vehicle
2. Drives a minibus as part of their job, but has been having a few too many bumps and scrapes or near misses
3. Drives a minibus but struggles with the size and needs additional tuition to become safer
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We can provide minibus driver training in both small and large minibuses, up to 16 passenger seats (that can be used on a normal “B” car driving licence). You will need to have D1 entitlement in your licence. Category D1 – this means you can drive a minibus with up to 16 passenger seats without needing an additional driving test. You should also find a code printed next to this on your licence (101), which means ‘not for hire or reward’.

All training is in your own minibus – we do not supply any vehicles ourselves.
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Minibus Training – Course Content:

  1. Forward planning and observation
  2. How to gain confidence when driving a minibus
  3. Car vs Minibus – the key differences you need to be aware of
  4. How to concentrate with a noisy, full minibus
  5. Rules of the road
  6. Minibus Maneuvers (Right and Left reverse + reversing)
  7. Advanced mirror use
  8. Cornering techniques
  9. Skid control techniques
  10. How a full minibus impacts on vehicle handling and braking
  11. Psychological elements of minibus driving
  12. Space management and awareness
  13. Motorway, Town and Rural driving techniques for minibuses.
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Following the course, each driver will get a full driving report outlining what was covered and their overall risk. We measure a driver both before and after training in 20 areas of driving, so you can see how they have improved and in what areas.

Quote & Course Duration:

We can provide a full day (7hrs) and a half-day (3.5hrs) across the UK. A full day is £370 + vat and a half-day is £250 + vat. If you want to train a number of drivers, we can split a day, so one driver is trained for 3.5hr in the morning and another driver trained for 3.5hr in the afternoon for the same price as a full day.

Our Tutors:

All our tutors are DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) registered fleet/advanced driving instructors who specialise in driver training for full licence holders. The tutors we use for minibus driver training have extensive experience in delivering training for minibus drivers and other vehicles of similar size.

Get in Touch:

Please contact us using the form on the upper right, or call us, and a member of our team will be happy to help answer any more questions you may have or to look at free dates. We have full UK coverage and will come to you for the training.

UK Wide Bespoke Advanced Driving Courses

We provide bespoke advanced driving courses to private and business clients across the UK. We will come to you where the driver training takes place in your own car or van. All our 200+ tutors are DVSA registered and are experts in delivering advanced driver training.
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All training is road based. Below are just some of the areas we cover in more detail.
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+ We provide advanced driving courses across 99% of the UK
+ We come to you
+ Training in your own vehicle
+ Training for business and private clients
+ 3.5hr and 7hr course options
+ Search your local area below

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If your location is not covered, please get in touch with us. We can still help.

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Bespoke Refresher Driving Courses – UK Wide

.We help a wide range of people who need a bespoke refresher driving course, including:

1. Experienced Drivers – Those who have been driving for many years and feel they would really benefit from a bespoke refresher course to further help them become safer drivers and iron out any bad habits.

2. Return to Driving – Those who have not driven for a long while (sometimes many years) and feel a refresher course will give them a confidence boost to, once again, get behind the wheel. Also ideal for those who have passed their driving test and have not driven since.

3. Returning to the UK – Those who have not driven in the UK for a while, after living abroad, and want to invest time in getting back up to speed with driving in the UK.

4. Post Accident – Those who have lost their confidence following a road traffic accident and need to get back on the roads again. Read more about our specialist refresher Post-RTC Driving Course.

5. Nervous Drivers – For drivers that suffer from nerves when driving on various roads (mostly rural roads and/or motorways) and feel a refresher session will help them give them back their much-desired confidence.
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How We Are Different:
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Our refresher courses are designed for those that want more than a few hours of training with an “L” driving instructor.

1. Specialist Courses – We have created a bespoke course for those looking specifically at refresher driver training.
2. Expert Tutors – With us, you’re not receiving training with a driving instructor you perhaps see teaching only learners. Our tutors are highly experienced in delivering driver training for full licence holders. Training a full licence holder is very different from instructing a learner.
3. Support Before, During and After – You’re not fitted into an hour-by-hour slot like you do when you’re a learner. Our clients have support before, during and after training with us. You will have a course manager who will personally deal with you.
4. Post Course Report – After your refresher course, you will receive a detailed driving assessment, which looks at your driving and how you improved, which also includes written notes from your tutor.
5. Training in Your Own Car – We mostly provide training in a client’s own car. Although we can supply a car, most prefer discreet training in a car they are familiar with.

Read Our Refresher Driving Course Case Studies

Whatever the reason for your refresher driving course, we can help you. All our courses are bespoke to your needs, and training can be in your manual, EV or automatic car.

Learn more about what we offer as a business, which outlines our advanced and defensive courses and our refresher courses too:

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“I was terrified about driving after so long, but your training really helped give me the boost I needed.”
K. Adamson, Surrey

Read Our Refresher Driving Course Case Studies


Course Content:
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The exact training can be based on precisely what you want, from initially getting back behind the wheel and doing very basic driving to practising reversing, parking and more. Below are the typical things we do tend to cover in a session:

1. Forward planning and observation – Helping you to observe more effectively, so you’re not simply “reacting” to hazards but seeing them and planning.
2. Dealing with motorways – Restoring your ability and confidence in dealing with today’s busy traffic on a range of challenging roads, including motorways.
3. Understanding other road users – How to develop a driving plan which places focus on anticipating the actions of other road users.

4. Dealing with rural roads – How you can adapt your driving quickly and safely on a range of roads, including rural roads.
5. Dealing with adverse weather – How to improve your car control and powers of observation to remain safe in the rain, icy weather and other adverse weather, which is common in the UK.
6. Roundabouts – How to approach and confidently deal with busy roundabouts with multiple exits and lanes.

7. Rules – Develop a more detailed understanding of the rules of the road and various road signs.
8. Road Rage – How to cope with and defuse road rage (closely related to point 3).
9. Reversing and Parking – How to safely perform manoeuvres (reverse parking, reversing, turn in the road)
10. Reporting – For an expert to provide a fair and accurate assessment of your driving.
11. Facing your fears! – Some customers are scared of motorways, driving under bridges, taking left (or right) hand bends. No matter what is holding you back, we can help you face your fears with added confidence.

Learn more about what “bespoke training” is all about.
Learn more about the high-quality standard of our tutors – more info

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“I needed a refresher/confidence course after a serious accident. Motorways terrified me. I not only regained my confidence, but I also eliminated some rather bad habits, which I didn’t realise was putting me at increased risk.”
M. Hickman, Kent

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At a Glance:
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1. We will come to you for the training.
2. All training takes place in your own car.
3. We have full UK coverage.
4. After the course, we will send you a full report, which outlines your driving both before and after the training.

Talking & Opening Up: On the day of the course, you will meet your tutor for a further informal, non-judgemental chat before the driving starts. We have a carefully set of questions we ask at the start, designed to get a better understanding of you and how best we can help. We ask insightful questions such as:

  1. How do you rate your driving
  2. What are your main fears and concerns
  3. What you want to achieve from the training
  4. What has motivated you to do this training
  5. What sort of driver would you love to become

The things you discuss here will form the pathway to improved driving confidence, which will be referred back to during your training with us.


Costs:

Our courses do vary in structure, although prices are based on duration.

3.5hr session for £300.00
7hr session for £444.00 (including 2 x 30 min rest breaks) 
2 x 3.5hr sessions for £510.00
3 x 3.5hr sessions for £720.00
4 x 3.5hr sessions for £900.00
5 x 3.5hr sessions for £1,080.00

Enjoy 12 Months FREE Concierge Service  – When you take a course with us, you also enjoy a 1-year free membership with our Drivers Concierge service, providing a personalised, one-to-one helping hand for a range of motoring and driving assistance that you may need.

Learn more about what course duration is best for you – more info.

Read Our Refresher Driving Course Case Studies

Book Your Course:

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You can book online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book/ and select “Refresher Course / Private” or contact us for more info.