Fleet Driver Training

At Walkers we offer a variety of fleet training packages, all of which can be adapted to suit a company's needs. Our instructor is exceptionally qualified and is recognised as one of the very best in the country. Our training costs are set at £350.00 per day and a selection of what is available is given below:

UK Familiarisation Training - For company staff recently arrived in the UK and needing to get used to driving on the left hand side of the road

New Recruit Risk Assess - Designed to ensure that new employees will not be a liability to your company if their jobs will involve driving cars and/or vans

Defensive Driver Training - A course that will help reduce risk to your staff and vehicles by helping to develop a defensive approach to hazards encountered on the road

SAFED for Vans Training - A course designed specifically for the Department of Transport to help companies that operate vans up to 3.5 tonne gvw, reduced risk and fuel consumption without adverse effect on journey times

Eco-Safe Driver Training - Similar to the SAFED course but for car drivers instead.

In house Risk Assessor - An intensive course incorporating advance driving up to and including the Advanced Driving Test plus training to risk assess other people's driving. This course enables a company to risk assess occupational road risk 'in house' by utilising the skills of its own employees that have successfully completed this course, without the need to call in outside professional help. This keeps costs under control and negates the need for external professional help unless there is need of training.

What are the Benefits of Fleet Driver Training?

The benefits of carrying out a driver training programme are many and wide reaching, the benefits are:

Fuel Saving, we encourage ECO driving. Driving in this way can lead to 10-15% less fuel usage.

Insurance Savings, after training, drivers are less likely to be involved in a collision. The less insurance claims you make, the cheaper your insurance will be.

Maintenance Savings, driving in a safe and fuel efficient manner will reduce the stress put on vehicles, therefore reducing the number of breakdowns and in turn the maintenance costs.

Duty of Care, after you have started a training programme you can rest assured that you are carrying out your duty of care to your employees and the public. You will have identified risk areas and provided appropriate training in those fields.