New vehicles: new challenges

For new employees or those who are changing job role within an organisation, it’s important to be able to operate vehicles in a safe, effective manner. This is especially true if they have no previous experience of the type of vehicle they will be driving. Moving from a compact car into a large van, for example, requires significant adjustments to driving style and levels of awareness in order to avoid causing collisions, and many drivers find unfamiliar vehicles daunting as a result.

Vehicle Familiarisation training overview:

Vehicle types:

Car/LCV

Format:

Practical

Duration:

Half-day or

Full-day

Trainer to delegate ratio:

Half-day – 1:1

Full day – 1:2

Benefits of training

Our Vehicle Familiarisation course will ensure your drivers are equipped with the skills they need to drive your vehicles safely. This on-road driver training course teaches them procedures to follow whenever they are required to drive an unfamiliar vehicle. It also makes them aware of the ways in which they will need to adapt their driving to deal with a new vehicle’s size, driving dynamics and on-board features. This practical-based commercial vehicle training course is available to drivers with all levels of experience, competence and confidence.

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