Location Intro – Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, located at the meeting of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The famous hilltop at Old Sarum lies near the wonderous Neolithic sites of Stonehenge and Avebury. Stonehenge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is only 8 miles northwest of Salisbury. This magnificent site brings a huge number of visitors to the area each year. Salisbury lies in a valley, and the rivers flowing through the city have been redirected, along with landscaping, to feed into beautiful public gardens. Salisbury is halfway between Exeter and London and 34 miles south of Swindon, 20 miles northwest of Southampton and 32 miles southeast of Bath. Our advanced driver training courses are very popular in the Salisbury area for businesses with busy fleet drivers and private drivers.

We offer a range of bespoke driving courses, which include:

* General advanced and defensive courses
* Motorway training
* Performance training
* UK Familiarisation
* Confidence training
* Younger drivers
* Pre-court assessments

Course Content:

All courses are created around the needs and requirements of the individual driver, but below are several things we look at:

* The system of car control – IPSGA
* Working towards an expert level of forward planning and observation
* Understanding observational elements of driving (seeing) and building these into your driving plan
* Manoeuvres and reversing (This is often requested in confidence training)
* How to become a safe driver on urban and rural roads and also motorways
* Understand your own limitations and at-risk factors
* Undoing years of ingrained bad habits
* Learning to manage speed and become more speed aware
* How to deal with complex and busy traffic environments
* How to understand other drivers and what they may do next
* Learn how you and other drivers think when behind the wheel

You will be issued a driving report after each session – sent by email. This report is fully documented with us and has a unique verification number attached – proof you’ve had training with a qualified professional. In your report, you will see how you improved and in what areas, along with some valuable tips to ensure you keep up your improved standard of driving.

Key learning points of our driver training:

* Become a much improved, more skilful motorist
* Work on any issues which could be impacting your level of skill and safety
* Demonstrate your intention to become a safer, improved driver
* Deal with and address issues which may have been holding you back

For commercial clients, training is a little different – the end client, the person who has the on-road training, is often not the person who decides to do the training. 

While we help the driver to improve, from a commercial perspective, your business will benefit from the following:

* Demonstrating your businesses Duty of Care
* Potentially lower your fleet insurance costs
* Providing the opportunity for an employee to develop
* Showing you care
* Lower fuel costs

Salisbury lies at the intersection of the A30 and the A36, and the A36 then forms a ring road around the busy city centre. The closest motorway access is at junction 2 of the M27 at Southampton and junction 8 of the M3 near Basingstoke – so ideal for our motorway driving courses or courses where you want to do a lot of motorway driving. Traffic also passes around the city centre on the A36 to Bath – also ideal for advanced driver training. We have been delivering advanced driver training courses for many drivers in and around Salisbury, including Winterbourne Dauntsey, Chilhampton and Whaddon. Our skilled tutors will arrive at your door and take you out on the road in your own car or van. We even do campervan training for those wanting to explore the UK by road.

Half or Full Day?

Our half-day option works best if you want to train several drivers back-to-back. It’s cheaper per head, and your business has less downtime. As a private client, a half-day is ideal if you need a short refresher.

A full day is more suited if you or a driver has specific issues, such as limited confidence, complaints about their driving (company drivers) or if you’re a private client and want more than a half-day training session but want to get the training done and dusted in one day. We find many clients opt for the full-day session – and book one driver in the morning and one in the afternoon – there is no additional charge for this.

Talk to us:

Our team is here to help, and they also offer a non-judgemental approach for those who wish to open up and discuss specific issues. We know that for some, this is the first step in reaching out on their journey to confident driving.

Get in touch with us online or by phone. Whether you’re a business client or a private driver, we can help you. We aim to get back to email enquiries within 2 hours during working hours.

Road Safety Risks and Information – Salisbury

The City of Salisbury lies in Wiltshire at the junction of the A36, A30 and A338. While no motorways run directly into the city, the nearest are the M27 toward Southampton and the M3 toward Basingstoke.

Despite its modest size and its rural setting between Cranborne Chase and the New Forest, Salisbury draws many visitors each year, thanks to its rich medieval heritage and its famous cathedral. The A36 skirts the city to the north and east, with several primary routes branching off it—including the A30, A360, A435 and A354—all of which contain numerous collision hotspots, particularly around junctions and roundabouts.

To the south, the A338 (Downton Road) meets the A354 (Coombe Road) at New Bridge Road. Although traffic lights regulate this busy intersection, confusion over lane positioning and limited sightlines contribute to frequent accidents. From there, the A338 continues into the city via New Bridge Road, joins the Exeter Street roundabout, then follows Churchill Way to the College Roundabout where it reconnects with the A36. Congestion during peak hours exacerbates the risk of collisions, especially on these roundabouts.

Exeter Street, which extends from New Bridge Road through a densely populated residential neighbourhood, also sees a high rate of serious crashes despite its low speed limit, suggesting that pedestrians and cyclists are often involved. Shared bus routes make it especially important to watch for passengers stepping into the carriageway when overtaking.

Within the city centre, narrow historic streets and delivery traffic create frequent bottlenecks. The one-way stretch of Fisherton Street, from the railway bridge to the junction with South Western Road, is notorious for collisions; restricted visibility under the bridge and sporadic on-street parking both play a part. Similar issues plague Winchester Street, where tight lanes and parking near crossings—such as Endless Street and Blue Boar Row—have led to numerous accidents.

If you regularly travel on any roads in the Salisbury area and would like to know which sections carry the highest collision risk, please get in touch. We provide a free, no-obligation analysis for anyone interested.