Location Overview – Lincoln is a city with the Cathedral being the UK’s highest building for over 200 years and is the main town of Lincolnshire. Lincoln lies 157 miles north of London, 55 miles southwest of Hull, 32 miles northeast of Nottingham, 47 miles north of Peterborough, 82 miles southeast of Leeds and 40 miles east southeast of Sheffield. Lincoln has the largest population in Lincolnshire, with the towns of Grimsby and Scunthorpe close behind.  Lincoln boomed with the arrival of railway links during the Industrial Revolution, and several companies started to excel in engineering, locomotives, steam shovels and all manner of heavy machinery. During the two world wars, Lincoln switched to war production and the first ever tanks were invented, designed, and built here during the First World War. The nearest motorway for Lincoln is the M1 at the Tickhill junction, and Lincoln is covered with a network of A roads from the A46, the A1434 and the A15, offering easy access to the entire city.

We offer driver training for both private and fleet clients, including:

* Motorway
* Confidence
* Pre-court
* General advanced
* Van training
* Post-RTC training

All our courses are bespoke to your needs and requirements, whether a full day, half day or multiple half days or if we are training one driver or many.

Here are the things we cover:

* Observing the road ahead
* Having an improved appreciation for speed
* Developing a positive mindset for continual improvement when driving
* Understanding what you need to do as a driver to become safer on all roads
* Looking at specific vehicle controls – including new technology and how you can make the most of it.
* Understanding the rules of the road
* How to deal with road rage – and how to manage other driver’s emotions
* Reversing and manoeuvres – ideal for vans but also useful for cars
* Being aware of the extra safety precautions when driving in urban traffic
* How to identify and deal with skids – and, more importantly, how to stop them before they start
* Eco-safe driving to save fuel (effective use of speed, gears, and planning)

Once the training has ended, a PDF report will be sent usually 3-5 days after the course, with specific things assessed such as confidence, forward observations, attitude, speed awareness and much more. We rank a driver from Poor to Excellent in these areas at the start and after training. This report is beneficial as it’s bespoke to the driver and gives valuable tips for safer driving in the future. Each report is verified and documented with us – proof a driver has had training with a DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) registered professional driver trainer.

There are many benefits of taking driver training with Drivers Domain UK:

* Bespoke training based on a driver’s specific needs
* Personal account manager
* Handpicked fleet/advanced tutors who are all registered with the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
* Detailed reporting for each driver – with notes from the tutor who provided the training
* National coverage
* We come to you for the training
* Full and half-day options
* A training is on-road

If you are a corporate client training several drivers, or an individual – we have many bespoke courses to increase the skill and safety of a driver.

Our courses are available for both van and car drivers.

3.5hr –The benefit of this course, it is the shortest in the range, and the lowest-priced option. The disadvantage is that for some drivers, it’s too short. Ideal mainly for companies training two or more drivers.

2 x 3.5hr – This is beneficial for customers that feel a full day would be too intense and splitting them will help to absorb more over a more extended period. Often a driver gets homework in this session, so they can practice what has been covered in the first session to help them with the next. Older drivers often opt for this course.

7hr full day – Although it can be hard work, a full day is cheaper than two half days.  It’s suitable for those who are time-poor. Talk with us if you are unsure. With business clients, we can split a full day so one driver is trained AM and then one is trained PM.

We offer longer courses for those with specific issues and offer 3, 4 and 5 x 3.5hr options. These are often taken over several weeks and are great if you have more deep-rooted issues or have not driven for a long while.

Happy to help:

Please call us for more information. The team member you talk to manages your enquiry right through to training. This includes private individuals and also business customers.

If you’re looking for a quote for a large number of drivers, we will be happy to provide one, along with how we can best arrange the training based on your organisation’s specific requirements.

Road Safety Risks and Information – Lincoln

The city of Lincoln is set in the east of the UK in Lincolnshire and is served by several fast A roads such as the A57, A46, A15 and A158, which are all very busy routes laden with collision sites. The A46 is one of the longest and oldest routes in the UK. It skirts Lincoln to the east of the city when it meets the Doddington Road and Lincoln Road intersection, B1190. Numerous accidents are seen on the roundabout here, possibly due to excess speed and poor observations. This is pretty common when slower roads cross fast A roads, and care should be taken in such areas.

When the A46 meets the Skellingthorpe roundabout and the B1378, many accidents are seen, and again, this may be due to the excessive speed from the A46 and drivers not paying enough attention to the slower-moving traffic from the side roads. The accidents continue along the A46, especially near the laybys, where vehicles are moving out. To avoid such collisions, being aware of laybys on fast-moving roads is vital. The A57 intersects the A46 at the Carholme roundabout, and the collision rates are numerous. Still, the A57 is a fairly rural road with many accidents leading towards the roundabout on both sides of the carriageway and into Lincoln City centre. Further along, the A46 meets the A15 at the Riseholme roundabout, and this is a very hazardous intersection with numerous accidents occurring when two fast roads meet. Much care should be taken when crossing this junction at all times, but especially during rush hours, as this slight stretch of carriageway has traffic for the A46 and the A15, where it splits again at the Nettleham Road roundabout. The A46 then moves north, and the A15 continued around the eastern side of Lincoln.

At the Wragby Roundabout, the A15 meets the A158, and the Wragby Road East, A1434, and Bunkers Hill, which travels into Lincoln Centre, and several severe accidents are noted at this intersection. This road merges into Wragby Road and Lindum Road, and at nearly every road crossing and traffic light, you will find collision sites, suggesting that impatience and poor observations could be to blame, especially during rush hour traffic. From the Carholme roundabout on the A46, the A57 Saxilby road travels into the centre of Lincoln from the west and merges into Newland and Wigford Way, and again, the story is similar with nearly every traffic light and road crossing, seeing numerous collision sites. Mint Street and Silver Street cross Lincoln City centre from Newland, and many accidents are seen here, some very severe and possibly involving pedestrians and cyclists.

Please contact us if you have any specific roads you travel on in Lincoln and are keen to discover what parts are at higher risk of collisions. We offer a free-of-charge service to anyone who is interested.