Oxfordshire is a prime location for our advanced and defensive driver training, covering cars, vans, and HGVs. The county offers a vast network of rural roads, which play a crucial role in our training programs. Additionally, the M40 motorway, which runs centrally through Oxfordshire, is perfect for our motorway training sessions (when needed). For those based in South Oxfordshire, the M4 provides another excellent route for motorway training.

We offer comprehensive driver training across all the major towns and cities in the county, including Oxford, Abingdon, Banbury, Witney, and more. Whether you’re looking for general advanced driving skills or specific defensive driving techniques, we tailor our training to meet your needs in various environments, from rural roads to busy urban areas.

We offer a range of bespoke driver training for both business and private clients. Our courses include:

* Company drivers, which include both car and van
* Pre-court courses
* High-performance driver training
* Confidence driving courses
* Motorhome training
* Motorway confidence
* UK Familiarisation

Remember – Each driving course is totally bespoke to your own specific needs and requirements. This applies to both our business and private client courses.

As we have full UK coverage, we can come to any part of Oxfordshire for the training, not just the key locations, whether you are a business customer or a private individual.

During the training, we can often cover a lot of mileage, usually heading out of the county over to the west into Gloucestershire, east towards Aylesbury on the A41 or A418, or south towards Newbury on the busy A34. This is mainly based on what you want from the session and if you opt for a full or half-day session.

During our driver training in Oxfordshire, we cover a wide range of elements, including:

* Advanced observation
* Speed control and limit awareness
* Creating a positive driver
* How to adapt your driving for safety on all types of roads
* How rules of the road can be applied and easily understood
* Dealing with stress and how to defuse potential road rage situations
* Manoeuvres, parking and driving in restricted spaces
* Driving in poor weather
* How to become a defensive driver in urban traffic
* What is a skid, types of skids and how defensive driving can reduce them from happening
* Learning eco-safe driving
* How to better read and understand the actions and potential actions of other road users

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Personal benefits of taking advanced and defensive driver training with us:

* Increase your levels of confidence
* Identify and remove any bad habits
* Look at issues that may be specific to you
* Increase your car control on all road types
* Reduce wear on your car
* Improve your MPG – get more miles from your tank

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If you are looking at advanced/defensive driver training as part of a fleet driver training plan, the advantages include:

* Increase safety in your fleet
* Demonstrate your Duty of Care
* Potentially lower your fleet insurance costs
* Boost morale among your drivers
* Provide added skill and confidence for your employees
* Lower your fleet fuel costs

Contact Us:

You can book a course online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book/ or please call us or send us an email. We aim to reply to all emails within 1 hour during working hours. Whether you are looking for a quote based on a large number of drivers or simply have a few questions (private and business customers), our team are here to help you.

Our driver training in Oxfordshire covers a range of roads, some of which will include:

  • A34 – This major road runs from the M3 at Newbury to the M40 at Oxford. It is a key route for traffic traveling between the south of England and the Midlands. It can become particularly congested around Oxford and near Abingdon, especially during rush hours.

  • A40 – Running from Oxford to the west, towards Cheltenham, the A40 is a heavily used road for both local and through traffic. It passes through towns such as Witney and is often busy during peak periods.

  • A420 – Connecting Oxford with Swindon, the A420 is a busy route, particularly for commuters and freight traffic. It also experiences congestion near major junctions and in areas like Botley and the outskirts of Oxford.

  • M40 – As a major motorway linking London to the Midlands, the M40 experiences high traffic volumes, particularly during rush hours. Junctions such as 8 (for Oxford) can be quite busy, especially with traffic heading towards the city or connecting to the A34.

  • A43 – Running through towns like Bicester and connecting to the M1, the A43 is a busy road for commuters and those traveling to and from Oxfordshire’s northern regions.

  • B4495 – This road is often congested due to its connection to smaller rural villages and towns, including areas around Banbury, which can see heavy local traffic, especially during the morning and evening rush hours.

  • Oxford’s ring road – The inner and outer ring roads around Oxford city, including the A4142, are often heavily trafficked, especially during rush hours.

Road Safety Risks and Information – Oxfordshire

The M40 skirts the eastern edge of Oxfordshire, and several fast A road routes also cross the county, and the M4 is linked easily to the north. Many severe accidents are noted across Oxfordshire across all roads, rural roads, motorways, and fast main roads alike.

The M40 travels through Oxfordshire from the M25 at High Wycombe to Birmingham, where it joins the M5 near Kidderminster and is littered with accident sites. Many are seen between junctions 6 and 7, with several fatal collisions found at the challenging intersection at junction 8a, where the A40 joins the M40. Further along the M40, there are some high-risk areas around junction 10, which links to the A43. The A44 is one of the main A road routes that crosses Oxfordshire, and this has seen far more severe accidents than the motorway in the same area. The London Road from Chipping Norton to Enstone has seen severe collisions involving multiple vehicles, and the Oxford Road around Woodstock is also a very high-risk area. The A40 from Burford through Witney and into Oxford is also littered with many serious accidents, with the majority along the patch of road between Barnard Gate and Cassington, where minor roads cross the fast A road. The A40 merges into the A418 at Wheatley into Thame, and this has unfortunately seen several fatalities, especially at the intersection of the A4129 Tythrop Way and the B4011 Thame Road.

Rural Oxfordshire is very beautiful and attracts many drivers who are unfamiliar with the area, and as it borders the Cotswolds to the west of the county, it sees many tourists. The A361 through Little Farringdon is a particularly hazardous route similar to the A424 through the Rissingtons. 

This is a short outline of collision sites in Oxfordshire. If you have any specific roads you travel on in the area and are keen to discover what parts are at higher risk of collisions, please contact us. We offer a free-of-charge service to anyone who is interested.