We provide advanced driving courses across all of the UK and in all parts of the county of Wiltshire. We provide driver training for companies and private individuals. In Wiltshire, we have already provided training in many locations, including Malmesbury, Chippenham, Salisbury, Marlborough and Warminster. During an advanced driving course, we will come to you, and the training will take place in your own car or van. For an additional fee, we can sometimes supply a car but not a van.
The routes we take with our advanced driving courses in Wiltshire do vary based on what you want from the training and where in the county you’re located. If you are in the south of Wiltshire, we often drive out on the A303, either east towards the South Downs National park, Winchester, or west towards Taunton direction. These routes provide a varied range of roads for the course. For motorway training, we almost always drive towards the M4, which runs across north Wiltshire, from Junction 18 in the west to Junction 15 in the east.
Remember – All our driving courses are bespoke to your own needs. For both business and private clients.
If you are located in the middle or north of the county, we often head north towards Cheltenham or east towards the Reading area. Again we never give a set route due to so many varying factors. Each course is completely bespoke to the driver, and from a reporting point of view, we measure a driver both before and after the training so you can see how a driver has progressed and in what areas.
On our advanced courses, we cover a range of elements bespoke to the needs of the driver. Below are the common things we look at:
- Looking at a driver’s own specific day-to-day driving, and driving history to make a bespoke training plan
- Looking ahead and developing powers of observation
- Increasing focus on speed and excessive speed
- Modifying attitude towards a safer, more proactive way to drive
- Learning the System of Car Control
- How to avoid road rage situations
- Manoeuvres, reversing, and driving in confined spaces
- Driving safety on the motorway and dual carriageways
- Becoming a safer urban driver – identifying and dealing with pedestrians and cyclists
- Learn how to drive in a more environmentally friendly way
- How to boost driving confidence
- Identifying high-risk driving – such as at night, driving tired or when stressed
The personal benefits of taking advanced driver training with Drivers Domain UK:
- Improve your driving ability and general confidence
- Remove poor driving habits
- Deal with problems specific to your driving which you may or may not be aware of
- Improve your car control – developing your skills and safety levels on all roads
- Reduce car running costs – an advanced driver will use less fuel, get more miles from the tyres etc..
As a fleet manager or someone tasked with finding a driver training provider for your staff, there are a number of advantages, from a commercial perspective, that investing in driver training can bring:
- Produce a safer, more conscientious fleet of drivers
- Demonstrate your Duty of Care
- Possibly reduce your fleet insurance bills and premiums
- Boost morale among your workforce
- Reduce your fleet petrol/diesel costs
Contact us:
Please contact us for a quote, or to receive more information on our courses and get a better understanding of how we can help you. You can contact us by email or phone. All email enquiries are replied to within 1hr during working hours. If you are ready to book, you can also book and pay for a course online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book
Road Safety Risks and Information – Wiltshire
The M4 is the only dedicated motorway serving Wiltshire, and it crosses the north of the county from Bristol across to London through Castle Coombe and Royal Wooton Bassett. Many fast A road routes access Wiltshire, linking the nearby counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire Avon and the Cotswolds. Wiltshire is a beautiful but bustling county year-round with tourism and commuters due to its close location to London, but it also carries high collision rates across all routes.
There are numerous accidents at the intersection of the A350 at Junction 17 of the M4, with many of these happening on the roundabout, where poor lane positioning could be a reason for some of these collisions. The M4 is littered with accident sites along the whole route through Wiltshire; much of these can be down to the many road works and slow traffic causing minor collisions due to poor observations and frustration, especially during rush hours. There are also many accidents noted on the roundabout intersection of Junction 16 and the A3102; drivers should be aware that this is a hot spot for collisions, and care should be taken. The A429 from the Cotswolds ends at junction 17 of the M4 and then begins the A350, which travels through Wiltshire and Dorset down to the coast at Poole. The A429 is a busy and winding fast road that shows many accidents recorded, especially near the village of Kemble, where an active rail station serves Cirencester. There are also numerous accident sites, some very severe, near the roundabout meeting the B4042 into Malmesbury. When faster A roads cross rural areas, there is always the probability that accidents can occur more frequently when the smaller lanes cross the main roads; this can be due to several things such as high, uncut hedges, blocking views, too much speed and lack of indications. It is always wise to be aware of signposts showing where minor lanes are crossing and be more mindful of the possibility of vehicles entering from the side roads.
The A350 from junction 17 of the M4 runs through the towns of Chippenham, Melksham and Warminster and is a well-travelled route, especially during the summer, with a high volume of tourism through the area. It links from the A36 for Bristol and Bath and joins the A303 near West Knoyle. The A303 is a hectic route running from Devon, skirting Somerset and Dorset and into Hampshire; this is a high-speed route and has seen some awful collisions. The meeting of the A350 has seen several severe and sometimes fatal accidents – it’s a crossroad that is set in a very rural location, and too much speed and poor observations may have been a key cause of many of these collisions. Most of the A303 is littered with crash sites, and the parts that see fewer accidents are the dual carriageway stretches, which shows that speed and oncoming traffic do not mix well on this road.
This is only a very tiny outline of collision sites in Wiltshire. 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, don’t hesitate to contact us. We offer a free-of-charge service to anyone interested.