We can offer advanced driving courses in Manchester on a 2:1 basis, where one driver is trained in the morning for 3.5 hours, and the other in the afternoon, for 3.5 hours. Alternatively, we can provide a full day (7 hours) session for one driver.
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Our advanced driving courses in Manchester cover a range of driving including the centre of Manchester (if required) and also through the suburban areas around Manchester including Sale, Stockport, Swinton, Middleton depending on your exact location.
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Our advanced driving courses, including those which take place in Manchester, cover a range of elements including:
Psychological Elements of Driving:
- The development of mental skills for better driving, and understanding the
factors that affect your processing skills when driving. - How physiological factors affect driving, especially focusing on alertness and tiredness (when many accidents happen!).
- How to understand what causes road rage and how to defuse it.
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Observational Elements of Driving:
- How to observe and anticipate effectively and decide what to do in all driving situations.
- How to scan your driving environment and understand how speed affects
- Understanding zones of visibility and the importance of keeping a safe distance.
- Night driving and the hazards which a driver is presented with.
All-Weather Driving (ideal in Manchester!):
- How to deal with driving in all types of bad weather and when visibility is low.
- How to deal with and become aware of microclimates (essential on rural roads!).
Vehicle Control:
- Introduction to the system of car control.
- How to make the system of car control work for you, including the importance of taking, using and giving information.
- Acceleration, using gears, clutch, braking and steering how to develop your skill at using all these to increase safety and reduce wear on the vehicle.
Vehicle and Road Positioning:
- How to position yourself in relation to approaching hazards, and for optimal
- How to corner safely, and introduce the concept of the limit point.
- How to overtake safely, and knowing when it is safe and not safe to overtake.
Different Road Types:
- Motorways – Understand the laws relating to motorways, and what you need to do as a driver to remain safe on these roads.
- Rural roads – How to quickly adapt your driving for these roads, which are known to be the most dangerous types of road.
- Town driving – How to understand the hazards and unique features of driving in built-up areas.
- Eco safe driving – How to drive in a way that can save up to 20% off your fuel bill.