Knockhill Racing Circuit

DOES YOUR COMPANY NEED DRIVER TRAINING?

If you answer YES to the following questions then you should be considering driver training:

• Would you like to reduce road accidents involving you company car drivers?
• Would you like to reduce your insurance premiums?
• Would you like to improve fuel economy?

Defensive Driving courses by Knockhill Racing Circuit can reduce all of the above and more.

WHY DO DRIVER TRAINING?

As an employer you have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work act 1974, to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health and safety of all employees while at work. There is also a responsibility on your part to ensure that others are not put at risk by your work-related activities. By doing Driver Training your Health & Safety record and environmental credentials will improve, your company’s brand image will be enhanced – particularly if you have liveried vehicles on the road, and you’ll benefit from improved morale and motivation amongst staff who feel more valued and protected.

Driver Training can improve a driver’s awareness therefore making them a more ‘hazard perceptive’ driver, which ultimately leads to less 'down time' due to accidents, injuries or repairs.

WHAT DOES KNOCKHILL’S "CENTRE FOR DRIVER EXCELLENCE" OFFER?

Knockhill has been offering Driver Training for 12 years and can tailor a course to suit any requirements. Our driving training manager is one of the highest accredited driver trainers in Scotland. As well as having highly trained A.D.I. driving instructors and first class vehicles, Knockhill operates Scotland’s only purpose built skid pan and emergency braking lane.

Simulated skids of up to 60mph are executed in the safe confines of theskid pan. Brake and avoid manoeuvres and ABS training on the emergencybraking lane. Normally all of the training takes place in our vehicles, however if you require training in your specific vehicle we can incorporate your vehicle on road. The facilities at Knockhill Racing Circuit offer scope to add in off road driving, trailer towing and reversing. The aims are to develop the correct approach to minimising risk in the driving environment, to promote understanding of the principles of defensive driving and to develop a systematic approach to the hazards found in the driving environment.

On completion of a defensive driving course drivers will have an improved understanding of their vehicle, better concentration, enhanced all-round observation, earlier anticipation of potential hazards and the risk of being involved in an accident will be considerably reduced.

COURSE FORMAT

Most training courses take place over 1 day with 2 trainees per instructor. The normal format is for on road training for both students in the morning and then skid pan, and emergency braking training in the afternoon. The training courses can be run for individuals and groups up to 12 students per day.

 

PRICES

Full Day On Road & Skid Pan training £350 + VAT per day based on 2 students per instructor.

Add in 4x4 training to REPLACE skid pan training £375 + VAT per day based on 2 students

Add in 4x4 training in ADDITION to on road & skid pan £425 + VAT per day

If you have a specific training need we can create a course to meet your requirements.

DRIVING RISK ASSESSMENT

Driving assessments can be provided to help determine the training requirements within an organisation. The assessment takes approximately one hour during which time the instructor will cover all aspects within the driver training course on an assessment basis only.

Driver Assessments £75 + VAT per person

 

Statistics:

• An estimated 33% of road accidents involve someone at work.
• 1000 fatalities and 100,000 injury incidents involved drivers at work.
• Road accidents cost UK business approximately £2.7 billion a year.
• Drivers covering an average of 12,000 miles a year have a 1:7 chance of having an accident, company car drivers, who do in excess of this mileage, have a far greater chance of being involved in an accident.
• Research proves that untrained drivers spend only 25% of their time concentrating on the actual task of driving.
• 95% of all accidents are attributable to human error
• 66% of company cars are subject to an insurance claim every year

Satisfied Customers:

The list below gives you a sample of the organisations we have provided training for - The Scottish Ambulance Service, The Forestry Commission, Pointer Alarms, Marshals Construction, BP, The Blood Transfusion Service, the NHS, and The Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Our Statistics:

Pointer Alarms appointed Knockhill to train their drivers in 2002 and we are still contracted as their main driver training provider. They have kindly given us an insight in the benefits their driving training program has delivered for them:

• Reduced Insurance Premiums as much as 45%
• Reduced Accidents as much as 62%
• Reduced wear and tear on vehicles
• Improved Fuel economy
• Improved confidence of drivers