Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving Principles & Customer Service

Aims

• To highlight the benefits and advantages of safe and fuel efficient driving
• To enhance the driver's skills and deliver best practice

Course Objectives

• Improve fuel consumption
• Reduce vehicle accidents
• Reduce vehicle maintenance
  
• Reduce environmental pollution
• Improve driving standards

Learning Outcomes

• Having a greater awareness of road safety
• Demonstrate an inprovement in fuel consumption
• Demonstrate forward planning for road, traffic and the local environment
• A reduction in costs associated with vehicle maintenance
• Apply safe and efficient driving practices

Assessment

As part of the course all candidates will be invited to carry out a safety check on their allocated vehicles and take part in an assessment drive to identify their strengths and weaknesses. On completion, the candidate will receive feedback to emphasise key improvement areas after which, they will undergo classroom tuition to highlight best practice in safe and fuel efficient driving. The candidate is then invited to conduct a second assessment drive to give them the opportunity to demonstrate the techniques learned, with ongoing input and guidance from the instructor. The course will finish with a summary of the day's events, highlighting the difference between the two assessments, knowledge gained and the improvements in their driving performance.

In addition, the candidate will be invited to carry out an underpinning knowledge exercise covering safe and fuel efficient driving issues.

Certification

On completion of the course a certificate of attendance will be issued to all candidates and their details will be recorded on the Driving Standards Agency Database (as required by legislation). Candidates who pass the underpinning knowledge exercise will receive a certificate of achievement from TIR Training Services Limited.