driving training for accidents

[SJH101]

I supposedly have to have driving refresher course for an accident I was involved in which was classed as non blameworthy. Anyway does anyone know what this consists of? My boss said its only 1 hour long but people in the union tell me its 4 hours?

How long is it and what does it consist of?

Thanks

[daveallum]

I supposedly have to have driving refresher course for an accident I was involved in which was classed as non blameworthy. Anyway does anyone know what this consists of? My boss said its only 1 hour long but people in the union tell me its 4 hours?

How long is it and what does it consist of?

Thanks

When I did mine,it was at least 3.5 - 4 hours long and consisted mainly of driving around following the route that the instructor advised as you were driving and did include driving down the M3 to Fleet services.

Part of the drive consisted of me doing a running commentary as I drove along advising the instructor of possible hazards eg:bends in the road,bridges,road signs,level crossings etc,etc.

As my course was in the afternoon I spent the morning in the DO doing general sorting,kill offs,redirections and other things like that.

Hope this helps.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

I supposedly have to have driving refresher course for an accident I was involved in which was classed as non blameworthy. Anyway does anyone know what this consists of? My boss said its only 1 hour long but people in the union tell me its 4 hours?

How long is it and what does it consist of?

Thanks

theres a couple of different courses, depending on what the accident was, its not a pass or fail thing and can last between and hour or upto 4 depending on what course it is you have been booked on, i wouldnt worry about it, everyone who has a prang is getting them soon

[plymouth3]

Daveallum is correct. Also had about a 40 minute check on the van before departure, make sure you know how to van check and basic engine components.

[north london driver]

its very hard to get off driving nowdays it used to be three crashes a year,most drivers go for the derv fumes or
mental stress but royal mail dont like losing drivers. sorry union this is nothing to do with driving allowance being
scrapped in the deal of the centry. remember its the best deal we will get.

[POSTMAN]

As part of our Delivery modernisation, in response to the growing number of parcels that we need to deliver, we are introducing additional vehicles (CDVs) to our fleet and phasing out previous cycle and foot based Delivery routes. As a result of this we are creating a number of new RM drivers as colleagues convert to a vehicle based delivery. In the past any new RM driver would have undergone changeover training, typically 45 minutes in duration, , but we have since September 2012 now changed this so that all new drivers are required to undergo full Primary Driver Training with a duration of 3.5 hours and a mix of theory and practical driving time. This is another significant investment in our people geared to contributing towards our overall drive to continuously drive down accidents and associated impacts on our people of equipment.

[5plusbonusball]

After 30+ years of driving with a clean licence (still cant spell it) I know I can drive properly. But what spoils it nowadays is those OTHER drivers on the road , you have to drive behind them . Plus the many foreigners now on the road threatening your existence. Us drivers should still BE PAID AN ALLOWANCE for risking our lives and license !

[oralrural]

I supposedly have to have driving refresher course for an accident I was involved in which was classed as non blameworthy. Anyway does anyone know what this consists of? My boss said its only 1 hour long but people in the union tell me its 4 hours?

How long is it and what does it consist of?

Thanks

About three hours ----- but a driver from my office had a bump went on the refresher then had another bump and has been suspended from driving, as we have no vacancies for non drivers he will be going to another office so beware is this a new R M policy?

[ronaldalfred]

I was on this course this week and it consists of about an hour getting your details ,checking driving licence and some form of photo ID and watching two video presentations.
Next step is to do a full omv check .
You should have a sample of this in your office but here is a list of things to check.
Steering
Horn
Wipers and washers
Lights and indicators
Tyres and wheels-top tip-turn the steering to a full lock so you can see the inside of the front tyres.
Bodywork
Brakes test them in the yard before you leave and also put the handbrake on and gently drive forward or back to see that it works.
Exhaust ,see that it's not loose or smoking too much.
Secure load -if there is anything in the back .
Mirrors and glass.
I asked the instructor to check all my lights while I switched them off and on and he was happy to do that,he did remind me that I hadn't done the fog light .
For the fist half hour he let me drive randomly around the town and into the country lanes and then he drove for a while and compared his way of driving with mine ,he then asked me to take him to the site of my accident but to let him drive .
Later we drove the same route with me driving and trying to put into practice the things that were different between the two of our driving styles.
In my accident I was going down a hill in a country lane in wet and muddy conditions in third gear and when I braked the van skidded into the hedge.
Having done the same route and did the same as the instructor which was to use second gear (the idea is that you have the braking of the engine to give you an advantage over brakes only)it did feel a lot different.
We drove around again for another hour during that time I had to reverse around the corner into a street and do a parallel park.
This all took 4 hours and at the end we filled in a form between the two of us giving a score of between 1 and 4 on different aspects of the experience giving a max score of 80 points,there is no pass or fail its all about improving your driving.
It was like an advanced driving lesson and mini test in one and I found it very enjoyable.

[aposter]

Can you tell them to go do one? On the basis that you have passed a driving test and not interested in driving one of their heaps of crap for no payment in anycase?