Chauffeur Training Course

The term chauffeur is used to describe a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle. Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies or individual drivers provide both driver and vehicle for hire, although there are service companies that just provide the driver. Examples of chauffeur jobs can include transporting business executives to and from meetings, escorting public figures and VIP's. The job can include very long days with a lot of time spent waiting for your passenger.

It is important when considering this as a career that you enjoy driving, have a high standard of driving ability and know how to control a vehicle in bad weather conditions and in an emergency. You should also have some knowledge of vehicle maintenance, be of smart appearance and polite. In addition, navigation skills are a must. Some local authorities will require you to have a licence but not all of them yet. We have no doubt that this will become a requirement for the future.

Course Content
Day 1

Duties of a Chauffeur
Vehicle safety checks and maintenance.
Planning, awareness and risk management skills.
Vehicle balance & smoothness

Day 2

Continue to develop areas covered so far.
Introduce personal and principal security.
Skid awareness and correction training.

Course Instructor
As with all our training courses our specialist driving instructor is highly experienced in all aspects of Chauffeuring and Close Protection having been employed on countless high and low profile jobs and as an instructor for over 10 years.

Course duration
2 days.

Accommodation
Accommodation can be provided at Park Hall Hotel and Leisure Club. Please view our accommodation page for further details. Delegates will be collected from and returned to the Park Hall on a daily basis.

Criteria
You must hold a full UK or European Driving licence with no disqualifications within the last 10 years. Minor motoring offences will be accepted at our discretion. Drivers must be over the age of 25 with no more than 6 valid points on their licence for insurance purposes.

Vehicles
Appropriate vehicles will be provided but you must meet the above criteria to be covered by our insurance. You may use your own vehicle if you prefer but you will need to ensure that you are correctly insured and provide evidence of that when making your booking.

Course fees
This course is available on either a residential or non-residential basis as follows:

Non-Residential:
£625.00 plus VAT per person

Residential Options for Accommodation:
Single rooms are available at £60.00 per person per night for as many nights as required.

The price for accommodation includes a full breakfast and a three course evening meal as well as full use of the Leisure Club Facilities. Further details can be found on our accommodation page.


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