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This online Van Driver Safety course is perfect for professional van and delivery drivers who want to stay safe, protect their reputation, and meet workplace compliance. Fast, affordable, and fully online—complete the course in just one hour and receive your CPD-accredited certificate
Each year in the UK, around 147 lives are lost due to tailgating — a preventable and dangerous driving habit. This type of behaviour has no place in your business. In fact, Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) were involved in 2,835 fatal or serious collisions in 2021 — a 12% increase compared to 2012, according to Brake.
To reduce risk and improve safety, it’s essential that all van drivers are familiar with key best practices and regulations. These include:
Providing your team with the Echo3 Van Driver Safety Course supports safer driving and delivers real business benefits:
The course features engaging video content and is accessible 100% online. Upon successful completion, each participant receives an Echo3 Van Safety certificate, ideal for keeping your training records up to date.
At Echo3 we design our courses around how people actually learn. The content is concise, free from unnecessary repetition, and supported by motion graphics to help explain key concepts. This enables workers to train efficiently, stay engaged, and ultimately stay safe at work.
Upon completion of the Van Safety course learners will;
1. Understand Legal Requirements. Drivers will know their responsibilities in respect to driving regulations. This includes van maintenance, pre-use checks, speed limits, secure loading, van overloading, road signs and parking.
2. Develop Hazard Awareness. Drivers will understand the ways roads become more dangerous and know how to react according. For example, tailgating, speeding and poor weather conditions.
3. Know Van Maintenance Requirements. Learners will understand the importance of conducting regular van safety inspections.
4. Overloading Rules. Learners will know how to check the weight limits of their vehicle. And the potential consequences of overloading their vehicle.
5. Driver Health and Well-being. Participants gain an awareness of best-practices with regards to lifting parcels, reducing fatigue and reducing stress while driving. We also cover positive ways to improve general well-being. This way van drivers can remain in a safe state for driving both physically and mentally.
6. Economical Driving. Learner will understand how to drive in a fuel efficient way to reduce fuel consumption and save money.
All those driving vans for work will benefit from the knowledge provided by the Echo3 Van Safety course.
This includes both delivery drivers and tradesman.
You can drive a van economically by adopting these 6 tips.
2019 VW research showed 10 people are injured everyday in the UK due to van drivers tailgating. A behaviour that is entirely avoidable.
Your drivers simply need to observe the 2 second rule. Simply keeping at least 2 seconds behind the vehicle ahead. This gives them vital time to respond should the vehicle ahead manoeuvre in a sudden and unexpected way.
This lesson is covered in the Van Safety course and covered in more even detail in our Defensive Driving course.
Engaging video-based content
Learner dashboard included
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Free course retakes
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