Highway code updates – Vulnerable Road Users vehicle blind spots / Bridge Strikes, Weights, Route planning and vehicle Checks

As an approved training provider, Somax offers high quality Driver CPC/Periodic Training for you or your company, either at your premises or from our own facilities in Weston-Super-mare.

Periodic Training has been designed to increase, expand and confirm the knowledge and skills drivers need to conduct their duties, not only today but also to meet the ever changing regulations.

It carries on throughout the professional driver’s career – no matter how infrequently they drive.

All Periodic Training Courses are approved by The Joint Approvals Unit for Period Training (JAUPT). Only approved courses can be taken at approved training centres.

If you are doing your first Driver CPC, you will need to have the DQC before you can drive on a professional basis.
Failure to have this will mean that you will be driving illegally with a fine likely to be up to £1000.
N.B. You cannot undertake more than 35 hours in a 5 year period.

During the day you will cover:

• For divers to understand the highway code updates, Identify road users who are vulnerable and why
• To help understand how the urban landscape is changing
• To gain experience of the issues faced by vulnerable road users
• To identify the issues for limited space manoeuvring
• Discussion on new technology for Blind spots
• Pass on knowledge for drivers of all vehicles to understand the issues with bridge strikes and the need to route plan with the issues of vehicle heights and weights,
• To understand the need to carry out vehicles checks with the issues on tyres and wheels