FORS Safe Driving Training (FORS Silver)

FORS Safe Driving training is essential for commercial HGV and PSV drivers transporting goods or passengers on all UK roads.

The Safe Driving course provides professional drivers with increased knowledge of other vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians, therefore improving road safety. Split into theory and practical, this full-day course highlights a driver’s regulatory responsibilities and the importance of safe driving practices on motorways, rural and urban roads.

Why Safe Driving?

Theory content:

  • Road risk is the most dangerous work activity and contributes to more death and serious injury than all other work activities. Safe driving standards are key to reducing the risks drivers face whilst on the road and those they may present to other road users
  • You will learn essential safe driving practices and techniques to reduce road risk. The course will highlight a driver’s regulatory responsibilities and the importance of safe driving practices on motorways, rural and urban roads
  • This is a seven-hour Driver CPC course and accredits towards the work-related road risk driver training as required by FORS Silver

Practical content:

  • Exchanging places, driver attitude, and perception
  • Introduction to active travel, driver fitness, and health
  • Hazard recognition: understanding the issues faced by vulnerable road users

Qualification

This course qualifies as one day’s Driver CPC Training (7 hours). Training is uploaded and registered to your FORS accreditation

Dates 2025

August 2025

  • Saturday 30th August 2025

September 2025

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Saturday 13th September 2025
  • Wednesday 24th September 2025

October 2025

  • Saturday 4th October 2025
  • Monday 13th October 2025
  • Saturday 18th October 2025
  • Wednesday 29th October 2025

 

Please get in touch if you have a specific date that you require FORS Safe Driving training.

Prices

£96 + VAT per driver, plus Driver CPC upload fee, if applicable (£10.75 no vat)


Times

8am – 4pm


Find out more

To book any of the dates above or for an in-company date, contact us today on 01293 535850 or drop us an email on info@ridgewaytraining.co.uk

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    Danny Betts

    As per our ongoing training for all our drivers, it’s extremely important that our staff are fully up to date with the latest rules and regulations to ensure they and our customers are safe while traveling on our vehicles. One of the most important checks to ensure the safety of everyone is the walk-around check completed by the driver prior to taking our vehicles out on the road. This course completed by Ridgeway Training gives our drivers the refresher training they require to ensure they check that our vehicles are safe and compliant before going out on the public road.

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    Great course, very clear and simple to understand. Great Instructor!

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    Nick Pearce | K2 Transport

    Chris did a great job from start to finish. I found the start heavy going, but due to the trainer, I came through it!

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    Roger Coates | Pheonix Coaches

    Ridgeway Training and Chris Shelford are highly recommended. The course is well organised, Chris takes heed of his students and will go the extra mile for them. He listens to their needs and as a result of this has introduced a further day for exam technique. This together with the revision day gives students more confidence, particularly if they haven't been in an exam environment for a number of years. Chris will also offer one to one tuition if it is felt to be necessary. The care and attention students receive is exemplary

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    Jim Bletchley, Transport Manager | Purple Parking Limited

    I just wanted to send my thanks for the training you have provided us over last 2 weeks. Every member of my staff wanted to pass on their thanks for an excellent presentation and with someone with so much knowledge who imparted that knowledge so very well. I would like to express my thanks as everything went so well and smoothly.

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