Driver Awareness Online Course

Being a safe driver is all about anticipating risks and minimising distractions on the road. You should be aware of fellow road users, their needs and the potential dangers everyone faces. 

Our online Driver Awareness course is CPD‑accredited and IOSH & RoSPA approved, giving you complete confidence in its quality. This concise yet comprehensive course covers the key legal requirements and responsibilities for safe driving, along with practical guidance on what to do if you break down or are involved in an accident while on the road.

By the end of this 25-minute online training course, you will:

• Understand what safe driving is, and why it’s important
• Identify the main risks associated with driving
• Be able to successfully minimise risks for yourself and other road users
• Effectively plan for a journey, and understand why planning ahead is so important
• Make sure driver safety is at the forefront of your planning
• Carry out thorough vehicle checks before you drive
• Explain why vehicle checks are an essential part of being a responsible driver
• Identify a range of distractions, and how to mitigate them
• Be able to put safe driving principles into practice

This online course covers the following topic areas:

• Journey planning – what to do before you set off
• Get familiar with your vehicle
• Different types of roads and road users
• Your responsibilities on the road
• Driving in various weather conditions
• Policies around driving for work
• Vehicle checks and driver safety
• What to do in an emergency
• Breakdowns
• Risks and distractions
• Road types and road users
• Risks associated with driver attitudes
• Speed awareness and reaction times
• Driving in severe weather
• Various kinds of distractions – cognitive, manual, audio and visual

At the end of this driver awareness course, you will need to take an online exam containing 20 multiple-choice questions. If you are unsuccessful in passing first time, you can re-take the exam as many times as you need to at no extra cost.