The Official DVSA Guide to Winter Driving
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Description
This short course will help you to drive safely in winter. It includes sections on journey planning and vehicle maintenance, as well as tips and advice for driving in wet, snowy and icy conditions.
Through scenario-based learning, diagrams and imagery, interactive exercises, and self-reflection tasks The Official DVSA Guide to Winter Driving course will help you to
- Understand the importance of journey planning in winter
- Identify the parts of your vehicle that are particularly affected by wintry conditions
- Understand how to maintain tyres and top up coolant/windscreen washer tanks
- Recognise the equipment required to clean, de-mist and de-ice your vehicle
- Demonstrate understanding of key winter driving skills, including controlling your vehicle, increasing braking distances and identifying vulnerable road users
- Develop strategies for safe driving in wet, snowy, windy, foggy and icy conditions
- Demonstrate understanding of how to approach stressful winter driving situations
- Learn how to become a better, safer driver.
Everyone will benefit from using this e-learning course. It is suitable for drivers of all abilities, from learner car drivers and their driving instructors to professional drivers of vans, large goods vehicles, buses and coaches.
Additional information
Available on any device
You can access all official DVSA e-learning in a way that works for you, whether on desktop, mobile device or tablet.
Listen and learn
If reading is challenging, such as for those with dyslexia, or if you prefer to learn by listening, a voiceover feature is available.
Course length
This course should take around 30 minutes to complete.
e-learning for business
Winter Driving e-learning can be used by any organisation looking to improve the safety of their drivers and riders. If your organisation is interested in purchasing multiple e-learning licences, please fill out the e-learning for business form.
Driver CPC
DVSA e-learning courses are approved for Driver CPC training.
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