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We're teaching the first of these accredited courses this week and next week in Hammersmith and Fulham for the SERCO drivers. While we were out, one of the dust-cart drivers on his bike was passed closely at speed by a driver in a skip lorry while waiting to turn right off a main road. Another was tail-gated by a van man on his mobile who took offence and stuck a finger at us when i suggested that he may be bringing his company's name (Written on the side of the van) in to disrepute...
...all good stuff this which really helped those SERCO guys understand the core messages from the training.
Regarding the small companies, as far as I understand the onus is on every LGV/PCV driver to do 7 hours a year of this CPC training in order to keep their license, not on the companies, and all the training is about minimising risk. TfL will be promoting this 'Safer Urban Driving' module to all drivers in London. I know the the DfT is looking into going nationwide with this.