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CCADA - Advanced Driving Academy - Bronze Vehicle Control plus Defensive Driving Course (CCADA)

This course is for anyone who wants to improve their driving skills, and not just on slippery roads. The first part of the course is the ‘Introduction to Car Control’ course, and teaches how to control any vehicle in any situation. 

The course concentrates on teaching recognition and prevention of under steer and oversteer and how to make this happen and then regain control. This is a much harder skill to learn and is not taught on all so-called skid courses as more space than is usually available is needed to teach it, but a vitally important skill for the driver to master. 

For the other half day drivers will be on the public roads with ex police or ADI driving instructors learning driver awareness. This is a defensive driving course as provided to businesses that are aware of the legislation regarding corporate manslaughter and the duty of care they have for their employees. 

After taking this course, drivers usually realise there is so much more to learn about car control and be ready for our Silver Intermediate Car Control Course. 

The car control course starts with a 20 to 30 minute briefing that includes an explanation of the advantages of ABS, ESC and other electronic driver ‘aids’ and also their failings too. In a Mercedes, for quality assurance drivers are timed before instruction, around a set course including slaloms, long bends, evasive action exercises and down hill on ice. 

Drivers then receive instruction on how to recognise and control understeer and oversteer, front or rear wheel skids, not just how to recognise and prevent them from happening but also how to control skids at higher speeds. 

At the end of the course drivers are timed again on the original settings, to see if there is any improvement on the original run. This can be very surprising. We are not trying to turn anyone into racing drivers; we are teaching ‘vehicle control.’ Speed is a measurement of new skills in vehicle control and part of quality assurance. 

For the other section of the course, drivers move onto the public roads with ex police or ADI driving instructors learning driver and hazard awareness. We point out situations to be aware of, planning ahead, vehicle positioning, confirm and help your understanding of road signs, road rage prevention skills and more. This is a defensive driving course with continuous assessment as provided to businesses that are aware of the legislation regarding corporate manslaughter and the duty of care they have for their employees. 

It is very important that you read the activity information below to ensure that you get the best out of your chosen activity. We have tried to answer as many questions as possible here, however if you cannot find the information you need, please check our Frequently Asked Questions page. 

If you want to book your experience within two days (or less) prior to the actual experience date, to ensure that we have instructors available at short notice it would help us if you could contact the booking office. Tel; 01507 328855 (office hours 9am - 5pm). If you are unable to get through and in extreme circumstances, the duty manager 07831 585211. If you don’t get a reply or speak to someone, we cannot guarantee that your experience will be available at short notice.

Availability - This activity is run on selected weekdays and Saturdays.

Numbers - Instructor ratio; 4 to 1
Time at experience; 4 hours 30 minutes
Time in vehicle; 4 hours
Drive time; 60 minutes plus
Time at venue; 5 hours 30 minutes
The course ends with the presentation of a certificate of attendance and instructor feedback/assessment.

Restrictions - You must be fit, able bodied and 17 year of age or over. Driving at speed may not be suitable for those with heart, back or neck conditions, nor if you are pregnant.
A full valid UK or European driving licence MUST be brought and shown on the day.

Clothing Required - Participants should wear suitable driving footwear such as trainers or soft soled shoes. Suitable clothing for the prevailing weather conditions are a must for your own comfort.

Spectator Information - Guests are welcome and we encourage spectators to get as close to the action as safely possible. Where the vehicle you are driving has available space, your guests/spectators are welcome to accompany you in the vehicle.
We allow 2 complimentary guests, if you wish to bring additional guests, (over 16) these must be booked in advance at £5 per person. Refreshments are available free of charge on arrival for yourself and your guests. There are drink and snack machines in the clubhouse for your convenience.
You may also be able to pre-book other sessions for your guests including driving the 360⁰ 16ton digger, Bulldozer and Bedford 4x4 military lorry, all at a discounted rate to really make it a day out that everyone will enjoy.

Meal Arrangements - Meals are not included in this activity but there are drinks and snack machines in the clubhouse for your convenience, and bacon butties can usually be purchased.
We can recommend local pubs that serve food within 10 minutes drive of the venue, and if you require lunch we can usually take a lunch order (and for any spectators) on arrival and book a table at one of the closest pubs, so that your lunch is ready for you.

Weather Restrictions - This activity will only be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions that limit participant’s ability to get to the venue, or to run the event in safety, in which case you will be notified in advance. It is snow and ice that is likely to stop the event running so, if this is forecast, please contact the venue as late as possible before setting off to check that the event will be able to run. Please ensure you include all of your contact telephone numbers and an email address at the time of placing your booking.

Other Information -
IMPORTANT NOTICE: For the very best prices for our activities click on the links to BOOK A DATE and make sure you check the price differences for additional places booked on the book a date/calendar page. For almost all of our courses, the more people that book together, the cheaper the price per person!
If you would like to book additional or multiple courses and experiences, please contact our booking office - we may be able to offer a multiple booking discount. Tel; 01507 328855 (office hours 9am - 5pm).
For some of the less expensive courses, the price displayed is the ONLY price and is not affected by the number of places booked. All other prices on this site are shown with an automatic £5 per person/activity online booking discount already in place. Should you wish to book over the phone an additional £5 admin fee will be payable.
We have tried to show as many dates as possible for our events but if you can’t find a suitable date, it may be possible for us to schedule another date or time slot to suit.
Please email us if you would like to request an additional date slot.


Price from £215 to £235 (Depends on party size and day of week).