Driving course
An intensive one-day introduction to protection driving for close protection operatives.
- Level
- BPS certificated
- Certificated by
- Duration
- 1 day
- Where
- Canary Wharf and central London
About the course
Convoy, Evasive and Defensive Driving (London Essentials)
An affordable, intensive way for CPOs to build a strong foundation in protection driving. The driving team comes from specialist operational police and military backgrounds, including armed response, surveillance and the RMP Close Protection Unit.
Theory is delivered in a training facility at Canary Wharf; the practical session takes place on central London's busiest streets, travelling in both the principal and back-up vehicles.
The 12 hour programme gives you the knowledge, skills and strategies to operate effectively in real-world, high-stakes environments. Our drivers are advanced drivers with operational experience first and foremost: practitioners, not just instructors, focused on real-life skills and experience you can deploy immediately.
Throughout the course, continuous character and stress assessments make sure you are ready to think through these techniques under realistic pressure. Whether you are managing a convoy or responding to a threat, you leave with the tools to protect your principal, not just follow a manual.
- Qualification
- Convoy, Evasive and Defensive (CED) Driving Certificate
- Location
- Canary Wharf and central London
The theory, at Canary Wharf
- The role of a protection driver: understanding the responsibilities and working as part of a security team
- Route planning and risk assessment: practical ways to identify risks and plan secure routes
- Convoy tactics: the roles of lead, support and back-up vehicles, and keeping a convoy together in urban conditions
- Communication and coordination: radios, hand signals, and working with chase vehicles or outriders
- Embus and debus procedures: the principles of getting principals in and out of vehicles safely
- Anti and counter-surveillance principles: how to identify, disrupt and respond to surveillance
- Defensive driving: vehicle positioning, contingency planning and handling emergencies
The practical, in central London
You run drills as a passenger and observer around well-known close protection locations such as Harrods, Selfridges, high-end hotels and exclusive event spaces, travelling in both the principal and back-up vehicles.
- Convoy runs: accurate, real-time commentary to the chase vehicle to keep the convoy together, map reading, using different satnav systems, and suggesting new or alternative routes to the advanced drivers
- Anti-surveillance manoeuvres: detecting threats and suggesting evasive techniques as the instructors drive tactically in busy urban streets
- Defensive positioning: how vehicle positioning safeguards your principal during an ambush or attack, in realistic scenarios in high-profile locations
- Embus and debus drills: getting in and out safely in dynamic, high-pressure situations at London landmarks
Where it runs
Venue
- Canary Wharf and central LondonTheory at a training facility in Canary Wharf; the practical session on central London's streets.
Questions
Questions about the driving course
Anything else, call 0330 043 8443 or read the booking terms.
Who is the convoy, evasive and defensive driving course for?
Close protection operatives who want an affordable, intensive way to build a strong foundation in protection driving.
How long is it, and where does it run?
One day, a 12 hour programme. The theory is delivered in a training facility at Canary Wharf; the practical session takes place on central London's busiest streets.
Do I drive during the practical?
You run the drills as a passenger and observer, travelling in both the principal and back-up vehicles while the instructors drive tactically: giving real-time commentary to the chase vehicle, map reading, spotting surveillance and suggesting routes, around well-known close protection locations such as Harrods, Selfridges and high-end hotels.
Who are the instructors?
A driving team from specialist operational police and military backgrounds, including armed response, surveillance and the RMP Close Protection Unit. They are advanced drivers with operational experience first and foremost: practitioners, not just instructors.
What certificate do I get?
The Convoy, Evasive and Defensive (CED) Driving Certificate.
Is protection driving part of the close protection course?
Yes. The SIA Close Protection course includes convoy, evasive and defensive driving from this course's syllabus, and the CED Driving Certificate is one of the five qualifications delegates leave with.
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