ROYAL DRIVER TRAINER
Chris has given driver training to Prince William, Prince Harry, The Duchess of York, The Duchess of Gloucester  and the Earl of Ulster.

CLICK HERE to view Highgrove photocall. Prince William introduces Chris to his father, The Prince of Wales in front of the world's media.

TRAINING DRIVERS AT ALL LEVELS FOR ALL KINDS OF PURPOSE

Chris has taught learner drivers as an RAC Registered Driving Instructor/ Ministry of Transport Approved Driving Instructor. In the police service, he has taught at all  levels of advanced driving up to the coveted Advanced Class 1 level,  including pursuit driving,  999 driving,  high speed night driving, convoy driving, towing, PCV, LGV, skid pan instruction and training new driving instructors. He also taught  tactical vehicle deployment for riot situations, anti surveillance training for government ministerial and EEC Brussels drivers. He is a former Police Advanced Driving Examiner and a DSA Delegated PCV & LGV Driving Examiner.

TRUE HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING EXPERIENCE

Chris is one of a elite group of police instructors qualified to teach true high performance advanced driving on the public highway at speeds of up to 155 mph (as allowed by an Act of Parliament).  For more than 22 years Chris trained drivers at these speeds in complete safety, without leaving the road, having a collision or causing one, and not once activating the ABS, thanks to Roadcraft methods and a high visual driving horizon.

HOME OFFICE WORKING PARTY

Chris was a member of the Home Office working party that produced the 1994 edition of ‘Roadcraft’, the UK Police Driver Training Manual which has a worldwide reputation for excellence. Recently he acted as ‘critical friend’ to the Police Foundation production team for the newest 2008 edition of Roadcraft, which has been widely acclaimed. Chris is one of the instructors featured in the Roadcraft DVD made at Hendon in 1996.

RESEARCH ON CORNERING

Chris was involved with other experts in research to find the best and safest method of cornering on the public highway. This involved hours of controlled testing on the race track, using speed measuring devices to compare different cornering techniques, and different vehicles to compare their handling. The method that gave the safest and most consistent cornering was 'The Limit Point' used in Roadcraft, the official police driver's handbook.

DRIVER TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS

Chris is a former Driving Standards Agency (DSA) trained Delegated LGV/PCV Driving Examiner and a current DSA Approved Driving Instructor grade 6. Has a City & Guilds in Motor Vehicle Construction and Use and City & Guilds NVQ D32 D33 in Competence's in Training and Development.

Chris has a long association with both the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). He is President of  North Staffs IAM Group and President of South Devon RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Rider Group. He has been a member of the IAM since 1964 and passed  the pre-RoSPA League of Safe Drivers test in 1966 with a Gold class 1. Chris was a RoSPA Examiner 1980-2.

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