Under 25s Defensive Driver Training

This course has been designed to prepare drivers, under 25, for the risks they may face out on the roads. As the most inexperienced of fully licenced drivers on our roads, the P plater demographics are the most at risk Australians on our roads.

HART's Under 25s Defensive Driving courses are conducted by fully accredited instructors that have many years of driver training experience at all levels, from learner to advanced. All HART instructors are Transport for NSW licenced driving instructors that hold a Certificate IV in Driving Instruction together with a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

The course is run at our purpose-built facility where participants will complete practical driving exercises aimed at developing their driving skills to make them more aware, alert and prepared.

The course covers all topics listed below plus more:

• Vision as the cornerstone of all driving.
• Hazards, distractions & risk
• Dealing with attitudes and awareness
• Developing a culture of pre-planning
• Occupant safety – correct set-up of cabin
• Vehicle blind spots
• Modern motor vehicle technology vs the old cars that Mum & Dad learned to drive in
• Tyre maintenance and correct pressures
• Reaction time and braking
• Safe following distance, i.e. 3 second gap
• Emergency braking activities – dry, wet and loose surface
• Braking to a point
• Driving on unsealed roads
• Driving on country roads

Minimum Provisional Driver Licence

Five working days’ notice is required to change all bookings, and a 10% administration fee will apply with no refunds available for the following situations

• Lateness in attending the course
• Proof of identity issues
• Delays caused by traffic or motor vehicle incidents
• Bad weather conditions
• Failure to attend your course or remedial lesson