This week, the team at Beyond Driving has been back near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, delivering the final days of our Lantra 4×4 driver training course for the staff at Hawkins Electrical Ltd. As a follow-on from our earlier sessions, this week’s training focused on refining practical skills, reinforcing safety principles, and ensuring full compliance with health and safety regulations for the use of 4×4 vehicles in the workplace.
Why 4×4 Driver Training Matters for Utility and Site-Based Staff
Whether your team operates on construction sites, agricultural land, or remote infrastructure projects, driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle safely takes more than just a driving licence. Proper training reduces risks, improves efficiency, and helps businesses meet their legal duty of care to employees.
Our 4×4 driver training course ensures that drivers:
✅ Understand the capabilities and limitations of 4WD systems
✅ Perform safe pre-use checks and vehicle inspections
✅ Navigate rough, uneven, or muddy ground with confidence
✅ Avoid common mistakes that can lead to injury or vehicle damage
For Hawkins Electrical, this training is part of their commitment to staff safety and operational excellence across a variety of working environments.
Lantra 4×4 Training in Real-World Conditions
Training this week took place under sunny skies in Lincolnshire, providing the perfect setting for a blend of theory and practical instruction. Over the final days of training, Hawkins Electrical staff demonstrated improved control, risk awareness, and confident off-road driving technique on steep descents and rutted ground.
Each course is aligned to Lantra’s nationally recognised framework, ensuring consistency, quality, and evidence of compliance with workplace vehicle regulations. Our instructors also integrate real-world scenarios that are relevant to each client’s working environment.
Key Topics Covered in the Course
While every session is tailored to the client’s industry and needs, the core elements of our 4×4 driver training include:
- Introduction to 4WD systems and when to engage them
- Traction control and hill descent management
- Assessing and navigating terrain safely
- Route planning and vehicle positioning
- Driving techniques for mud, slopes, water, and ruts
- Avoiding unnecessary wear and damage
- Environmental responsibility and site protection
By the end of the course, Hawkins Electrical’s drivers had a full understanding of both vehicle operation and off-road decision making—essential skills for those working in the utilities and infrastructure sectors.
Meeting Workplace Health and Safety Requirements
Employers are legally required to provide suitable training for anyone operating work vehicles under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). The use of 4WD vehicles in the workplace falls within these guidelines.
Our Lantra-accredited 4×4 driver training:
✔️ Helps employers meet H&S obligations
✔️ Reduces accident and recovery incidents
✔️ Promotes safer working practices
✔️ Supports staff confidence and morale
As a training provider, Beyond Driving ensures your business receives both practical support and formal certification, making compliance straightforward and hassle-free.
Feedback from the Field: Hawkins Electrical
It’s been a pleasure to work with Hawkins Electrical again. Their commitment to high standards of safety and staff development makes them a great training partner. The final sessions this week were spent helping team members put their learning into practice in realistic terrain and under instructor guidance.
The positive energy, good humour, and perfect weather made for a great few days of training—and most importantly, we’re confident the team is now fully prepared to use their 4×4 vehicles confidently and compliantly in their daily roles.
Looking to Train Your Team?
If your staff use 4WD vehicles for work—whether in construction, utilities, estate management, or emergency response—Lantra 4×4 driver training provides the essential skills to drive safely and protect your workforce.
At Beyond Driving, we offer:
🔹 Fully accredited, nationally recognised training
🔹 On-site or mobile delivery throughout the UK
🔹 Training using your vehicles or ours
🔹 Optional bespoke modules (e.g. trailer handling, traction boards, winch use)
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Book 4×4 Driver Training
📧 Or contact us directly: enquiries@beyonddriving.co.uk
Beyond Driving – specialists in 4×4 driver training for industry, delivering confidence, compliance, and competence behind the wheel.
