4x4 Instructor Training

As always, there's a debate surrounding what qualifications a 4x4 instructor should hold, so we have done our research and updated our comprehensive 4x4 Instructor Training article on the Beyond 4x4 website.

Yes, 4x4 Instructors still need to be DSA ADIs, they still need a H&S qualification, a First Aid qualification, a 4x4 Operator's qualification, 5 years of experience off-road driving and a comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of off-road vehicles.

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4x4 Training Devon

As many of you may know, we're now bringing our full range of off-road driver and ATV rider training courses to Devon. 4x4 Training in Devon can be run at the client's site, if suitable, or at our Lantra-Awards Approved off-road training venue in the north of the county.

We can provide full Sit-In and Sit-Astride ATV certification across Devon and the south-west, including Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. We can also provide 4x4 familiarisation in the workplace, with the more extensive and specialised off-road training being undertaken at our site.

4x4 Training Devon - On and Off-Road Driver and ATV Rider Training

Quad Bike and ATV Training Devon, Dorset & Somerset

We've been running training courses for off-road drivers, ATV and Quad Bike operators across the South West of England for several years now, but we now have a dedicated base in the area. This means that we can visit your riders and drivers in the workplace more simply, for shorter courses and at shorter notice if required.

So whether you're looking for 4x4 Training in Devon, at our Lantra approved site, or would like us to visit your workplace to deliver ATV or Quad Bike Training in Dorset and Somerset, please get in touch as we would be more than happy to help you.

Lantra ATV Training

We've just spent a wonderful week training the gardeners, forestry and game staff at Holkham Hall. Quad bikes featured on a few days, but one of the best bits of the week was a day of Sit-In ATV Training. The staff were looking to replace their John Deere Gator, so we were lucky enough to have the Gator, a JCB Workmax, a Polaris Ranger and a Kawasaki Mule to compare side by side.

Lantra ATV Training

There were pros and cons for all the vehicles and they all have a niche in which they fit, so I won't pick a favourite, but having the chance to test each vehicle was invaluable.

Quad Bike Gritter and Snowplough ATV training

Due to the unexpected snow over this winter, several organisations have recently contacted us regarding training their employees in how to safely operate a quad bike, with a trailed gritter and attached snowplough.

We have been running these courses for clients across the UK. The Lantra-Awards Sit-Astride ATV course includes the option for trailed equipment, and attachments like the snowplough. It also includes the option for a 'level ground only' course, which can often be undertaken at your workplace. This minimises disruption, and eliminates staff travel and overtime requirements, as the course can be completed in one day.

However, we have found that many of the quad bikes and snowploughs have not been particularly suitable for the job, with some suppliers selling companies manually clutched bikes, bikes which are not road legal, despite being sold as such, and other bikes simply being unsuitable for the purpose. Often, the cheaper snowploughs supplied have simply not been able to deal with the job they were sold for. We have also been disappointed to find that suppliers (who have seen a niche in the market and jumped at it) have been giving some very odd advice, sometimes with serious legal and H&S implications.

At Beyond Driving, we are always happy to offer email or phone advice for free, whether you decide to take training with us or not, so please, if you're thinking of equipping your staff with a quad bike, snow-plough or trailed gritter - please get in touch.

info@BeyondDriving.co.uk

Update (11/11/2012): We've recently added a page to our site dedicated to the ATV and Quad Bike with Snowplough and Gritter Training Courses we have run for many of our clients.

Quad Bike Courses and 4x4 Training in Scotland

We've been doing more and more training courses with ATV operators and quad bike riders requiring Lantra certification recently, so we've added a few more specific pages so that people can find us:

Quad Bike and 4x4 Training Dumfries and Galloway
4x4 and Quad Bike Training Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire

We've mainly been providing Quad Bike Courses in the workplace, for industrial clients such as Scottish Coal, but we've also been invited to some of the most picturesque areas of the country by some incredibly professional forestry contractors.

As ever, we've been working with Protec Training to provide the Lantra 4x4 course at their Ayrshire Off-Road Training venue and instructor and asessor's courses for international clients.

Lake District Quad Biking

We do quite a lot of work with activity centres who need their quad trek instructors training up to the Lantra ATV certification.

Though many of these centres run enjoyable treks, we've rarely found one we're happy to recommend, until we visited the guys at Lake District Quad Treks, who run quad biking tours across the Lakes. Their ethos of sustainable trekking, high safety standards and attention to detail really surprised us.


The company has grown out of Paul Chuter's Quad and ATV Sales and Servicing company based just north of Keswick, and their road legal Can-Am single and 2 seater quad bikes are excellent, and of course maintained to the highest standard.