Coach Driver Training Scheme

Thank you for your interest in our coach driver training scheme. If you are new to the coach industry and are thinking of a change in career, then you will of course have many questions concerning the practicalities of becoming a qualified coach driver. You will also be interested in the benefits in the job and your longer term prospects in the industry.

We have attempted in this guide to answer these questions in order to help you make your decision on whether to take up coach driving as a professional career.

So what does the job entail?

Coach driving is a professional vocation and is probably the most challenging driving job there is. This is because you will be transporting different people and different age groups from 4 year olds to 90 year olds to different places every day and the customers will expect you to know where you are going and to provide excellent customer service along the way!

The hours are very varied and are set by the requirements of the particular days hire and of course every hire and every day are often very different. The coach industry of course is also very much subject  to seasonal demand, with all coach operators being much busier in the summer than the winter. Having said that, there are strict drivers' hours regulations in force, which are designed to protect drivers from being overworked and becoming over-tired, especially at peak times.

Furthermore, working at Lucketts Travel means that your passengers and the type of work you undertake will vary greatly every day. One day you could be transporting a party of school children to a zoo, the next day it could be the local W.I. or National Trust Group going to visit some gardens or perhaps a stately home. Also of course, once you are more experienced you could be doing holiday touring work in this country or overseas.

One of the many benefits of being a coach driver apart from the fact that the work, as highlighted above is so varied, is that you are more or less "your own boss" while you are out on the road, and your efforts to please your passengers will create tremendous job satisfaction.

Download the  Lucketts Coach Driver Training Scheme  pdf

Download Trainee Driver Application Form pdf