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 you will be expected to provide excellent customer service
along the way! The hours are very varied and are set by the
requirements of that 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 means that your passengers
and the type of work 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 Coach Driver Training Scheme pdf
Download Trainee Driver Application Form pdf