CET Fleet Driver Assessment

Assessment Details

• Name

• Licence Number

• Location
  Address

• Start Date & Time

  Date

• Vehicle

• Assessor

Vehicle & Pre drive checks

• Has the driver have access to a copy of the CET Company Driving Policy, FORS Policy Manual and the CET Road Safety Policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the driver have access to Smarter Driver vehicle inspection report and are they completing the daily inspections?

• Is the driver aware they must NOT use mobile phones whilst driving?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The vehicle is fitted with reversing alarms, camera systems and proximity sensors.<br>Does the driver know how to operate them correctly and safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the driver know how to secure loads properly?<br>And do they have enough straps to do this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Eye sight test

• Can the driver read a number plate at 20 metres?

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

Personal Safety around the vehicle

• Is the driver aware of the risk from slips and falls while exiting the vehicle - Uneven surfaces, Potholes and Kerbs - Three points of contact rule - clean up spills and dirt - defect checks - keep soles of footwear clean - follow safe systems of work for loading and unloading.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the driver aware of the most common security and terrorism threats, including fuel theft through syphoning - load theft through use of unsafe parking locations - diversion theft - hijacking and physical attacks on drivers - use of vehicles as a mobile weapon.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety consideration for passenger, pedestrians and other road users

• Was the driver considerate to other road users including cyclists?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Speed

• Did the driver obey the speed limits, if not please specify the road(s) where the speed limit was exceeded.

• Did the driver use the correct speed in relation to the road conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Space management - between other vehicles and cyclists

• Traffic queues

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Urban areas

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Rural areas

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Open road

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Motorway

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

Vehicle sympathy

• Overall smoothness

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Brakes

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Acceleration

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

Defensive driving

• Observation

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Mirror and signals

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Road position

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Hazard Identification

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

• Concentration

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

Attitude

• Did the driver have the a calm disposition towards driving?

  Practise Required

  Satisfactory

  Good

Highway questions

• What shape is a stop sign?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

• What shape is a give way sign?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

• On a road with no speed limit signs how do you know the speed limit?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

• What is the speed limit for a van on a dual carriageway?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

• What gap should we leave from the car in front when driving normally?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

• What gap should we leave behind the car in front at a junction?

  Answered correctly

  Answered incorrectly

Post assessment comments

• Did you as the assessor feel safe whilst accompanying the driver?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Assessor comments

• Driver comments

• Assessor Signature

  Sign

• Driver signature

  Sign