What’s Driving Us Course (WDU)
Preparations for the UK leaving the EU may affect traffic and travel around the county. You must make sure you check journey times well before you travel, and plan your journey accordingly.
To attend this course you must have received a letter from the police.
The course lasts 4 hours, including tea and coffee at registration, and a further break will be provided. It takes place in a classroom type setting.
You can attend only one What's Driving Us course in 3 years. Any further offending will be dealt with by prosecution.
The course trainers have professional driver training backgrounds and follow national guidelines. The police do not participate in the course.
You can take the course in other areas in the UK, just search the police DORS website to attend a course outside of Kent.
Further information on this course can be found at National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme website
Before attending the What's Driving Us course you should:
- Agree to the terms and conditions (PDF, 148.1 KB)
- Read the medical fitness advice from GOV.UK. Make sure the DVLA are kept up to date.
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The course costs £90. You can pay by debit or credit card. This is non-refundable.
You must bring a valid photocard driving licence. If you do not have a photocard driving licence, the old style paper driving licence may be produced with another form of photographic identification.
Failure to produce photographic ID will result in no admittance onto the course and you will incur a rebooking fee.
For more information visit the NDORS website.
If you have any questions concerning your photo identification, which is a requirement to attend the course, you should contact Kent Driver Education team on 03000 41 82 82, well in advance of your course date.
If you currently have a paper licence, you may wish to apply to exchange your paper driver licence to photo driver licence.
If you have lost, damaged or had your drivers licence stolen, apply for a replacement online.
Please make sure you arrive on time.
If you are late you will not be allowed to participate. This could lead to a re-booking fee if we can offer a new course date, or your case being returned to the police.
| Location name | Address |
|---|---|
| Innovation Centre | Innovation Centre Medway |
| Oakwood House Hotel | Oakwood House Hotel Oakwood Park Maidstone Kent ME16 8AE |
**Addresses shown above correspond with those Royal Mail hold.