Blue Light trg - or not.........

[kurt535]

Hi,

Are there any people here who can definitvely confirm what course a person must evidence to be deemed blue light appropriate?

The reason I ask is because I have always assumed the previous 3-week, now 4-week future quals course was the gold standard for ambulance crew.

sadly, ive come across private company drivers in the last few weeks who admit to only receiving 1 hour of training (yes you read correctly).

Ive trawled the 2006 act; appreciate the NHS see the L3 as gold standard but wonder what would happen if these people had an RTC on blues?

Feedback welcome!

[vonhosen]

Reg 19 of Road Safety Act 2006 isn't in play yet as far as I'm aware, so there isn't a definitive legal requirement.

[Oldandslow]

I drove for a volunteer organisation and only got cursory training that basically checked I could drive a big white van. First blue light run was somewhat "exciting". Each organisation's programme is probably different and budget constrained.

[kurt535]

Ty; both comments valid. I had a look online for any test cases where a driver on a day/week course had an RTC and i couldn't find any. So I guess that means its either ok or there haven't been any in that scenario!

[LosingGrip]

Friend who is an ECA had a four week blue light course down in SWAST.

[Psycho Warren]

If there was a flurry of accidents, I imagine the insurance companies would put a stop to it quicker than legislation ever would.