Vehicle Immobiliser licence

Training content

The training for a Vehicle Immobiliser licence takes 35 hours. The training includes:

Part 1 - Knowledge based training and assessment (21 hours)

Aim

To develop knowledge and skills regarding the roles and responsibilities of the vehicle immobiliser:

• Introduction to wheel clamping and removals
• Introduction to the history of the service, the clamp and relevant legislation
• (Private Security Industry Act 2001)
• Signs, lines and enforcement vehicles
• Vehicle registration marks
• Health and safety
• When to clamp and when to remove vehicles
• Vehicle tow away
• Completing paperwork
• Practical case studies (clamping, removal and paperwork)
• Use of photography
• The payment process
• Procedures for start and end of shift
• Discretionary parking
• Standards of behaviour
• Equal opportunities
• Appeals

Part 2 - Practical scenario based training and assessment (14 hours)

Aim

To develop knowledge and skills in communication and conflict management:

• Avoiding conflict and reducing risk
• Defusing conflict
• Resolving conflict
• Post incident considerations and learning from conflict

Qualification exemptions

You may be exempt from part of this qualification if you have successfully achieved a qualification in vehicle immobilization, or other parking enforcement related activities, which has been accredited by a UK qualifications regulatory authority (e.g. Qualification Curriculum Authority, Scottish Qualification Authority), you may be exempt from part 1 of the core competency training, for further details please call the office, you must however attend and pass part 2.