Bedfordshire

Overview

Mat is a highly experienced advanced driving professional with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in specialist police driving and close protection operations.

As a serving Personal Protection Officer within the Metropolitan Police Service’s Royalty & Specialist Protection command, Mat brings an exceptional depth of operational driving expertise, risk management capability and instructional skill to advanced driver development.

Alongside his police career, Mat is a DVSA Approved Driving Instructor and qualified Special Branch Advanced Driving Assessor, delivering driver training across all levels, from complete beginners to advanced and emergency response drivers.

Professional Overview

Mat is a results-oriented, client-focused instructor specialising in:

• Advanced driver training and assessment
• Close protection and specialist police driving
• Emergency response driving techniques
• Fleet and corporate driver development

Experience

• Personal Protection Officer, Royalty & Specialist Protection, Metropolitan Police Service
• Close protection driving for Prime Ministers, Heads of State and members of Royal families in the UK and overseas
• Special Branch Advanced Driving Assessor since 2014
• Planning Officer for the Close Protection operation at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Armed Diplomatic Protection Officer at key government sites including Downing Street and the Palace of Westminster
• DVSA Approved Driving Instructor delivering tuition from beginner to advanced level

Instructor & Assessor Credentials

Mat holds an extensive portfolio of advanced and specialist credentials:

• DVSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)
• Special Branch Advanced Driving Assessor
• Level 1 Advanced Police Driver
• National Protection Driving Course (NPDC)
• Anti-Hijack Driving Course (AHJ)
• Hostile Environment Training (HET)
• Standard Police Motorcyclist
• SIA Licensed (Close Protection level)
• First Aid at Work (FAW) and Close Protection Medic

Specialist Police & Protection Background

Mat served with the Metropolitan Police Service since 2004, progressing through the Diplomatic Protection Group to the elite Royalty & Specialist Protection command.

His operational experience includes close protection driving in armoured vehicles, anti-hijack and off-road techniques, and the strategic planning of complex protection operations for VVIPs both in the UK and internationally.

Core Skills

• Advanced and specialist driving instruction and assessment
• Close protection and defensive driving
• Strategic planning and operational coordination
• Risk management and threat assessment
• Communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Mentoring and staff development