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25th November 2008 -Driver
safety crusader wins Director of the Year award
Passionate road safety advocate Chris Howell has become the Institute
of Directors ‘South East Director of the Year’ in the
category for organisations of between £5 and 24 million turnover.
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21st November 2008 -
Berkshire driving experts take top regional award
Crowthorne-based driving education specialist DriveTech (UK) plc
emerged as outright winners of the 2008 Thames Valley Business Magazine
Awards, having been presented with the highly prized accolade ‘Thames
Valley Business of the Year’.
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10th November 2008 -
DriveTech provides a vital element for Total Fleet
The Berkshire-based driver education specialist, DriveTech, has been
chosen as sole supplier of driver risk management products and services
to Total Fleet Services, one of the largest UK fleet management companies.
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13th October 2008 -
DriveTech technique plus Vauxhall technology makes for a powerful
combo
81 miles per gallon out of a half laden Vauxhall Combo van? Yes,
it IS possible, as Steve Johnson, Director of Communications for driver
education specialist DriveTech, proved last week on the UK’s
largest fuel economy event, the MPG Marathon.
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30th September 2008
- Cordek put at-work drivers on a safety first footing
Publicity surrounding the impact of the Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act on fleets provided the catalyst for West Sussex-based
company Cordek to focus on introducing a range of driver risk management
initiatives.
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25th September 2008
- DriveTech make competitors' green with envy
Last Thursday night, before an audience of some 300 industry peers
(and the Deputy Mayor of London) at Twickenham Rugby Ground, DriveTech
was awarded the accolade ‘Driver Training Company of the Year’
in the 2008 Green Fleet Awards.
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25th September 2008
- Green light for green techniques amongst the green valleys
DriveTech’s Director of Communications, Steve Johnson, will
be driving an official Vauxhall entry in the MPG Marathon, which takes
place on October 8th and 9th over a challenging 400+ mile route across
Wales.
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25th September 2008
- Unprecedented demand for fuel saving courses
Even before the latest round of fuel price hikes, leading driver
education provider DriveTech was experiencing an increase in demand
for its Eco Driving courses but in recent weeks the brakes have really
come off and enquiries have seen an unprecedented rise.
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23rd September 2008
- DriveTech geared up for new truck and bus training
Thanks to an EU Directive, most coach and bus drivers will have to
invest in additional training from September 10 this year, and the
Berkshire-based driving safety specialist, DriveTech, has created
a dedicated new division to meet the needs of both individuals and
companies throughout the UK.
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19th September 2008
- Derbyshire Police launch new Speed Awareness Scheme
New speed awareness courses are being made available in Derbyshire
as an alternative to penalty points and a fine - with more than 1,000
people already taking part.
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12th September 2008
- ING Car Lease launches new risk assist product to combat grey fleet
concerns
ING Car Lease has revamped its well-established risk management product,
Risk Assist, to improve driver involvement in safety programmes and
lighten the burden of running such schemes for fleet managers.
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8th September 2008 -
Camden Vauxhall provides vehicles for innovative learner driver scheme
An innovative new learner driver scheme is working in partnership
with the Camden Retail Vauxhall dealership in Aylesbury for the supply
of vehicles.
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5th September 2008 -
Eco driving element introduced to the driving test but DriveTech Advantage
is ahead of the game
From Wednesday September 10, everybody sitting a UK driving test
will be assessed on their understanding of so-called ‘Eco-safe’ driving
techniques.
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1st September 2008 -
Slough man helps launch radical new learner driver course
Slough-based driving expert Craig McCall will be one of the first
driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become
a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.
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28th August 2008 - DriveTech
adds new dimension to the GM UK Fleet proposition
DriveTech, the leading independent provider of driver-safety related
services to the corporate sector, is to work in partnership with GM
UK Fleet to enable its clients to take advantage of DriveTech’s
wide range of driver risk and fleet running cost-reducing services.
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15th August 2008 - Feedwater
puts at-work driver safety in fast lane
A desire to ensure that a pro-active, robust and comprehensive occupational
road risk management strategy is in place prompted specialist industrial
water treatment company, Feedwater Ltd, to involve leading provider
DriveTech.
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1st August 2008 - Speed
Awareness Scheme implementation made simpler
Thames Valley Police (TVP) has now published a National Driver Offender
Re-training Scheme (NDORS) framework agreement, as a result of an
extensive tendering process it completed earlier this year.
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8th July 2008 - Center
Parcs puts safety first to curb vehicle damage
Safety is paramount for short break holiday operator, Center Parcs,
which is why the company has introduced additional equipment to its
vehicles and is putting staff through a comprehensive occupational
road risk management programme.
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7th July 2008 - Twyford
woman helps launch radical new learner driver course
Twyford-based driving expert Hannah Toakley will be one of the first
driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become
a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.
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7th July 2008 -Aylesbury
man helps launch radical new learner driver course
Aylesbury-based driving expert Mark Lewis will be one of the first
driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become
a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.
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7th July 2008 - A
radical new way of learning to drive
The award-winning Berkshire-based driver education specialist DriveTech
(UK) plc is entering the learner driver market for the first time,
with a product which it feels will be the blueprint for the future.
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1st July 2008 - Acknowledged
learner driver expert joins DriveTech
In a bold move, the UK’s leading driving education specialist,
DriveTech (UK) plc, has secured the services of the Fleet & Strategic
Projects Manager at the AA Driving School, Steve Fothergill.
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12th June 2008 - HRH
Prince Michael of Kent supports Safe Drive Stay Alive
A special performance of Safe Drive Stay Alive took place in High
Wycombe on Monday (9/6), which was attended by HRH Prince Michael
of Kent GCVO.
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6th June 2008 - New
scheme tackles red light jumping in London
A new measure to cut the number of people killed or seriously injured
by red light jumping has been introduced by the London Safety Camera
Partnership.
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20th May 2008 - Educated
drivers prefer slower speeds by up to 10 times
New research published today has demonstrated that the attitudes
among drivers educated after committing a speeding offence shows they
have much improved intentions to drive within the limit.
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30th April 2008 - Another
senior appointment at DriveTech
Rapidly expanding risk management specialist DriveTech (UK) plc has
attracted yet another prominent member of staff from a direct competitor.
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29th April 2008 -
A new look for well known fleet brand
Visitors to stand M67 at the Fleet Business Show (Business Design
Centre, Islington, London, april 29 and 30) will be the very first
to see the new corporate image of leading UK drive risk management
company DriveTech (UK) plc.
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29th April 2008 -
Better driving means better business
DriveTech is using the opportunity of exhibiting at the Fleet Business
Show (The Business Design Centre, Islington, London on April 29 and
30) to re-iterate its commitment to the DfT’s ‘Driving
for Better Business’ programme, which aims to publicise best
practice in the area of occupational driver risk management.
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29th April 2008 -
Online tool acts like virtual administrator
DriveTech (UK) plc (Stand M67) will reveal today at the Fleet Business
Show (Business Design Centre, Islington, London, April 29 and 30)
a revised version of its DrivingMonitor
product, the only system a fleet manager will ever need to
manage fleet safety effectively and remain compliant with the ever
increasingly amount of health and safety-related legislation.
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22nd April 2008 - Arval’s
journey from ‘zero to hero’
Occupational road risk exposure at Arval, one of Europe’s leading
fleet and fuel management companies, is officially low, according
to an independent audit by the AA. The programme of change has led
to Arval, which now has about 400 company car drivers, join the Government’s
‘Driving for Better Business’ programme, which is managed
by RoadSafe, and become one of its ‘Business Champions’.
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1st April 2008 - Ground-breaking
Young Driver Scheme launched
A ground-breaking education scheme for drivers under 25 caught committing
moving road traffic offences was launched by His Royal Highness Prince
Michael of Kent GCVO on 1 April.
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28th March 2008 - Bank
of Scotland Chairman visits award-winning Berkshire company
Peter Cummins, Chairman of the Bank of Scotland, took time out from
his busy work schedule to visit the headquarters of DriveTech (UK)
plc in Crowthorne, near Bracknell in late March.
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26th February 2008 -
Thatcham employees on the road to safer driving with DriveTech
Safety is in the DNA of Thatcham, The Motor Insurance Repair Research
Centre, which is why the driving skills and behind-the-wheel attitude
of the organisation’s 130 car-driving staff is now being assessed.
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15th January 2008 -
DriveTech pumps up the volume
Recognising that it needs to increase the reach of its communications
to both stake-holders and the media, Berkshire-based driver safety
specialist DriveTech has appointed a Director of Communications for
the first time.
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11th January 2008 -
Tower Bridge speeders offered lessons in safety
City of London Police is set to be the first force in the country
to offer a speed awareness workshop to drivers caught exceeding a
20mph limit.
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13th December 2007 -
DriveTech is runner up in Bank of Scotland Corporate 'Entrepreneur
of the Year' Grand Finale
Berkshire-based DriveTech (UK) plc was runner-up in last night’s
Grand Finale of the Bank of Scotland Corporate ‘Entrepreneur
of the Year’ awards.
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10th December 2007 -
Police encourage drivers to check their eyesight
As part of the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership strategy of
improving road safety, Thames Valley Police together with The Optika
Clulow Group and DriveTech UK have today launched an initiative that
enables attendees at educational workshops at their Upper Heyford
site to assess their own eyesight and to take up an offer of a free
sight test at a local optician.
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7th December 2007 -
DriveTech (UK) wins £5M Bank of Scotland award
Leading driver risk management and training company DriveTech (UK)
plc has won the South England and South Wales regional award in the
Bank of Scotland Corporate £25 million Entrepreneurial Challenge.
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6th December 2007 -
100,000 drivers back education over punishment
In the last four and a half years, more than 100,000 drivers in the
Thames Valley Police region have opted to attend the Urban Roads Speed
Awareness Workshop, run by DriveTech (UK) plc.
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23rd November 2007 -
DriveTech (UK) is runner-up in Thames Valley 'Business of the Year'
awards
On Tuesday 22nd November 2007, DriveTech (UK) was named as the runner-up
in the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards category for 'Business
of the Year'.
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19th November 2007 -
Young disqualified drivers are cause for corporate concern
Jim Kirkwood, Managing Director of DriveTech (UK) comments on recent
Driving Standards Agency statistics on disqualified young drivers
and why they are important to corporate organisations.
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16th October 2007 -
DriveTech confirmed as Platinum Sponsors of Safe Drive Stay Alive
2007
DriveTech (UK) plc have today confirmed that, for the second successive
year, they are headline sponsors of the Thames Valley Safe Drive Stay
Alive roadshow, aimed at educating young drivers about responsible
and safe driving.
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8th October 2007 - Nick
Barley appointed new non-executive director at DriveTech (UK) plc
The board of DriveTech (UK) plc have now confirmed the appointment
of Nick Barley as a non-executive director with special responsibility
for strategic planning and innovation.
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01 October 2007 - A
new driving force as DriveTech (UK) and Driving Services merge
Today, the boards of DriveTech (UK) plc and Driving Services Limited
have announced that the two companies have merged to create a new
force in the fleet risk management, driver assessment and driver education
marketplaces.
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27 September 2007 -
DriveTech named as UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist 2007-8
The Institute of Transportation Management (ITM) has today announced
DriveTech as the 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist for 2007-8'.
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11 September 2007 -
Direct Communications drives to a safer future with £20,000
insurance premium saving
Insurance premiums have been slashed by £20,000 on a high-mileage
fleet that clocks up an average 1.4 million miles a year following
the successful implementation of a comprehensive road risk management
programme.
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7
September 2007 - Call
Divert
Workshop
proves popular option for
mobile phone
offenders
More
than 3,100 drivers have been caught
driving while using a hand-held
mobile phone
in the last six months
since tougher penalties were introduced on 27 February this year.
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7
August 2007 - DriveTech comments on recent Corporate Manslaughter
Act announcement
Jim Kirkwood, managing director of DriveTech (UK), said: "We are
delighted that the uncertainty surrounding the corporate manslaughter
and corporate homicide legislation is now over and that businesses
can now plan with more certainty in the knowledge that the Act will
be implemented from April next year.
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4 July 2007 - DriveTech's
Speed Awareness Schemes profiled in BBC Radio 4's Law in Action
Clive Coleman, from BBC Radio 4's Law in Action programme, www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/lawinaction,
recently attended a Speed Awareness Workshop at DriveTech (UK)'s training
centre in Islington, North London. Here is transcript of the interview
broadcast on 3 July 2007.
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26 June 2007 - DriveTech
offers advice when driving abroad
As quoted in June's Fleet World magazine, Jim Kirkwood, DriveTech's
managing director stresses the importance of ensuring that the vehicle
is serviced before driving abroad. 'Some vehicle equipment may be
compulsory abroad. For example, a warning triangle is compulsory in
most European countries as are headlamp beam deflectors and a GB sticker.'
'Fatigue is also a key concern especially if you are travelling to
your final destination by plane, and then hiring an unfamiliar care,
with unfamiliar controls and on unfamiliar roads. Drivers should always
try and get a good night's sleep before setting off, plan the journey
wisely and take regular breaks every two hours.'
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31 May 2007 - SAFED
for Vans wins Environment Award
Jim Kirkwood, DriveTech's Managing Director comments on the recent
announcement that the SAFED for Vans programme, which offers advanced
driving skills to van drivers, has won the Environment Award in the
2007 Van Fleet World Honours. The trophy was presented at a special
ceremony held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall in late May.
"We're delighted that the SAFED for Vans programme which DriveTech
(UK) and Momenta collaboratively piloted and rolled out has been recognised
as a major success. CO2 issues are clearly on the agenda of businesses
both large and small. This innovative scheme has proven, beyond doubt,
that focused and appropriate driver training can make a difference,
not only to road safety but the environment as well.
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21 May 2007 - Safe and
enjoyable high performance car driving
As quoted in May's Fleet World magazine, Jim Kirkwood, DriveTech's
managing director said "In many respects, driving a high performance
car requires the same skills - for example, hazard awareness, observation
techniques and speed control - as a family saloon. The key difference
is discipline.
By definition, high performance company car drivers are invariably
driving on public roads, not on a race track, and so need to balance
the chance to enjoy and experience their car's performance as well
as giving themselves the time and space to respond to a hazard. This
requires even more discipline to ensure that they have 'room to manoeuvre'
if they need to. For instance, there is little point on having the
best brakes in the world if you are distracted when driving or hoping
that the car behind can stop as quickly as you can!
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2 April 2007 - Thames
Valley Speeding scheme expanded
Motorists will be given extra opportunities to assess and improve
their driving after being caught speeding as part of an expansion
of the Thames Valley Speed Awareness Scheme.
From 1 April, Thames Valley Police will be adopting the full Association
of Chief Police Officer (ACPO) guidelines for speed awareness schemes
and broadening the programme. This means around 30 per cent more drivers
and riders caught speeding will be given the option of attending the
Thames Valley Speed Awareness Scheme instead of getting points on
their licence.
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28 February 2007 - Risk
management focus delivers major benefits to Sainsbury's Online shopping
service
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has evolved its ‘tick box’
driver safety course into a comprehensive, occupational risk management
programme across its home delivery fleet.
A driver assessment and training programme, introduced four years
ago at the supermarket group in conjunction with DriveTech (UK), has
developed into a multi-faceted, incident-reduction programme focused
on the company’s rapidly-expanding 800-strong home delivery
fleet and its drivers.
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29 January 2007 - Thames
Valley Police plan ‘Call Divert’ workshop for drivers
with DriveTech (UK)
Thames Valley Police will be launching a new education workshop called
‘Call Divert’ for motorists who are caught using a hand-held
mobile phone while driving.
The new workshop will be offered to offenders across the region from
27 February when tough new penalties are introduced for the offence
nationwide. The first Call Divert workshops will take place in April
2007.
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18 December 2006 - DriveTech's
predictions for 2007
Fleets should focus on five key operational areas in 2007 that will
cut costs and improve road safety, says Jim Kirkwood, managing director
of DriveTech (UK) plc.
He predicts that eco-safe driving will become the
fleet industry buzz phrase in 2007 as, under pressure from legislative
and fiscal measures, companies increasingly adopt ‘green’
transport policies featuring hybrid vehicles, bio-fuels and safe and
fuel efficient driver training.
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11 December 2006 - Is
speeding a 'real' anti-social behaviour?
Today, research from Reading University highlights that 'speeding'
is top of the league when it comes to anti social behaviour.
Commenting on the announcement, Jim Kirkwood, managing director,
DriveTech (UK) said; 'This research clearly demonstrates that driving
excessive or inappropriate speed affects the quality of life of many
people in communities up and down the UK and is therefore of major
public concern. We believe that this research will help increase the
moral impetus for drivers to show more respect for other road users,
especially those outside the vehicle such as child/adult pedestrians
& cyclists'.
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13 November 2006 - Vehicle
Technology - The benefits and the risks during winter
Wet roads, fog and freezing driving conditions are a recipe for disaster
on Britain’s roads, so understanding how the raft of safety
technology fitted to today’s cars can aid safe driving is essential.
Department for Transport road casualty figures reveal that November
and December are the worst months for deaths and injuries on the UK’s
roads.
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6 November 2006 - DriveTech
underpins launch of Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow
Stormbreaker’s Alex Pettyfer and Dani Harmer who plays the
BBC character Tracey Beaker, are just some of the stars turning out
on Monday 6th November 2006 to support a massive new campaign to make
young drivers and passengers aware of the risks on the roads.
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30 October 2006 - DriveTech
selected as finalist for Thames Valley Business of the Year award
It was announced today that DriveTech (UK) plc has been selected
as a finalist for the Thames Valley Business of the Year award. The
winner of the award will be announced on Thursday 23rd November 2006
at Wentworth by the Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne MP.
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20 October 2006 - DriveTech
sponsors Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow
DriveTech (UK) plc have announced that they have become a platinum
sponsor of the Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow that will take place
in early November 2006 across the Thames Valley - see http://www.safedrive.org.uk.
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29 September 2006 -
Portable in-car technology - what are the risks and rewards?
Today, many fleet managers are faced with a dilemma - whether to
encourage the use of portable in-car technology to improve business
efficiency or whether to discourage their use on the basis that they
can increase a driver's exposure to occupational road risk.
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18 August 2006 - DriveTech
becomes a publicly limited company (plc)
The board of DriveTech has today (Friday 18th August 2006) confirmed
that DriveTech is officially a 'publicly limited company' and, as
a result, the company will now be known as DriveTech (UK) plc.
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7 August 2006 - DriveTech
(UK) starts operation of UK's largest ever driver training contract
- the London Speed Awareness Scheme
Motorists, caught speeding marginally above the 30mph speed limit,
have today attended the first London Speed Awareness Scheme Workshops,
as an alternative to receiving three penalty points on their licence
and a £60 fixed penalty fine.
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1 August 2006 - Speed
awareness scheme in Thames Valley expanded
Motorists will be given extra opportunities to assess and improve
their driving after being caught speeding as part of an expansion
of the Thames Valley Police Speed Awareness Scheme.
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26 July 2006 - Three
points or new thinking about speeding?
Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police Service, are introducing
speed awareness workshops for some speeding offenders as part of a
long term educational strategy in a bid to influence driving behaviour.
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3 July 2006 - DriveTech
(UK)'s growth continues…
A business update from Jim Kirkwood, Managing Director, DriveTech
(UK) Limited
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28 June 2006 - Personal
Security while driving highlighted in RoadSafe magazine
Jim Kirkwood, managing director of DriveTech (UK), explains why personal
security training, as part of a driver training programme, should
be considered as a key component of an employer’s duty of care
to an employee..
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9 May 2006 - DriveTech &
RoSPA launch new advanced test for business drivers
The first advanced driving test designed purely for business drivers
was launched today by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
and DriveTech (UK) Limited in an effort to cut deaths and injuries
on Britain’s roads.
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4 May 2006 - ATS Euromaster introduces
innovative Safe2Drive scheme
ATS Euromaster is raising the bar in employee safety, with the introduction
of its innovative Safe2Drive scheme for all
employees who drive while ‘at work’.
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3 April 2006 - CLM Fleet
Management partners with DriveTech to deliver 'CLM drive assured'
- a comprehensive strategy for reducing road risk
A major new initiative designed to enable organisations to improve
their occupational road risk management has been launched by CLM Fleet
Management Plc in conjunction with specialist risk management, driver
assessment and training provider DriveTech (UK).
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21 March 2006 - Dow’s
30-year commitment to managing road safety sees accidents reduce to
record low
A 30-year commitment to managing occupational road risk is paying
dividends for two of Britain’s most safety-conscious companies
that ended 2005 with a record low number of vehicle accidents.
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13 March 2006 - Ashley
Giles launches Professional Cricketers’ Association - Safe Driving
Campaign in partnership with DriveTech (UK)
England and Warwickshire cricket hero, Ashley Giles, has launched
the Professional Cricketers' Association's (PCA) latest player initiative,
in association with Volkswagen Touareg, its "Safe Driving Campaign".
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2 February 2006 - High
demand from van operators for SAFED new greener driving scheme
Van operators drivers are being urged to enrol swiftly after massive
interest within hours of SAFED launch. SAFED, the Department for Transport's
(DfT) new Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) scheme, officially
launched by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling last week, aims to
encourage safer, cleaner and cheaper driving for Britain's van operators
and drivers.
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1 February 2006 - Direct
Communications takes the journey with DriveTech (UK) to a safer future
A spate of accidents involving vehicles on a high-mileage fleet operated
by family-run Direct Communications led to the company embarking on
The Journey - the A-Z strategic occupational risk management programme
developed by DriveTech (UK) Limited.
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26 January 2006 - DriveTech
and Momenta publish report on SAFED pilot scheme for van drivers
DriveTech and Momenta have worked in close consultation over the
past few months to design a course that is practicable and follows
the principles of SAFED for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV).
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25 January 2006 - Department
for Transport announces SAFED Scheme for van drivers
Van drivers will soon benefit from a new advanced driving scheme
launched by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling today.
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24 January 2006 - Speeding
motorists in Northumbria opt for education over punishment
Over 1,400 motorists caught speeding by Northumbria Police have taken
up the option of attending a speed awareness workshop, instead of
paying a fixed penalty fine and getting three points on their licence,
within the first seven weeks of the scheme operating.
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9 January 2006 - Speeding
drivers get help with new DriveTech (UK) course
Drivers with more than six penalty points on their licence are being
helped to demonstrate a real commitment to safer driving with the
launch by DriveTech (UK) of a speed recognition course.
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22 November 2005 - DriveTech
(UK) holds 15th birthday celebrations as business booms
It's party time at DriveTech (UK), the country's leading provider
of at-work driving risk management, driver assessment and driver training
solutions, as the company celebrates its 15th birthday and record
business volumes.
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26 October 2005 - DriveTech
publishes Road Risk Report 7
Issue 7 of DriveTech's Road Risk Report series has now been published
and can be downloaded from this website.
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3 October 2005 - Global
IT services company launches UK driver safety programme with DriveTech
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC:NYSE), a leading global IT services
company, is implementing a comprehensive driver safety programme aimed
at all UK employees who drive on business.
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23 September 2005 - Northumbria
police and DriveTech (UK) join forces to offer road users education
instead of punishment
Speeding motorists and motorcyclists across Northumbria are to be
given the option of attending a speed awareness course instead of
a fixed penalty fine as part of one of the UK’s largest ever
driver and rider education schemes.
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19 September 2005 - High-mileage
fleet clocks on with DriveTech to promote a safety-first culture
Concern for the well-being of all at-work drivers and a desire to
be viewed as a safety-conscious employer has resulted in National
Milk Records (NMR) launching a comprehensive risk management programme.
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1 September 2005 - Venson
unites with DriveTech to put companies on the road to safer driving
with new six-point action plan
A major new initiative designed to enable organisations to improve
their occupational road risk management has been launched by Venson
Group in conjunction with specialist risk management provider DriveTech
(UK).
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24 August 2005 - Northumbria
Police choose DriveTech (UK) to deliver Northumbria's speed awareness
scheme
Following a thorough review of Speed Awareness Schemes (SAS) throughout
the UK, Northumbria Police has chosen DriveTech to deliver Northumbria's
speed awareness workshops from December 2005.
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23 August 2005 - DriveTech
encourages pro-active management of fixed penalties to highlight driver
risk
Fixed penalty fines have almost become part of British life as the
number of drivers receiving notices reaches unprecedented levels.
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02 August 2005 - Red
Bull puts energy into driver training with bespoke DriveTech (UK)
programme
Apart from the London-based company’s 84 company car drivers,
university students who drive the company’s unique ‘Energy
Team’ cars, which feature a large can of Red Bull on the roof
sloping at 45 degrees, and drivers of the company’s 14 event
vehicles also undergo compulsory training.
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20 July 2005 - DriveTech
urges companies to build profiles of at-work drivers
In the Summer 2005 edition of RoadSafe magazine, Jim Kirkwood, Managing
Director of DriveTech explains why driver profiles will help companies
keep on top of their road risk commitments. To
download a copy, please click here.
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04 July 2005 - Demand
for education instead of punishment by speeding motorists leads to
opening of new centre
Demand for speeding motorists to be educated after being caught speeding
by Thames Valley Police has led to the expansion of the force’s
Speed Awareness Scheme.
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27 June 2005 - DriveTech
motors forward with Salesforce.com
DriveTech UK, one of the United Kingdom's largest occupational road
risk management and driver assessment and training companies, has
reported growth of 56% in revenues six months after the implementation
of salesforce.com's solution as its CRM standard.
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22 June 2005 - DriveTech
publishes latest issue of 'the Road Risk Report'
To support Company Car in Action, DriveTech have published their
latest edition of the Road Risk Report with news stories about Volkswagen
Fleet, legal stories, case studies and best practice information.
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23 May 2005 - DriveTech
supports kick start of Safer Rider campaign with Thames Valley Police
A major initiative to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed and
seriously injured is being kick-started today (23 May 05).
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17 May 2005 - DriveTech
wins "European Driver Safety Specialist 2005" award from Institute
of Transport Management
Since its inception in 1977 the Institute of Transport Management
has been disseminating information to its membership in the U.K regarding
developments in policies and services pertaining to all aspects of
the Fleet industry.
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16 May 2005 - DriveTech
at Company Car in Action event: 22-25 June 2005
DriveTech (UK) will be promoting its comprehensive portfolio of
at-work driving solutions at this year’s Company Car in Action.
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29 April 2005 - Arval
takes safety first approach with major driver licence checking initiative
Almost 1,000 driving licence checks have been undertaken
on at-work drivers and relatives of company car drivers at Arval,
the UK's largest fleet management company, as part of its in-house
risk management focus.
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21 April 2005 - Comprehensive
driver training programme reaps moral and financial dividends for
Miele
Insurance company recognition of a comprehensive driver training
programme introduced by Miele for its 150 company car and van drivers
has made the scheme self-funding.
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20 April 2005 - DriveTech
links with Thames Valley Police on seat belt awareness
Roads Policing officers were in Slough checking drivers and
passengers had learnt to belt up, this morning (20/04).
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Insurance company recognition of a comprehensive driver training
programme introduced by Miele for its 150 company car and van drivers
has made the scheme self-funding.
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29 March 2005 - Drivers
back education over punishment as the 25,000th speeding
motorist attends speed awareness scheme
More than 25,000 drivers caught speeding in the Thames Valley
Police region in the past 18 months have opted to attend the Speed
Awareness Scheme (SAS) run by DriveTech (UK)…
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21 March 2005 - DriveTech’s
strategy for growth delivers revenues up 56% to £2.66m
Substantial investment in business operations and continued
focus on delivering quality and innovative services to customers spurs
15th year of consecutive growth at DriveTech.
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7 March 2005 - The PFA
and DriveTech are now two months into their link up with driver awareness
training
In a week when both Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham City) and
Mads Timm (Manchester United) received custodial sentences for driving
offences, the PFA are aiming to educate all of their young stars.
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12 January 2005 - PFA
& DriveTech team up to deliver driver awareness training to 1,500
top young footballers
DriveTech, the leading UK occupational road risk company,
today (Wednesday, 12 th January 2005) kicks off its contract and business
partnership, with The Professional Footballer's Association (PFA)
to be their preferred supplier of driver awareness training.
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10 January 2005 - BSkyB
embraces safe driving vision with comprehensive DriveTech programme
British Sky Broadcasting has launched a comprehensive occupational
driving risk reduction programme in association with DriveTech (UK),
the country’s leading provider of at-work driving risk management,
driver assessment and driver training solutions.
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04 January 2005 - Tackling
occupational road risk: the new year resolution for company bosses
and fleet operators, says DriveTech
Company bosses and fleet decision-makers' New Year resolution should
be to ensure they make tackling occupational road risk their key objective
in 2005 and end the all too familiar lethargic and laissez-faire attitude
to at-work driver safety.
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01 December 2004 - Euro NCAP
results should be key measure in companies deciding which cars to
drive on business
Fleet operators have a major role to play in improving road safety
and reducing the toll of deaths and injuries on the UK's roads by
encouraging all drivers to select only cars that perform well in crash
tests conducted under the European New Car Assessment Programme.
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- 23 November 2004
- Fleets and drivers risk huge penalties as mobile phone laws toughen
Britain 's fleets are failing to implement risk management policies
banning the use of hand-held mobile phones, despite holding a telephone
conversation being the single biggest distraction facing drivers while
on the move.
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