Speed Awareness Scheme implementation made simpler

1 August 2008

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. This enables any police authority to exploit the contractual agreement it has with TVP’s preferred supplier, DriveTech (UK) plc, in the following driver awareness/police diversionary schemes;

• Speed Awareness Scheme (*ANDISP National Model)
• Driver Improvement Scheme (*ANDISP National Model)
• RIDE Scheme for motorcyclists (*ANDISP National Model)

In addition, DriveTech also operates the following TVP schemes:
• Speed Awareness Course for higher speed offences
• Call Divert Scheme for mobile phone offences
• Young Driver Scheme for 17-25 yrs old drivers who commit a variety of endorsable offences
• Seat Belt Awareness Scheme for seatbelt offences.

The TVP Framework agreement ensures that police authorities can minimise their procurement and implementation costs/time, as well as delivering nationally compliant and consistent education to offending drivers.

In addition, DriveTech provides proven, interactive and professional delivery and a robust booking/administration system, both online and by phone, across all the schemes that it operates. In addition, NDORS provides a mechanism of generating income for other road safety initiatives which can be detailed in each force’s individual Service Level Agreement.

Further information about how DriveTech can assist in the deployment of educational schemes for driving offenders can be obtained from Andy Wheeler, Director, DriveTech DriverAware on 01344 773144 or via andy.wheeler@drivetech.co.uk

Further information about all the DriveTech brands can be obtained from www.drivetech.co.uk

* Association of National Driver Improvement Scheme Providers.

For further information, members of the media should contact
Steve Johnson on direct line +44 (0)1344 467896, mobile +44 (0)7894 621134 or on steve.johnson@drivetech.co.uk

Editor's Notes

DriveTech (UK) plc is one of the UK’s leading providers of road risk management, driver assessment and education. We work both with organisations whose employees ‘drive for work’ and with members of the public, who are offered education as an alternative to prosecution by the police.

DriveTech’s vision is ‘working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries’ by providing the most effective and innovative solutions, using education and technology, to minimise risk for all road users.

DriveTech (UK) has won the Institute of Transport Management’s (ITM) ‘Fleet Award for Driver Training’ in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the ‘European Driver Safety Specialist’ award in 2005. In September 2007, it was named the ITM’s ‘UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist’ for making ‘the most significant impact upon the Driver Training and Safety sector over the past decade’.

In 2007, DriveTech (UK) won the South England and South Wales regional award of the Bank of Scotland Corporate ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ of up to £5m, interest-free funding and was runner-up in the national Grand Finale. In addition, the company was named runner-up in the 2007 Thames Valley ‘Business of the Year’ award.