DriveTech signs up to European road safety charter

2 February 2009

Berkshire-based driver education specialist DriveTech (UK) plc has become a signatory to the European Road Safety Charter.

“We are proud to demonstrate our commitment to driving down road casualty rates in such an overt way,” says DriveTech Chairman Chris Howell. “We have made various undertakings as part of our participation in this very worthwhile campaign and we want to play our part in ensuring that the European Road Safety Charter objectives are met.”

The European Road Safety Charter brings together a wide group of stake-holders who share a common purpose – to lead by example in promoting and actively pursuing policies and procedures that reduce road risk in all its forms, for the benefit of society in general.

DriveTech provides a very wide range of courses and other interventions to enable drivers to make better informed decisions about their on-road behaviour and thus reduce collisions. The company is involved with learner drivers, offenders who wish to benefit from education as opposed to a fine and points on their licence and those who drive for a wide variety of work purposes.

Further information about DriveTech’s extensive work in driver education please refer to www.drivetech.co.uk

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 with organisations whose employees ‘drive for work’ (FleetSafe) and with members of the public, who are offered education as an alternative to prosecution by the police (DriverAware), as well as a totally fresh approach to learning to drive (Advantage).

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 has won the Institute of Transport Management’s ‘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’ and in 2008 DriveTech was voted ‘Best Driver Training Company’ in the Green Fleet Awards.

DriveTech is a member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, the Association of Car Fleet Operators, the Association of National Driver Improvement Scheme Providers, the DfT’s ‘Driving For Better Business’ campaign and is accredited by both the Driving Standards Agency and City & Guilds.