There may be a lot to celebrate this summer – a World Cup win, and even possibly a long hot summer - but if you’re going to be drinking, don’t drive.
That’s the message from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as the annual month long crack down on drunk drivers kicks off on 1 June.
Police officers will be out in force during the campaign in a bid to crack down on those who think they can drink and drive and get away with it. They will also be checking on drivers who may be impaired by drugs.
ACPO lead on drink and drug driving Deputy Chief Constable Adam Briggs said:
“Year on year we have seen an increase in the number of people breath tested by forces across the UK. We are doing more roadside stop and check operations than ever before, at all times of the day and night and on all types of road. And with more drivers stopped than ever before, your chances of getting away with driving under the influence is lower than ever before.”
Last year just over 121,000 people were stopped and tested during the 30-day summer campaign with 5.79 percent testing positive or refusing a test.
Forces around the country are introducing some innovative and creative ways to educate drivers on the dangers of drinking and driving.
Gwent Police has invited a group of children to spread the word that drinking and driving don’t mix through a short film which will be launched on 1 June. In one scene a couple of adults are forced to make their way home on their children’s bike and scooter after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
Northamptonshire Police is running a series of radio adverts targeting men with the tag line ‘it takes a hard man to order a soft drink’.
Leicestershire Constabulary is launching their first monthly live web chat with the Roads Policing team on 7 June talking about drinking and driving and their summer campaign.
Deputy Chief Constable Adam Briggs says:
“Summer is generally a time for socialising and having fun and this summer will be no exception. However there may be more reason to celebrate this year than most with a World Cup win firmly set in most people’s sights. The message is clear, have fun, drink if you want to, but don’t get behind the wheel and drive. If you do you will be caught and it’s just not worth the risk.”
http://www.acpo.police.uk/news.asp
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Safe Driving Saves Company £1,000,000
Hermes' delivers £1m saving to earn 'Business Champion' safe-driving status from Government-backed campaign
Europe’s leading home delivery company, Hermes, is in the vanguard of cutting road deaths and injuries after introducing a range of safe-driving measures that have contributed to a £1 million cost saving in the 12 months to April 2010.
The catalyst for the financial savings and a string of other employee health and safety benefits is the Hermes Driving School, which plays a critical role in ensuring that the company’s 480 employed drivers and 163 agency drivers meet its industry-leading safe driving standards.
The focus on safe-driving in 2009/10 when compared with 2008/9 saw a:
• 109% improvement in accident-free days per vehicle from 216 days to 434 days resulting in significant reductions in vehicle downtime and the cost of vehicle replacement
• A 33.5% (£240,000) cut in the cost of incidents
The reduction in the number of vehicle-related crashes and their severity was recorded against a background of the size of the light goods vehicle and HGV fleet increasing 11% from 430 vehicles to 479 and the number of days of vehicle use rising 16.9% from 134,160 to 156,775. In addition to the commercial vehicle fleet, Leeds-based Hermes also operates 183 company cars. More details on how Hermes has done this can be found here.
Simultaneously, the number of insurance claims related to vehicle damage have reduced 60% and UK insurance premiums for the business dropped 10% in the last 10 months.
It is that focus on safety through the Driving School, which was opened in 2004, and the subsequent reduction in vehicle-related crashes and resulting financial savings that has seen Hermes become the 43rd company to achieve ‘business champion’ status from the Government-backed ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, which is managed by RoadSafe.
There are an estimated up to 200 road deaths and serious injuries a week resulting from crashes involving at work drivers, and more employees are killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads while driving on behalf of their employer than in any other work-related activity.
The safety drive has been led by Hermes chief executive Carole Woodhead who said: “We are delighted that our concerted focus on at-work driving safety has been recognised by the campaign.
“Hermes has successfully achieved year-on-year growth in volume, revenue, market share, and profit. This success stems largely from a change in management culture which addressed, among many other factors, the need to manage those driving on behalf of the business more thoroughly and to scrutinise the costs associated with them more effectively. The catalyst of change has been the Driving School, which has delivered enormous benefits for the Hermes business.
“A knock-on effect from the improved accident rate per vehicle and the increase in the number of accident free days per vehicle was the significant reduction in vehicle downtime and the cost of vehicle replacement across the fleet. This, in turn, had a significant impact on the service to Hermes customers because it was possible to make improvements to client delivery and collection times.
“We ensure that all drivers are made aware of the impact they deliver to business results through the improvements in reducing incidents involving Hermes vehicles and improving their fuel efficiency.”
Hermes offers clients, including some of the UK’s most successful retailers such as Next Directory, QVC and Lands’ End, a dedicated business to consumer residential delivery solution, specifically designed to meet the demands of the European retail, mail order and online shopping market.
Today Hermes:
• Handles over 110 million parcel deliveries and collections annually
• Delivers 22% of all catalogue and internet home delivery parcels throughout the United Kingdom
• Utilises the services of over 7,500 local couriers under contract, who provide a flexible service to their neighbourhoods up to six days per week using their own vehicles
• Employs over 1,600 people across the country to support the network.
The Driving School, which is an industry-leader, now delivers induction and continuation training for all Hermes drivers with a concerted focus on safe-driving and encouraging employees to drive fuel-efficiently with the end result being cost savings.
The focus on ‘smarter’ driving has contributed to at least a 4.5% reduction in fuel consumption in the past year across the business that has resulted in significant cost savings and delivered a positive impact towards reducing Hermes’ carbon footprint.
Ms Woodhead said: “The development of Hermes employees and a focus on safety is central to delivering superior customer service, revenue and business growth. We want to improve the professional knowledge of our drivers whether employees or agency, and ensure that they are aware and competent in all measures which will deliver a safe working environment.”
All drivers are introduced to the Hermes work-related road safety policy and procedures in their initial induction training with both in-vehicle and classroom sessions and thereafter in all elements of the training delivered by the Driving School and in certain elements delivered as part of corporate training.
Training is supported by on-going one to one in-vehicle coaching, which begins on completion of training, by depot champions to ensure continued performance improvements and positive impact on results.
Meanwhile Hermes’ company car policy ensures that all vehicles conform to the work-related road safety policy and procedures at all times. Individuals needing to travel by car for business purposes use either a company, hire or private car, with all vehicles operated under the terms of the company car policy.
All drivers of Hermes’ commercial vehicles must meet minimum standards, which include: a minimum of two years driving experience since passing their test and no more than six penalty points on their licence for speeding with no other offences acceptable. The company undertakes driving licence checks quarterly.
When accidents do occur the company completes a detailed analysis. If shortfalls in training standards are identified then drivers may receive additional training.
Ms Woodhead concluded: “We operate in an industry that is constantly feeling the pressure of rising fuel prices, new legislation, increasing customer demands, market competition and an economy in recession. We have continued to invest in training to help us meet these challenges and the success of the Driving School has had a direct impact.”
The success of the Driving School, which trained 926 drivers and delivered 1187 driver training days last year, has now prompted an internal review to examine the feasibility of expanding and extending the courses and programmes offered.
The core programmes currently include: driver assessment, induction for all new drivers, driver Certificate of Professional Competence training, Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving, a drivers’ hours workshop and an annual practical in cab driver refresher course.
Finally, the company is investigating the feasibility of offering training to other businesses and professional organisations.
www.roadsafe.com/news
Europe’s leading home delivery company, Hermes, is in the vanguard of cutting road deaths and injuries after introducing a range of safe-driving measures that have contributed to a £1 million cost saving in the 12 months to April 2010.
The catalyst for the financial savings and a string of other employee health and safety benefits is the Hermes Driving School, which plays a critical role in ensuring that the company’s 480 employed drivers and 163 agency drivers meet its industry-leading safe driving standards.
The focus on safe-driving in 2009/10 when compared with 2008/9 saw a:
• 109% improvement in accident-free days per vehicle from 216 days to 434 days resulting in significant reductions in vehicle downtime and the cost of vehicle replacement
• A 33.5% (£240,000) cut in the cost of incidents
The reduction in the number of vehicle-related crashes and their severity was recorded against a background of the size of the light goods vehicle and HGV fleet increasing 11% from 430 vehicles to 479 and the number of days of vehicle use rising 16.9% from 134,160 to 156,775. In addition to the commercial vehicle fleet, Leeds-based Hermes also operates 183 company cars. More details on how Hermes has done this can be found here.
Simultaneously, the number of insurance claims related to vehicle damage have reduced 60% and UK insurance premiums for the business dropped 10% in the last 10 months.
It is that focus on safety through the Driving School, which was opened in 2004, and the subsequent reduction in vehicle-related crashes and resulting financial savings that has seen Hermes become the 43rd company to achieve ‘business champion’ status from the Government-backed ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, which is managed by RoadSafe.
There are an estimated up to 200 road deaths and serious injuries a week resulting from crashes involving at work drivers, and more employees are killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads while driving on behalf of their employer than in any other work-related activity.
The safety drive has been led by Hermes chief executive Carole Woodhead who said: “We are delighted that our concerted focus on at-work driving safety has been recognised by the campaign.
“Hermes has successfully achieved year-on-year growth in volume, revenue, market share, and profit. This success stems largely from a change in management culture which addressed, among many other factors, the need to manage those driving on behalf of the business more thoroughly and to scrutinise the costs associated with them more effectively. The catalyst of change has been the Driving School, which has delivered enormous benefits for the Hermes business.
“A knock-on effect from the improved accident rate per vehicle and the increase in the number of accident free days per vehicle was the significant reduction in vehicle downtime and the cost of vehicle replacement across the fleet. This, in turn, had a significant impact on the service to Hermes customers because it was possible to make improvements to client delivery and collection times.
“We ensure that all drivers are made aware of the impact they deliver to business results through the improvements in reducing incidents involving Hermes vehicles and improving their fuel efficiency.”
Hermes offers clients, including some of the UK’s most successful retailers such as Next Directory, QVC and Lands’ End, a dedicated business to consumer residential delivery solution, specifically designed to meet the demands of the European retail, mail order and online shopping market.
Today Hermes:
• Handles over 110 million parcel deliveries and collections annually
• Delivers 22% of all catalogue and internet home delivery parcels throughout the United Kingdom
• Utilises the services of over 7,500 local couriers under contract, who provide a flexible service to their neighbourhoods up to six days per week using their own vehicles
• Employs over 1,600 people across the country to support the network.
The Driving School, which is an industry-leader, now delivers induction and continuation training for all Hermes drivers with a concerted focus on safe-driving and encouraging employees to drive fuel-efficiently with the end result being cost savings.
The focus on ‘smarter’ driving has contributed to at least a 4.5% reduction in fuel consumption in the past year across the business that has resulted in significant cost savings and delivered a positive impact towards reducing Hermes’ carbon footprint.
Ms Woodhead said: “The development of Hermes employees and a focus on safety is central to delivering superior customer service, revenue and business growth. We want to improve the professional knowledge of our drivers whether employees or agency, and ensure that they are aware and competent in all measures which will deliver a safe working environment.”
All drivers are introduced to the Hermes work-related road safety policy and procedures in their initial induction training with both in-vehicle and classroom sessions and thereafter in all elements of the training delivered by the Driving School and in certain elements delivered as part of corporate training.
Training is supported by on-going one to one in-vehicle coaching, which begins on completion of training, by depot champions to ensure continued performance improvements and positive impact on results.
Meanwhile Hermes’ company car policy ensures that all vehicles conform to the work-related road safety policy and procedures at all times. Individuals needing to travel by car for business purposes use either a company, hire or private car, with all vehicles operated under the terms of the company car policy.
All drivers of Hermes’ commercial vehicles must meet minimum standards, which include: a minimum of two years driving experience since passing their test and no more than six penalty points on their licence for speeding with no other offences acceptable. The company undertakes driving licence checks quarterly.
When accidents do occur the company completes a detailed analysis. If shortfalls in training standards are identified then drivers may receive additional training.
Ms Woodhead concluded: “We operate in an industry that is constantly feeling the pressure of rising fuel prices, new legislation, increasing customer demands, market competition and an economy in recession. We have continued to invest in training to help us meet these challenges and the success of the Driving School has had a direct impact.”
The success of the Driving School, which trained 926 drivers and delivered 1187 driver training days last year, has now prompted an internal review to examine the feasibility of expanding and extending the courses and programmes offered.
The core programmes currently include: driver assessment, induction for all new drivers, driver Certificate of Professional Competence training, Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving, a drivers’ hours workshop and an annual practical in cab driver refresher course.
Finally, the company is investigating the feasibility of offering training to other businesses and professional organisations.
www.roadsafe.com/news
Monday, 19 April 2010
Think you're a ‘supertasker’? Probably not
Study finds very few can drive safely, talk on cell phone at the same time
A student talks on a hands-free cell phone while operating a high-tech driving simulator during a University of Utah study in 2008. In addition to driving like impaired drunken drivers with blood-alcohol levels at the legal limit of 0.08 percent, the study showed chatty motorists bog down traffic.
A very small percentage of the population can safely drive while talking on their cell phones, but chances are high that you're not one of these "supertaskers."
In a new study, psychologists have identified a group of people who can successfully do two things at once, in this case talking on a cell phone while operating a driving simulator without noticeable impairment.
Supertaskers only make up about 2.5 percent of the general population, however, said study team member James Watson of the University of Utah.
"Given the number of individuals who routinely talk on the phone while driving, one would have hoped that there would be a greater percentage of supertaskers," Watson said.
"And while we’d probably all like to think we are the exception to the rule, the odds are overwhelmingly against it. In fact, the odds of being a supertasker are about as good as your chances of flipping a coin and getting five heads in a row."
20 percent longer to hit brakes
In the study, the researchers assessed the performance of 200 participants over a single task (simulated freeway driving), and again with a second demanding activity (a cell phone conversation that involved memorizing words and solving math problems). Performance was then measured in four areas: braking reaction time, following distance, memory, and math execution.
As expected, the driving ability of most of the participants suffered if they simultaneously talked on their cell phones.
It took them 20 percent longer to hit the brakes when needed, and following distances increased 30 percent as the drivers failed to keep pace with the simulated traffic. Memory performance declined 11 percent, and the ability to do math problems fell 3 percent.
However, when supertaskers talked while driving, they displayed no change in their normal braking times, following distances or math ability, and their memory abilities actually improved 3 percent.
'Something special'
“There is clearly something special about the supertaskers,” said study co-author David Strayer, also of the University of Utah.
“Why can they do something that most of us cannot? Psychologists may need to rethink what they know about multitasking in light of this new evidence. We may learn from these very rare individuals that the multitasking regions of the brain are different and that there may be a genetic basis for this difference."
Watson and Strayer are now studying expert fighter pilots under the assumption that those who can pilot a jet aircraft are also likely to be natural supertaskers.
The study will be published later this year in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.
© 2010 TechNewsDaily
A student talks on a hands-free cell phone while operating a high-tech driving simulator during a University of Utah study in 2008. In addition to driving like impaired drunken drivers with blood-alcohol levels at the legal limit of 0.08 percent, the study showed chatty motorists bog down traffic.
A very small percentage of the population can safely drive while talking on their cell phones, but chances are high that you're not one of these "supertaskers."
In a new study, psychologists have identified a group of people who can successfully do two things at once, in this case talking on a cell phone while operating a driving simulator without noticeable impairment.
Supertaskers only make up about 2.5 percent of the general population, however, said study team member James Watson of the University of Utah.
"Given the number of individuals who routinely talk on the phone while driving, one would have hoped that there would be a greater percentage of supertaskers," Watson said.
"And while we’d probably all like to think we are the exception to the rule, the odds are overwhelmingly against it. In fact, the odds of being a supertasker are about as good as your chances of flipping a coin and getting five heads in a row."
20 percent longer to hit brakes
In the study, the researchers assessed the performance of 200 participants over a single task (simulated freeway driving), and again with a second demanding activity (a cell phone conversation that involved memorizing words and solving math problems). Performance was then measured in four areas: braking reaction time, following distance, memory, and math execution.
As expected, the driving ability of most of the participants suffered if they simultaneously talked on their cell phones.
It took them 20 percent longer to hit the brakes when needed, and following distances increased 30 percent as the drivers failed to keep pace with the simulated traffic. Memory performance declined 11 percent, and the ability to do math problems fell 3 percent.
However, when supertaskers talked while driving, they displayed no change in their normal braking times, following distances or math ability, and their memory abilities actually improved 3 percent.
'Something special'
“There is clearly something special about the supertaskers,” said study co-author David Strayer, also of the University of Utah.
“Why can they do something that most of us cannot? Psychologists may need to rethink what they know about multitasking in light of this new evidence. We may learn from these very rare individuals that the multitasking regions of the brain are different and that there may be a genetic basis for this difference."
Watson and Strayer are now studying expert fighter pilots under the assumption that those who can pilot a jet aircraft are also likely to be natural supertaskers.
The study will be published later this year in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.
© 2010 TechNewsDaily
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Speeding: Is it worth it?
Arguments over speeding and the use of deterrents such as speed
cameras have reached new levels in the past few years.
But drivers shouldn’t ask ‘why do they stop us speeding’ and instead
ask ‘is it really worth it’.
In-depth analysis of a range of journeys covering local roads, dual carriageways and motorways suggests that speeding just isn’t worth it in many cases.
At its most basic level, on the majority of long journeys, the MOST time you could save by speeding at the most reckless level would barely cover the time needed to take your coat off and fire up your computer.
In reality, speeding will only cut your journey by a couple of seconds.
For example, driving from London to Slough at the posted speed limits should take 1hr 44mins.
If, like many drivers, you drove at 90mph on motorways, your journey time would drop to 1hr 35mins, a nine-minute saving – but only with no traffic and no hold ups.
Take another journey, this time from Reading to Birmingham, a 98.5 mile run taking 1hr 50mins at the legal limits.
If you drove at 80mph whenever you hit a motorway the journey time would drop by just six minutes and at 90mph by 11 minutes. But once again, this is on a clear road at average speeds.
Even doing 100mph would only cut 18 minutes from the journey.
Speeding in built up areas at 50mph instead of 30mph would save four minutes on the same journey.
In fact, if you drove like a lunatic, doing 100mph on the motorway, did 70mph in 60mph zones and 50mph in 30mph zones, you would still only manage to cut 30 minutes off the Reading to Birmingham journey if the road was completely empty and there were no hold ups – and you didn’t get lost.
In a real-world round trip of 230 miles, a test driver managed a trip from Peterborough to Southend-on-Sea in just under two hours at the posted speed limits.
On the return journey, even attempting to drive as fast as possible, the driver still took the same amount of time.
The reason is clear.
Although overtaking a lorry on a busy road may feel like you are making up time, the actual benefit to your journey when in traffic is less than two seconds.
Fleet News
cameras have reached new levels in the past few years.
But drivers shouldn’t ask ‘why do they stop us speeding’ and instead
ask ‘is it really worth it’.
In-depth analysis of a range of journeys covering local roads, dual carriageways and motorways suggests that speeding just isn’t worth it in many cases.
At its most basic level, on the majority of long journeys, the MOST time you could save by speeding at the most reckless level would barely cover the time needed to take your coat off and fire up your computer.
In reality, speeding will only cut your journey by a couple of seconds.
For example, driving from London to Slough at the posted speed limits should take 1hr 44mins.
If, like many drivers, you drove at 90mph on motorways, your journey time would drop to 1hr 35mins, a nine-minute saving – but only with no traffic and no hold ups.
Take another journey, this time from Reading to Birmingham, a 98.5 mile run taking 1hr 50mins at the legal limits.
If you drove at 80mph whenever you hit a motorway the journey time would drop by just six minutes and at 90mph by 11 minutes. But once again, this is on a clear road at average speeds.
Even doing 100mph would only cut 18 minutes from the journey.
Speeding in built up areas at 50mph instead of 30mph would save four minutes on the same journey.
In fact, if you drove like a lunatic, doing 100mph on the motorway, did 70mph in 60mph zones and 50mph in 30mph zones, you would still only manage to cut 30 minutes off the Reading to Birmingham journey if the road was completely empty and there were no hold ups – and you didn’t get lost.
In a real-world round trip of 230 miles, a test driver managed a trip from Peterborough to Southend-on-Sea in just under two hours at the posted speed limits.
On the return journey, even attempting to drive as fast as possible, the driver still took the same amount of time.
The reason is clear.
Although overtaking a lorry on a busy road may feel like you are making up time, the actual benefit to your journey when in traffic is less than two seconds.
Fleet News
Friday, 19 March 2010
United Kingdom: Pressure Mounts For Additional Tests For Young Fleet Drivers
The overwhelming majority of Britain’s officially recognised safest fleets want the Government to introduce a nationally-recognised post-test driving for work qualification for young drivers.
Road crashes are the single biggest killer of young people in the UK with almost 1,200 killed or seriously injured on the roads every year. Young drivers, especially those under 20, are nearly 12 times more likely than those aged 35-65 to have caused a fatal crash than to have been innocently involved in one.
Meanwhile, with an estimated up to 200 road deaths and serious injuries a week resulting from crashes involving at work drivers, more employees are killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads while driving on behalf of their employer than in any other work-related activity.
Therefore, inexperienced, recently qualified 17-24-year-olds who are driving on business are likely to be at the very highest risk of being involved in a crash. As a result, the Government is anxious to promote a wide range of measures to help young drivers stay safe when they are on the road.
Among the wide range of measures proposed by the Department for Transport in its far-reaching ‘Learning to Drive’ consultation document were additional pre and post- driving test training.
Meanwhile, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents with help from the Government-backed ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, which is managed by RoadSafe, will launch a new guide in the spring to help businesses improve the road safety of young drivers.
A new survey by the campaign among its almost 40 ‘business champion’ fleets discovered that not only do 90% of respondents want to see a post-test driving for work qualification for youngsters, but 71% of those questioned don’t believe the current ‘L’ driver training and testing process prepares 17-24-years-old for the challenge of at-work driving.
While the majority (76 %) of ‘business champion’ fleets allow young employees to drive on business – 24 % don’t – many impose restraints on them as part of their safe driving procedures. Those measures include:
• 48 % of ‘business champion’ fleets restrict the size of vehicle young employees are allowed
to drive • 33 % restrict the performance of the vehicle
• 19 % ban youngsters from taking to the road in adverse weather conditions
• 14 % ban them driving at night.
As the Government continues to compile its 2011-2020 Road Safety Strategy of which a greater focus on preparing youngsters for the hazards of driving is expected to play a key part, the new online RoSPA guide will highlight key safety issues for employers to deliver in workshops.
Guide content is based on a series of 12 pilot workshops attended by up to 15 young drivers devised by RoSPA and hosted by a cross-section of employers. The forthcoming guide will contain the workshop structure and materials and a guide to delivery.
The aim of the workshop is to develop young drivers’ knowledge that driving for work has ‘issues above and beyond what they probably assimilated when learning to drive’ and to help them understand how they can develop additional skills required when driving for work.
Following publication of the guide, hopes are high that employers will host their own workshops and use the booklet-based guidance to improve their young drivers’ safety, thus addressing the skills and training gap.
Caroline Scurr, Director of the ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, said: “I am not surprised that our ‘business champions’ want to see an improvement in the skills of young drivers.
“A range of factors put young drivers at particular risk, including their lack of experience, their weakness in identifying potential hazards and some attitudes, such as over confidence.
“Deadline pressures, unfamiliar routes and making frequent delivery stops can make driving for work very different to driving at other times and issues such as these are not covered during ‘L’ training.”
Article by Faye Sunderland, Contract Hire and Leasing
Bus, Coach And Lorry Drivers Now Have Latest Driver CPC Information At Their Finger-Tips
A new website giving bus, coach and lorry drivers everything they need to know about Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) was launched by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) today.
Driver CPC was introduced to the bus and coach industry in September 2008 and to the lorry industry last September.
Professional drivers can now find the latest information about what they need to do to get qualified and stay qualified at: direct.gov.uk/drivercpc.
The interactive site features drivers sharing their experiences of their training and gives information on the initial qualification for new drivers and the driver qualification card. Drivers can also find details of training providers in their area and operators can download information leaflets for their staff.
Nick Carter, DSA deputy chief executive said:
"Our new website gives bus, coach and lorry drivers everything they need to make sure that they are up-to-date with the newly introduced Driver CPC.
"I hope that drivers will use the site to find out more about training options for the new qualification as well as providing answers to any questions they might have."
Driver CPC was introduced to improve road safety by providing better training and qualifications for drivers and to help drivers meet the changing needs of the passenger transport and road haulage sectors.
To find out more direct.gov.uk/drivercpc.
Source : DSA
Driver CPC was introduced to the bus and coach industry in September 2008 and to the lorry industry last September.
Professional drivers can now find the latest information about what they need to do to get qualified and stay qualified at: direct.gov.uk/drivercpc.
The interactive site features drivers sharing their experiences of their training and gives information on the initial qualification for new drivers and the driver qualification card. Drivers can also find details of training providers in their area and operators can download information leaflets for their staff.
Nick Carter, DSA deputy chief executive said:
"Our new website gives bus, coach and lorry drivers everything they need to make sure that they are up-to-date with the newly introduced Driver CPC.
"I hope that drivers will use the site to find out more about training options for the new qualification as well as providing answers to any questions they might have."
Driver CPC was introduced to improve road safety by providing better training and qualifications for drivers and to help drivers meet the changing needs of the passenger transport and road haulage sectors.
To find out more direct.gov.uk/drivercpc.
Source : DSA
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