DriveTech (UK) Limited

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Background History

Established in 1990 by former roads policing officer Chris Howell, AA DriveTech is one of the largest fleet risk management & driver education companies in the UK. Our HQ is in Basingstoke, Hampshire and we also have significant training facilities close to the Transport Research Laboratories (TRL). The company became part of the AA Group in July 2009.

Our Founding Vision

‘Working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries’

Our Mission

To provide the most effective and innovative solutions, using education and technology, to minimise risk for all road users

Our Goals
  • Financial ~ deliver profitable growth year-on-year.
  • People ~ recruit, develop and retain exceptional people.
  • Solutions ~ deliver compelling, ‘value for money’ products and services that reduce risk.
  • Customer Service ~ delight the customer and exceed their expectations.
  • Environment ~ promote eco-friendly driving techniques that save fuel and reduce carbon emissions significantly.
  • Brand ~ recognised as the UK’s supplier of choice for driver education.
  • Reputation ~ acknowledged as a ‘thought leader’ within the road safety industry.
  • Community ~ support educational schemes and campaigns that deliver road safety for all.
Our Values
  • Success: We take great pride in our work & strive to achieve the highest level of quality in everything we do.
  • Integrity: We are proud in having high moral & ethical standards and work hard to be acknowledged as a trusted & well respected company.
  • Contribution: We want everyone in our company to know they can play a valued & important part in achieving our vision.
  • Honesty: We are open & transparent in our relationships with ourselves, our suppliers, customers & partners.
  • Passion: Too many people die on our roads every day. We want to make a difference & save people’s lives.
Quality Management

EN ISO 9001 accredited since 1996.

 Key Milestones

1990 DriveTech formed
1991 First corporate customer Johnson & Johnson
1996 EN ISO 9001 accredited
1998 DriveTech becomes a limited company
  Thames Valley Driver Improvement Scheme launched
2003 Thames Valley Speed Awareness Scheme launched
2004 Thames Valley Rider Improvement Scheme launched
2005 Thames Valley Seat Belt Awareness Scheme launched
  Northumbria Speed Awareness Scheme launched
2006 DriveTech becomes a public limited company
  London Speed Awareness Scheme launched
2007 DriveTech launches UK's first Call Divert Scheme for mobile phone offences
  100,000th delegate attends Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop
  DriveTech (UK) plc and Driving Services UK Ltd merge
2008 UK’s first Speed Awareness Scheme for 20mph zone in London launched
  Derbyshire National Driver Offending Re-training Scheme (NDORS) launched
  London Traffic Light Awareness Scheme launched
  UK’s first Young Driver Scheme launched in Thames Valley
  Thames Valley RIDE Scheme launched for motorcyclists
  DriveTech Advantage for learner drivers launched
  DriveTech receives City and Guilds ‘Approved Centre’ certification
2009 DriveTech signs up to European Road Safety Charter
  DriveTech obtains BS9001:2008 certification
  Cambridgeshire Speed Awareness Scheme launched
  Suffolk Driver Improvement and Speed Awareness Schemes launched
  DriveTech becomes a Limited company within the AA Group
2010 DriveTech (UK) and AA Risk Management Solutions merge to become AA DriveTech
  AA DriveTech offer Driver CPC  periodic training for bus, coach and truck drivers
  Police Service of Northern Ireland  Speed Awareness Scheme and Young Driver Scheme launched
  FleetRiskManager portal for fleet managers launched
2011 AA DriveTech acquires corporate fleet division of BSM
  AA DriveTech launch online portal for Driver CPC bookings
  AA DriveTech acquires Intelligent Data Systems (UK) Limited
  Level Crossing Awareness Scheme launched
  AA DriveTech acquires Nationwide 4X4
  AA DriveTech joins Facebook
 Major Achievements
2001 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award
2002 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award
2003 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award
  Finalist in Fleet News 'Risk management company of the year' award
2004 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award
2005 Winner of ITM's 'European driver safety specialist' award
  Finalist in Computing Magazine's 'Best use of IT by small business' award
  Finalist in Thames Valley 'Small business of the year' awards
2006 Finalist in Thames Valley 'Business of the year' awards
2007 Winner of ITM's 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist' award
  Runner-up in Thames Valley 'Business of the year' awards
  Winner of the South England and South Wales regional final of the Bank of Scotland Corporate £25m Entrepreneur Challenge
2008 Winner of the Green Fleet Award for ‘Driver training company of the year’
  Winner of Thames Valley ‘Business of the year’ award
  Chris Howell, Chairman named Winner of the IOD’s ‘South East Director of the year’ award
  DriveTech ranked 89 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2008
2009 Winner of ITM's 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist' award
  DriveTech ranked 55 in the Real Business/LDC Hot 100 2009
2010 Winner of MPG Marathon ‘ Van Class’
2011 Winner of MPG Marathon ‘Hybrid Class’
  Winner of ITM’s ‘Innovation in Driver Training’ award
2012 Winner of Business Car’s ‘Risk Management’ award
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