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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 |
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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 |
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Northumbria Speed Awareness Scheme launched |
| 2006 |
DriveTech becomes a public limited company |
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London Speed Awareness Scheme launched |
| 2007 |
DriveTech launches UK's first Call Divert Scheme for mobile
phone offences |
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100,000th delegate attends Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop
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DriveTech (UK) plc and Driving Services UK Ltd merge
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| 2008 |
UK’s first Speed Awareness Scheme for 20mph zone in
London launched |
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Derbyshire National Driver Offending Re-training Scheme (NDORS)
launched |
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London Traffic Light Awareness Scheme launched |
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UK’s first Young Driver Scheme launched in Thames Valley
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Thames Valley RIDE Scheme launched for motorcyclists |
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DriveTech Advantage for learner drivers launched |
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DriveTech receives City and Guilds ‘Approved Centre’
certification |
| 2009 |
DriveTech signs up to European Road Safety Charter |
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DriveTech obtains BS9001:2008 certification |
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Cambridgeshire Speed Awareness Scheme launched |
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Suffolk Driver Improvement and Speed Awareness Schemes launched |
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DriveTech becomes a Limited company within the AA Group
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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 |
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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 |
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Finalist in Computing Magazine's 'Best use of IT by small
business' award |
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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 |
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Runner-up in Thames Valley 'Business of the year' awards |
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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’ |
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Winner of Thames Valley ‘Business of the year’
award |
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Chris Howell, Chairman named Winner of the IOD’s ‘South
East Director of the year’ award |
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DriveTech ranked 89 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2008
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| 2009 |
Winner of ITM's 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist'
award |
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DriveTech ranked 55 in the Real Business/LDC Hot 100 2009
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