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• 24th January 2012 - Major fleet award for AA DriveTech

  AA DriveTech, the commercial driver training arm of the AA, has won the Risk Management category in the 2012 Business Car Awards.

• 19th January 2012 - Reducing the risk for young van drivers

  “We’re getting really concerned about what appears to be a growing problem amongst the smaller fleets in this country” says David Richards, Marketing Director at leading commercial driver training provider AA DriveTech.

• 16th December 2011 - 999 days to go

  December 16th marks the point at which holders of LGV driving licences have 999 days to complete their first 35 hours of mandatory Driver Certificate of Professional Competence [Driver CPC] training.

• 12th December 2011 - AA DriveTech takes grip on corporate 4X4 market with acquisition of Nationwide 4X4

  AA DriveTech, part of the AA Group, announced today that it has purchased Powys-based Nationwide 4x4 Limited, a leading provider of driver training and events for drivers of off-road vehicles and machinery.

• 9th December 2011 - AA DriveTech supportive of Coca Cola campaign

  AA DriveTech is one of a number of organisations which has put its name to the Coca Cola Designated Driver campaign which is supported and promoted by the Department for Transport.

• 1st December 2011 - Innovation in Driver Training Award

  With some 200 road deaths and serious injuries every week involving somebody driving for work purposes, the corporate driver training industry is more important than ever before. Companies that offer innovative courses, with proven results and satisfied customers are naturally going to rise to the top. Because of this, the Institute of Transport Management is delighted to declare that AA DriveTech is the winner of the “Innovation in Driver Training” award. 

• 21st November 2011 - Tips for designated drivers

  If it's your turn to drive this festive season, here are a few tips to keep you, and your passengers, safe.

• 11th October 2011 - AA DriveTech wins the hybrid vehicle class in the 2011 MPG Marathon

  The MPG Marathon, the UK’s only national fuel economy event, this year featured for the first time a separate class for hybrid vehicles, which was won by the official AA DriveTech entry, crewed by experienced hyper-milers Steve Johnson and Steve Heywood. They were driving a Toyota Prius T Spirit loaned by Toyota UK.

• 5th October 2011 - Coach & Bus Driver CPC courses from AA DriveTech

  AA DriveTech provides a wide range of specialist Driver Certificate of Professional Competence [Driver CPC] courses for coach, bus and truck drivers. Coach and Bus drivers who acquired their commercial vehicle licences before September 2008 are now obliged to complete 35 hours of Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training [JAUPT] approved training by 2013, and 35 hours every five years thereafter.

• 5th October 2011 - AA DriveTech meets strong demand for Driver CPC training

  Demand for AA DriveTech’s innovative range of Driver CPC training courses has reached such a level that it is now arranging ‘open sessions’ in London and across the Home Counties, allowing drivers to book individual places online and pay conveniently by credit card.

• 22nd August 2011 - AA DriveTech goes on the buses

  The commercial driver training arm of the AA - AA DriveTech – is proud to have been awarded the Transport for London [TfL] contract to provide an ongoing assessment programme of London bus drivers.

• 8th August 2011 - AA DriveTech expands its ‘fleet compliance’ reach with acquisition of Intelligent Data Systems (UK) Limited

  AA DriveTech, part of the AA Group, announced today that it has purchased Harrogate-based Intelligent Data Systems, a leading provider of driver risk management products and services.

• 18th July 2011 - AA DriveTech shows visible commitment to Decade of Action for Road Safety

  AA DriveTech, the commercial driver training arm of the AA Group, is visibly demonstrating its support for the UN’s Decade of Action for Road Safety by asking all of its staff to wear one of the official campaign lapel badges whilst at work.

• 10th June 2011 - AA DriveTech supports Help for Heroes

  AA DriveTech, the specialist commercial training arm of the AA, will be supporting the Help for Heroes charity by becoming a principal sponsor of an entry in the forthcoming Help for Heroes 4x4 European Rally.

• 10th June 2011 - Creating a new breed of driver trainers

  The AA DriveTech Academy has received new funding and a fresh remit. Drawing on the huge resources of the largest motoring organisation in the world, it intends to offer the finest ‘train the trainer’ courses available, with the intention of ramping up quality across the driver training industry as a whole.

• 9th June 2011 - AA warns drivers against playing Russian roulette

  The AA is warning drivers not to play Russian Roulette with their lives and the lives of others on International Level Crossing Awareness day - 9 June 2011.

• 2nd June 2011 - Cold Move drivers get some red hot training

  Leading UK cold storage and distribution company Cold Move is putting all twenty of its drivers through mandatory Driver CPC training with AA DriveTech, the specialist driver training arm of the AA that formed a partnership with the Food Storage and Distribution Federation [FSDF] earlier this year.

• 27th May 2011 - Aspiring race champion becomes young driver safety ambassador

  18 year old Anton Spires from Buckingham, tipped to follow in the footsteps of World Motor Racing Champion Lewis Hamilton in the near future, will be leaving his race suit behind when he sets out on a series of road safety presentations to youngsters in schools and colleges to be held over the coming months.

• 6th May 2011 - Best practice for workstation usage

  One of the first non driving-related health and safety e-learning modules available from AA DriveTech is entitled ‘Workstation Training and Assessment’. It can accessed either as part of the ‘FleetRiskManager’ e-learning suite or as a stand alone e-learning module, and there is a version available for the partially sighted.

• 12th April 2011 - AA DriveTech product debuts at Safety & Health Expo in May

  The commercial training arm of the AA, AA DriveTech, will be giving visitors to the Safety & Health Expo [NEC, May 17-19] the first opportunity to experience a brand new product, known as ‘FleetRiskManager’.

• 11th April 2011 - Customers enthuse about Driver CPC from AA DrveTech

  Some of the customers that have relied on AA DriveTech to deliver Driver CPC courses are Marston's PLC, Matthew Clark, Masstock, Shred-it, London Borough of Havering, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Notts & Derby Buses.

• 5th April 2011 - The AA at the CV Show 2011

  The AA, in the guise of its specialist commercial driver training arm AA DriveTech, appears at the CV Show for the first time this week.

• 30th March 2011 - Unique range of Driver CPC courses from AA DriveTech

  “Whilst the Driver CPC courses are obviously a mandatory requirement of their developmental training, the aim was to produce engaging courses that perhaps had more relevance in a wider range of driving environments,” says Driver CPC Operations Manager Dominic Pargeter.

• 23rd March 2011 - AA DriveTech’s new course aims to save fleets thousands of pounds a year

  AA DriveTech’s new Fuel Save 15 courses provide the complete spectrum of fuel saving techniques. The product name alludes to the percentage of savings that should be achievable if all are applied correctly and the vehicle is in optimum condition.

• 28th February 2011 - AA DriveTech serves up gourmet food industry training

  AA DriveTech, the specialist division of the AA that provides driver risk management and training for corporate drivers, has formed a partnership with the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF) to develop and deliver specialist Driver CPC training courses for its members.

• Yuletide 2010 - Memo to Santa Claus, chief delivery driver

  Before embarking on the most important delivery of the year please would you remember to comply with these procedures, as recommended by our fleet risk management partners, AA DriveTech.

• 1st December 2010 - Top winter driving tips

  With snow affecting most parts of the UK, AA DriveTech have some hints and tips on staying safe in these conditions, if there is no alternative but to drive.

• 17th November 2010 - The Practical Solution to Escalating Fuel Costs

  With high vehicle fuel costs already representing one of the most stifling effects on the profitability of British commerce and industry, the AA warns that there is little respite in prospect. Not only will fuel duty increase by 0.76p a litre on January 1st but VAT rises by 2.5% too. The AA’s specialist corporate driver training division, AA DriveTech, has now devised a shortened version of its popular half day eco driving course.

• 2nd November 2010 - AA DriveTech at Euro Bus Expo 2010

  AA DriveTech, the division of the AA Group responsible for a raft of training programmes for corporate and fleet drivers, will be attending the Euro Bus Expo 2010 [Stand number 5/TD3] which takes place at the NEC Birmingham on November 2-4.

• 11th October 2010 - “CLUNK CLICK” AA seat belt report shows third of car occupants killed not belted up

  More than one third of car occupants killed in collisions are not wearing seat belts, according to a new report "Clunk Click" published by the AA.

• 5th October 2010 - AA DriveTech helps break world record

  AA DriveTech coaches Sunday Times as it completes tour of France without refuelling

  AA DriveTech eco-driving tuition helped a motoring journalist from the Sunday Times set a new world record for the longest distance travelled by a production car on a single tank of fuel.

• 21st September 2010 - AA DriveTech Eco expertise secures MPG Marathon win

  Economy driving experts Steve Heywood and Steve Johnson, representing the UK’s largest provider of economy and defensive driving courses, AA DriveTech, claimed a significant award on the UK’s only national fuel economy driving event, the MPG Marathon.

• 27th July 2010 - Ford and AA DriveTech make a gallon go further

  AA DriveTech will provide a key element of Ford’s recently announced Econo Check initiative. AA DriveTech will provide a dedicated fuel economy driving course for Ford owners who have an Econo Check.

• 16th July 2010 - Driver education really IS making inroads

  According to the latest statistics from the Department of Transport, revealed during Parliamentary Questions this week, those killed and injured whilst driving for work purposes have dropped dramatically in the past five years. In 2005 168 drivers or riders were killed whilst at work but the figure for 2009 (the latest year available) has plummeted to 95, a decrease of some 44%. This significant and welcome reduction is in no small part due to the work of the specialist training organisations, the largest of which is AA DriveTech.

• 23rd June 2010 - Education is the focus of Level Crossing day of action

  “Education is key to everything we do around level crossings. By informing people of the potential dangers of misusing crossings – and how to use them safely we aim to reduce incidents at these sites.”

• 21st June 2010 - Honing the business drivers of the future

  Employers taking on young members of staff without an existing licence, who may be required to drive as part of their work duties in future, can now hand total responsibility for their graduation to qualified driver over to AA DriveTech, safe in the knowledge that the whole process will be handled efficiently from start to finish.

• 1st June 2010 - North Yorkshire speeders offered chance to go back to classroom

  Speeding motorists in York and North Yorkshire now have the chance to go back to the classroom to learn about the dangers of speeding as North Yorkshire Police introduce speed awareness courses.

• 1st June 2010 - Speed awareness schemes launched in Northern Ireland

  Road users detected breaking speed limits in Northern Ireland will be offered a one-off opportunity to go back to the classroom and improve their driving skills - rather than picking up a fine and three penalty points on their licence.

• 18th May 2010 - AA DriveTech wins TfL’s FORS assessment contract

  Transport for London (TfL) has appointed AA DriveTech to arrange, undertake and manage the initial bronze assessment process for the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).

• 12th May 2010 - New mobile phone awareness course in Suffolk

  Suffolk Constabulary has become one of the first forces in the country to launch a new education course for motorists who are caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

• 22nd April 2010 - AA DriveTech and a2om sign partnership deal to support fleet risk management market

  The leadership teams of both AA DriveTech (AAdrivetech.com) and a2om international (a2om.com) are delighted to announce a formal partnership between the two companies focused on delivering innovative and market-leading online risk assessment and e-learning (electronic learning) technology to the corporate fleet management world.

• 3rd March 2010 - AA DriveTech goes up a gear on Driver CPC

  AA DriveTech, the division of the AA Group responsible for the delivery of all driver risk management products and services relating to those who drive for work purposes, has appointed Jason Vallint as Business Development Director with special responsibility for the division’s Driver CPC activities.

• 26th February 2010 - Speed awareness courses launched in Surrey

  Speeding motorists captured on camera in Surrey now have the opportunity to go back to the classroom to refresh their driving skills – rather than picking up a £60 fine and three penalty points on their licence.

• 10th February 2010 - AA DriveTech appoints new divisional head

  Paul Holmes, formerly Head of AA Risk Management Solutions, has been appointed Director of the FleetSafe division of AA DriveTech, the AA Group brand responsible for all fleet-related training and driver risk management activities.

• 1st February 2010 - Speeding drivers in Nottingham offered course alternative

  Drivers who commit speeding offences in Nottinghamshire are being offered places on a course that emphasises the dangers of going over the limit.

• 19th January 2010 - New Year, new look and new location

  DriveTech, the foremost supplier of driver education services in the UK, is now officially known as AA DriveTech and recently moved into its own floor of the AA’s headquarters, Fanum House in Basingstoke.

• 13th January 2010 - The force behind the force

  Driver safety education expert AA DriveTech is the principal provider of the training and presentation materials that comprise the Thames Valley Police & Safer Roads Partnership Young Driver Scheme. That scheme has now won the ‘Young Drivers’ category of the prestigious 2009 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.

• 15th December 2009 - It’s that time of year again....

  Tips for designated drivers during the 2009 festive season.

• 22nd May 2009 - At home with the ultimate entrepreneur

  Business guru Sir Richard Branson opened the doors of his Oxfordshire home this week to welcome in the UK’s top 100 business entrepreneurs for the awards ceremony of the Virgin-sponsored 2009 Sunday Times FastTrack 100.

• 19th May 2009 - Two more counties rely on DriveTech for driver education schemes

  Berkshire-based driver training services provider DriveTech will be behind two new schemes which offer drivers an opportunity to receive education and support, as opposed to being handed a fine and points on their licence.

• 18th May 2009 - DriveTech make Hot 100

  Berkshire-based driver education specialist, DriveTech (UK) plc, has been judged to be worthy of 55th place overall in a poll of the 100 most successful entrepreneur-led UK enterprises by Real Business magazine.

• 30th April 2009 - New Driver CPC courses from DriveTech

  DriveTech, the UK’s leading provider of police educational courses for offenders and refresher courses for business drivers, has received the go ahead from the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) for the release of a batch of seven innovative courses.

• 21st April 2009 - DriveTech welcome law change proposals

  Berkshire-based driver training and education provider DriveTech welcomes the latest proposals announced today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick in attempt to further reduce casualty rates on Britain’s roads.

• 17th April 2009 - DriveTech adds to its awards tally

  The wide ranging expertise of Berkshire-based DriveTech in the world of driver education has been recognised once again, this time by the Institute of Traffic Management (ITM).

• 2nd February 2009 - DriveTech signs up to European road safety charter

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

• 22nd January 2009 - Northumbria driver education schemes extended

  DriveTech has not only had its contract to supply Speed Awareness workshops in Northumbria renewed but the company has also won the contract to supply both Driver Improvement and Rider Intervention and Developing Experience (RIDE) courses in the region as well.

• 19th January 2009 - Course teaches risk of speeding

  Some far-sighted police forces are offering speed awareness workshops to those drivers caught slightly above the speed limit by Safety Partnership cameras, instead of pursuing prosecution and the inevitable fine and points on the driving licence that follow. In the Thames Valley, it’s DriveTech that delivers these workshops.

• 15th January 2009 - Safety-focused Shred-it cuts crash costs by £80,000

  The world’s largest mobile shredding and recycling company has cut its UK collision costs by two-thirds, saving almost £80,000 after embarking on a road safety crusade.

• 6th January 2009 - Big brand experience bolsters DriveTech's management team

  Award-winning Berkshire-based driver education specialist DriveTech is gearing up for continued growth with the appointment of Roger Reynolds to the position of Operations Director.

• 8th December 2008 - Tips for designated drivers, festive season 2008

  If it's your turn to drive this festive season, here are a few tips to keep you, and your passengers, safe.

• 5th December 2008 - Driver safety specialist makes Fast Track 100

  Berkshire-based driver safety and education specialist DriveTech has made it into the annual Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table, published today.

• 1st December 2008 - Driver licence checking now even easier

  DriveTech has become one of only a handful of fleet suppliers to be able to offer the new generation of driver licence checking service from the DVLA, known as ‘e-DECS’.

• 28th November 2008 - 10,000 school kids got the safe driving message

  Crowthorne-based driving experts DriveTech once again supported the ‘Safe Drive Stay Alive’ road safety Roadshow, which took place at a variety of Thames Valley venues a few weeks ago. As a Platinum sponsor of the events, the company helped bring a serious road safety message to the most vulnerable group of road users – those in their teens.

• 25th November 2008 - Driver safety crusader wins Director of the Year award

  Passionate road safety advocate Chris Howell has become the Institute of Directors ‘South East Director of the Year’ in the category for organisations of between £5 and 24 million turnover.

• 21st November 2008 - Berkshire driving experts take top regional award

  Crowthorne-based driving education specialist DriveTech (UK) plc emerged as outright winners of the 2008 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards, having been presented with the highly prized accolade ‘Thames Valley Business of the Year’.

• 10th November 2008 - DriveTech provides a vital element for Total Fleet

  The Berkshire-based driver education specialist, DriveTech, has been chosen as sole supplier of driver risk management products and services to Total Fleet Services, one of the largest UK fleet management companies.

• 13th October 2008 - DriveTech technique plus Vauxhall technology makes for a powerful combo

  81 miles per gallon out of a half laden Vauxhall Combo van? Yes, it IS possible, as Steve Johnson, Director of Communications for driver education specialist DriveTech, proved last week on the UK’s largest fuel economy event, the MPG Marathon.

• 30th September 2008 - Cordek put at-work drivers on a safety first footing

  Publicity surrounding the impact of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act on fleets provided the catalyst for West Sussex-based company Cordek to focus on introducing a range of driver risk management initiatives.

• 25th September 2008 - DriveTech make competitors' green with envy

  Last Thursday night, before an audience of some 300 industry peers (and the Deputy Mayor of London) at Twickenham Rugby Ground, DriveTech was awarded the accolade ‘Driver Training Company of the Year’ in the 2008 Green Fleet Awards.

• 25th September 2008 - Green light for green techniques amongst the green valleys

  DriveTech’s Director of Communications, Steve Johnson, will be driving an official Vauxhall entry in the MPG Marathon, which takes place on October 8th and 9th over a challenging 400+ mile route across Wales.

• 25th September 2008 - Unprecedented demand for fuel saving courses

  Even before the latest round of fuel price hikes, leading driver education provider DriveTech was experiencing an increase in demand for its Eco Driving courses but in recent weeks the brakes have really come off and enquiries have seen an unprecedented rise.

• 23rd September 2008 - DriveTech geared up for new truck and bus training

  Thanks to an EU Directive, most coach and bus drivers will have to invest in additional training from September 10 this year, and the Berkshire-based driving safety specialist, DriveTech, has created a dedicated new division to meet the needs of both individuals and companies throughout the UK.

• 19th September 2008 - Derbyshire Police launch new Speed Awareness Scheme

  New speed awareness courses are being made available in Derbyshire as an alternative to penalty points and a fine - with more than 1,000 people already taking part.

• 12th September 2008 - ING Car Lease launches new risk assist product to combat grey fleet concerns

  ING Car Lease has revamped its well-established risk management product, Risk Assist, to improve driver involvement in safety programmes and lighten the burden of running such schemes for fleet managers.

• 8th September 2008 - Camden Vauxhall provides vehicles for innovative learner driver scheme

  An innovative new learner driver scheme is working in partnership with the Camden Retail Vauxhall dealership in Aylesbury for the supply of vehicles.

• 5th September 2008 - Eco driving element introduced to the driving test but DriveTech Advantage is ahead of the game

  From Wednesday September 10, everybody sitting a UK driving test will be assessed on their understanding of so-called ‘Eco-safe’ driving techniques.

• 1st September 2008 - Slough man helps launch radical new learner driver course

  Slough-based driving expert Craig McCall will be one of the first driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.

• 28th August 2008 - DriveTech adds new dimension to the GM UK Fleet proposition

  DriveTech, the leading independent provider of driver-safety related services to the corporate sector, is to work in partnership with GM UK Fleet to enable its clients to take advantage of DriveTech’s wide range of driver risk and fleet running cost-reducing services.

• 15th August 2008 - Feedwater puts at-work driver safety in fast lane

  A desire to ensure that a pro-active, robust and comprehensive occupational road risk management strategy is in place prompted specialist industrial water treatment company, Feedwater Ltd, to involve leading provider DriveTech.

• 1st August 2008 - Speed Awareness Scheme implementation made simpler

  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.

• 8th July 2008 - Center Parcs puts safety first to curb vehicle damage

  Safety is paramount for short break holiday operator, Center Parcs, which is why the company has introduced additional equipment to its vehicles and is putting staff through a comprehensive occupational road risk management programme.

• 7th July 2008 - Twyford woman helps launch radical new learner driver course

  Twyford-based driving expert Hannah Toakley will be one of the first driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.

• 7th July 2008 -Aylesbury man helps launch radical new learner driver course

  Aylesbury-based driving expert Mark Lewis will be one of the first driving instructors in the UK to deliver what is believed will become a blueprint for the learner driver course of the future.

• 7th July 2008 - A radical new way of learning to drive

  The award-winning Berkshire-based driver education specialist DriveTech (UK) plc is entering the learner driver market for the first time, with a product which it feels will be the blueprint for the future.

• 1st July 2008 - Acknowledged learner driver expert joins DriveTech

  In a bold move, the UK’s leading driving education specialist, DriveTech (UK) plc, has secured the services of the Fleet & Strategic Projects Manager at the AA Driving School, Steve Fothergill.

• 12th June 2008 - HRH Prince Michael of Kent supports Safe Drive Stay Alive

  A special performance of Safe Drive Stay Alive took place in High Wycombe on Monday (9/6), which was attended by HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO.

• 6th June 2008 - New scheme tackles red light jumping in London

  A new measure to cut the number of people killed or seriously injured by red light jumping has been introduced by the London Safety Camera Partnership.

• 20th May 2008 - Educated drivers prefer slower speeds by up to 10 times

  New research published today has demonstrated that the attitudes among drivers educated after committing a speeding offence shows they have much improved intentions to drive within the limit.

• 30th April 2008 - Another senior appointment at DriveTech

  Rapidly expanding risk management specialist DriveTech (UK) plc has attracted yet another prominent member of staff from a direct competitor.

• 29th April 2008 - A new look for well known fleet brand

  Visitors to stand M67 at the Fleet Business Show (Business Design Centre, Islington, London, april 29 and 30) will be the very first to see the new corporate image of leading UK drive risk management company DriveTech (UK) plc.

• 29th April 2008 - Better driving means better business

  DriveTech is using the opportunity of exhibiting at the Fleet Business Show (The Business Design Centre, Islington, London on April 29 and 30) to re-iterate its commitment to the DfT’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme, which aims to publicise best practice in the area of occupational driver risk management.

• 29th April 2008 - Online tool acts like virtual administrator

  DriveTech (UK) plc (Stand M67) will reveal today at the Fleet Business Show (Business Design Centre, Islington, London, April 29 and 30) a revised version of its DrivingMonitor product, the only system a fleet manager will ever need to manage fleet safety effectively and remain compliant with the ever increasingly amount of health and safety-related legislation.

• 22nd April 2008 - Arval’s journey from ‘zero to hero’

  Occupational road risk exposure at Arval, one of Europe’s leading fleet and fuel management companies, is officially low, according to an independent audit by the AA. The programme of change has led to Arval, which now has about 400 company car drivers, join the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme, which is managed by RoadSafe, and become one of its ‘Business Champions’.

• 1st April 2008 - Ground-breaking Young Driver Scheme launched

  A ground-breaking education scheme for drivers under 25 caught committing moving road traffic offences was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO on 1 April.

• 28th March 2008 - Bank of Scotland Chairman visits award-winning Berkshire company

  Peter Cummins, Chairman of the Bank of Scotland, took time out from his busy work schedule to visit the headquarters of DriveTech (UK) plc in Crowthorne, near Bracknell in late March.

• 26th February 2008 - Thatcham employees on the road to safer driving with DriveTech

  Safety is in the DNA of Thatcham, The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, which is why the driving skills and behind-the-wheel attitude of the organisation’s 130 car-driving staff is now being assessed.

• 15th January 2008 - DriveTech pumps up the volume

  Recognising that it needs to increase the reach of its communications to both stake-holders and the media, Berkshire-based driver safety specialist DriveTech has appointed a Director of Communications for the first time.

• 11th January 2008 - Tower Bridge speeders offered lessons in safety

  City of London Police is set to be the first force in the country to offer a speed awareness workshop to drivers caught exceeding a 20mph limit.