IAM Drive & Survive offers new driver safety product

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01 September 2011

The commercial training arm of the IAM, IAM Drive & Survive, is now offering fleet managers and commercial drivers a new and improved online product – ‘Virtual Risk Manager®’.

IAM Drive & Survive’s Virtual Risk Manager® (VRM) is a research-based online risk assessment, monitoring and improvement tool, designed by Interactive Driving Systems (IDS) to enable companies to monitor every aspect of their driver’s safety and wellbeing. It ensures that all reasonable steps are being taken to support the employer’s duty of care and health and safety obligations for business drivers, with a focus on early intervention. 

VRM provides savings of between 20 and 60 per cent1 over three years by reducing incidents and collisions, leading to a reduction in insurance claims and staff compensation costs.

With one in three road accidents involving work-related driving, driving for work can be dangerous and expensive for both employees and businesses.

VRM has a proven track record2 in helping fleets:

  • Protect their employees.
  • Reduce their collision and incident costs.
  • Increase their fuel efficiency.
  • Reduce their insurance costs and liability exposures.
  • Protect their public image.

VRM stores and updates information on:

  • Employee driving licence details.
  • Online driver risk assessment rating.
  • Qualifications and performance.
  • Information on all training taken.

IAM Drive & Survive chief executive Simon Best said: "Virtual Risk Manager® is especially designed to help fleet managers improve safety and reduce costs. With VRM IAM Drive & Survive provides fleets with assessment and training that is completely tailored to the company’s needs. It is an excellent low-cost tool that checks the driving risk of new employees and meets the training needs of existing staff."

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Notes to editors

  • 1www.virtualriskmanager.net/research
  • 2www.virtualriskmanager.net/research
  • For more information on VRM visit the website @ http://www.iamdriveandsurvive.co.uk/vrm, or call IAM Drive & Survive on 0870 120 2910.
  • IAM Drive & Survive is a commercial subsidiary of the IAM and promotes occupational driver skills and safety for vehicle fleet businesses. IAM Drive & Survive helps employers fulfil their duty of care to employees and reduce road accidents in their fleets. The IAM is the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, dedicated to improving standards and safety in driving, motorcycle riding and cycling.  The IAM has more than 100,000 members in the UK and Ireland. It’s best known for the advanced driving test and the advanced driving, motorcycling and cycling courses. The IAM’s policy and research division offers advice and expertise on road safety.
  • IAM Drive & Survive trains approximately 20,000 drivers a year. It provides driver CPC courses for drivers of passenger vehicles, trucks, cars and motorcycles. Our risk management services include online and in-vehicle driver risk assessments, group workshops and driving licence checking.

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