IAM forges closer relationship with Fleet Support Group’s RiskMaster

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19 October 2009

The IAM have forged a closer partnership with the UK’s largest independent vehicle management company, Fleet Support Group. IAM’s subsidiary company, Drive & Survive, provides an integrated driver risk management system to Fleet Support Group’s clients by offering the IAM’s driver risk management portfolio, ensuring its customers are provided with a fully comprehensive programme.

In June 2009, IAM introduced the RiskMaster programme to all its internal staff, including IAM Examiners to ensure the IAM provides best practice in driver risk management to their employees and fully incorporates RiskMaster into the IAM’s duty of care policy.

RiskMaster is an extensive risk management system, which runs a number of checks on an individual’s driving history and ability and is based on a point scoring system. The programme covers license, MOT and business cover insurance checks, wear and tear on vehicles, accident history, health declarations and motoring offences. If the individual produces a high point scoring from these checks and Drive & Survive’s risk assessment, they will be offered a range of Drive & Survive on-road training or e-learning to ensure their risk can be reduced as far as possible.

Seb Goldin, Managing Director of Drive & Survive and IAM Fleet said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Fleet Support Group to offer an integrated Driver Risk Management programme that utilises both companies’ expertise to offer best risk management practise for any business and further cementing this beneficial partnership”

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Drive & Survive is a wholly owned subsidiary of the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists)

Fleet Group – the commercial training division of the IAM Group.

www.drivesurvive.co.uk

www.iam.org.uk/iamfleet

For more information about Fleet Group visit: http://www.fsguk.com/

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  1. The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) directly influences the driving and riding of more than 100,000 full members in the UK and Ireland. Established in 1956, the IAM is today best known for the advanced driving test and the advanced driving course, which is available to car, motorcycle and commercial licence holders. The IAM has grown to become the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, dedicated to raising driving standards, engaging with the road-using public and influencing road safety policy. The commercial division of the IAM operates through occupational driver training companies IAM Fleet UK, Drive & Survive and IAM Fleet Ireland.
  2. A 2006 report by Brunel University, following an 18 month study, concluded that “advanced driver training produces safer drivers and lower accident involvement”, with measurable improvements in knowledge, skills and attitude.
  3. In January 2007, the IAM Motoring Trust was established as the Policy and Research Division to undertake research, promote practical policies, act as an advocate for safer roads, safer drivers and safer vehicles and encourage responsible motoring through education and training.