WestOne Cars Highly Commended at the 2009 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards Excellence

WestOne Cars, a leading provider of private hire passenger car services offering Executive, Corporate, Environmentally Friendly, Events and Airport services on a 24/7 basis, was highly commended in the 'Road Risk Manager of the Year' category at the 2009 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards on Thursday 25th June 2009.

The Fleet Safety Forum Awards, which are held in aid of the road safety charity Brake, recognise excellence in road risk management and bring together people across the motor industry who are passionate about stopping death and injury on roads through risk management. WestOne Cars was highly commended in the 'Road Risk Manager' category after demonstrating exemplary road risk management policies with proven results.

WestOne Cars is committed to protecting the safety of its drivers, clients and the general public which is why its road safety programme and road risk management procedures go one step further than the minimum requirements that are set out by health and safety law.

WestOne Cars road safety programme includes:

• Adhering to the 12 point 'pledge to drive safely' by Brake
• New vehicles and regular vehicle safety checks
• Highest quality drivers - strict selection process
• Ongoing driver training
• Monitoring of vehicle usage and operating times
• Detailed reporting tools to identify persistent accident offenders

WestOne Cars road safety programme is innovative because it is the only passenger transport company in the UK to offer such a high standard of driver training and it helps set standards for others in the private hire industry.

Am Pall, WestOne Cars Fleet & Specialist Services Director, explains "We are committed to protecting the safety of our drivers and our passengers.  For our drivers the road is their office, they are heavy road users and come into contact with a large number of other drivers. Road safety is, and always has, been of paramount importance to WestOne Cars and we do everything we can to keep up to date with the latest developments and initiatives in road safety and we continually monitor, review and update our road safety programme to ensure the safety of our drivers, passengers and the general public".

Roz Cumming, Fleet Safety Forum Manager at Brake said: "The Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence 2009 was a great success. Organisations setting the standards for fleet safety were recognised for their achievements. Brake congratulates all of the winners on their well-deserved awards. It’s fantastic to be able to recognise companies that are helping to driving down crash and casualty rates by constantly striving to raise the bar of fleet safety best practice."