Picutred: Alan Prosser
The man responsible for running driver retraining courses in
many parts of the UK has not forgotten to update his own driving
skills.
Alan Prosser, Manager of the National Driver Offender Retraining
Schemes for the Shropshire based TTC Group has been involved in
driver training for the past 33 years.
Despite having a string of driving qualifications, Alan recently
took the "ulitmate" driving test - RoSPA's advanced drivers and
riders re-assessment course - and passed with flying colours.
He re-attained the gold standard after his on road driving
skills were assessed by a former top grade police driving
instructor in an hour long test on the roads of Staffordshire.
"I've been a member of Rospa since the early 1980's and I take
their test every three years," said Alan, who has been working with
UK police forces to launch a new driving course for people to
improve their driving skills after committing minor traffic
infringements.
"Holding this qualification is not a requirement for my job but
I do have a passion for road safety to improve and develop driving
standards. It is therefore important in my role to demonstrate that
commitment on a personal level."
Trained as a driving instructor and registered with the Driving
Standards Agency, Alan has been an advanced driving instructor
since 1981 and holds the grade 6 standard.
"Taking the Rospa test is really about testing myself to prove
that I can still pass at the top level," added Alan, who works for
the TTC Group, of Hadley Park, Telford, the UK's leading
organisation for re-educating motorists.
Alan is helping to improve the driving skills of many motorists
by organising courses for drivers stopped by police for minor
traffic infringements. They attend the course instead of receiving
a fine or points on their licence.
"It is aimed at people who come to the attention of police when
their driving falls below what is normally expected of a competent
driver," said Alan, who stressed that police believe motorists will
benefit from the short on road practical driving session so that
their driving errors can be corrected.
"Everyone makes mistakes through lack of concentration or some
people have simply forgotten parts of the Highway Code. This course
is aimed at improving driving skills which will help reduce the
terrible human and financial costs caused by a death or serious
injury on our roads."
The TTC Group run National Driver Alertness Courses and courses
on speed awareness and drink drive rehabilitation. TTC Automotive,
part of the TTC Group, runs courses for the corporate sector,
including Certificate of Professional Competence (driver CPC) tests
for professional drivers as well as educating individual motorists
before they commit a traffic offence.
For more information about courses for business or private
individuals contact TTC Automotive on 0333 8000 222 or
visit www.ttcautomotive.co.uk. For
information about the national Driver Offender Retraining Schemes
call the TTC Group on 0845 270 4363 or visit www.ttc-uk.com