National role for Lancashire road safety boss

A Lancashire County Council road safety boss has been elected chairman of thebody responsible for driver improvement schemes across the UK.

Neil Cunliffe, group manager (acting) for Lancashire County Council Road Safety Group, was elected by road safety representatives from across the UK at the Annual General Meeting of ANDISP (Association of National Driver Improvement Scheme Providers) early last month.

ANDISP oversees the 40 local authority and private sector organisations that deliver national driver improvement training. It aims to ensure that 'best practice' is adopted nationwide.
Neil has been instrumental in the development of driver training and in particular the Speed Awareness Course project that has been successfully operating in Lancashire for over 18 months.

"Driving is a big part of our every day life," Neil says. "We all make mistakes but we can help people to manage their driving better and reduce the mistakes that lead to road crashes. So many drivers have told me how positive the driver improvement courses are and how they have never been offered this kind of training before. Responses like these make our work so worthwhile.

"It is a great privilege to be chosen to chair ANDISP at such an important time for the future of driver training schemes. I will be looking to move the association forward and build on over ten years of excellent leadership from Colin Pettener of Shropshire County Council," he concluded.

For further information about this article please contact Martin Crabtree on 01772 263536, martin.crabtree@css.lancscc.gov.uk