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Charities launch safe driver contract
Two charities, SCARD and CADD, have launched a new 'driver promise' contract containing 10 key points to staying safe.

SCARD and CADD are dedicated to helping people who have been bereaved or injured by drivers breaking the law. They are asking newly qualified drivers to sign the contract, and someone who cares for them to witness it. The charities say that by signing the form, the driver is promising they will always drive safely and within the law.

As well as getting new drivers to sign the safe driving promise, SCARD and CADD are working toward the goal of getting every driver in the UK to sign a driver promise contract by 2010.

To download a copy of the safe driver promise contract, or for further information, go to www.scard.org.uk or www.cadd.org.uk.

IRSO consults on future
IRSO is consulting its membership and other road safety professionals about the Institute's future direction, and developing a marketing strategy.

"Over the past few years IRSO has developed as an organisation and is much more focussed in terms of delivery," says Mark Oldfield, IRSO's national public relations officer. "We are at a point of change and are developing the Institute's marketing strategy for the next two years, and responses to these two questionnaires will play an important role in shaping the future of the organisation."

To download the questionnaire for IRSO members click here. To download the questionnaire for non-members click here.

For further information contact Mark Oldfield on 01296 383449, or moldfield@buckscc.gov.uk.

Big savings for safe drivers
New research by Privilege Insurance shows that Britain's 'safe drivers' - those who have four or more years no claims discount - achieve an average lifetime saving of over £10,000.

The research shows that, on average, British drivers who have not claimed in the last four years save £203 a year on their car insurance bill. Drivers who have made fault claims after accidents pay a national average of £510 a year, compared to safer drivers who pay an average of £307.

Corrie star backs road safety drive

The new edition of Roadlife magazine, produced by Lancashire's Road Safety Group, features Coronation Street beauty Samia Smith, TV and radio star Jim Bowen and EastEnder June Brown in features designed to steer readers towards safer travel.

Readers also have the chance to win a digital camera, a child's bicycle, and signed Preston North End and Burnley FC shirts.

Roadlife is available at libraries, county information centres, GP surgeries, car and motorcycle dealers, leisure centres and other outlets.

Crashed car gets parking ticket
A parking warden has been criticised for writing out a ticket for a car after it had been involved in a crash.

The VW Golf was slapped with a £100 fixed penalty fine within hours of the accident - and the stranded car was given another ticket the next day by the same warden.

Passer by James Pennant said: "I was flabbergasted. The VW was clearly undriveable and the car it hit was on the other side of the road.

"It was obviously the scene of an accident. Someone could have been killed or badly injured - but that didn't stop him writing out a ticket. I told the warden what he was doing was atrocious but he just told me to go away."

A spokesman for parking firm APCO apologised and said the tickets would be cancelled.

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