Speed Awareness Courses

Transport for London (TfL) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to gauge interest in the marketplace for suppliers to participate in a tender for the provision of Speed Awareness Courses. TfL works together in long standing partnerships with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to jointly operate and administer speed enforcement in London.

This shared responsibility includes the management of red light and speed camera offences on the network. This activity contributes significantly to the Mayor's targets for casualty reduction and the objective to eliminate death and serious injury on London's roads by 2041.

The camera network also contributes significantly to traffic management, keeping traffic moving in a safe, compliant and efficient manner. It is well documented that speed or inappropriate speed contributes to a significant percentage of all collisions and a higher percentage of more serious collisions.

The National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) has been developed to offer drivers the opportunity to benefit from improving their driving attitudes and skills following a police intervention. Eligible drivers are offered the opportunity to complete a course as a voluntary alternative to their offence being dealt with through the Criminal Justice System.

NDORS has been established by the police service in collaboration with the National Association of Driver Intervention Providers (NADIP). The police service has formed the Road Safety Trust (RST), a charity, to provide the business support to the scheme through UK Road Offender Education (UKROEd).

All NDORS courses and associated material are registered with the Intellectual Property Office and protected in law, in order to ensure the quality is at a sustainable high standard and courses are consistent allowing the offender to attend anywhere in the UK and receive the same education. The course provider and individual instructors and trainers must operate under a licence issued by UKROEd.