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VANGUARD RENTAL TEAMS UP WITH RoSPA TO PROVIDE DRIVER TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT



In a clear demonstration of its commitment to the safety of its employees, Vanguard Rental (UK) Ltd, parent company of National, Alamo and Guy Salmon Prestige Rental, has teamed up with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to implement a new training and assessment programme for managers in the business.

RoSPA representatives have trained selected National, Alamo and Guy Salmon Managers, predominantly ex and current driving instructors, to become Driving Advisors, equipped with the knowledge to identify poor driving skills and the training methods needed to address them. This knowledge is being transferred to branch managers and selected employees for each location in the UK who will undertake a programme of regular assessment of the driving skills and abilities of new and existing employees.

Selected employees at National, Alamo and Guy Salmon branches will now be obliged to undertake a regular assessment of their driving capabilities. Those identified as needing extra training will be given a driving awareness course that will cover all the fundamental aspects of road safety.

Caroline Harris, Human Resources Manager at Vanguard Rental (UK) Ltd, comments: “We are delighted to be working with RoSPA to implement this training and assessment programme. All companies under the Vanguard umbrella take health and safety and duty of care issues very seriously. By working with a recognised and respected organisation such as RoSPA to implement our training and assessment strategy, we hope to build on our culture of best working practise and continue to offer outstanding service to our customers.”

ENDS
February 2007


Notes to Editors:
National Car Rental is part of the Vanguard Rental Group which serves both business and leisure travellers globally through a network of approximately 3,800 locations in over 80 countries with a fleet of more than 295,000 vehicles.

For further press information please contact Alison Reeson, Cecile Stearn, Elinor Puzey, Lauren Helm at HSL, Churcham House, 1 Bridgeman Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 9AJ. Telephone: 020 8977 9132. Fax: 020 8977 5200.