Double driver awareness course

Baldytyke88

I got a speeding ticket a few months ago and I did a speed awareness course earlier this month.

This morning at 6.30 am I got a call from my employer to go on a works speed awareness course in the afternoon. It didn't happen, because there was no one to cover my jobs.

But now that I have thought about it, doing 2 speed awareness courses within a few weeks of each other is totally pointless.

I work for a local authority, but I am thinking about putting in a complaint via the union about this waste of money.

I did think that they could improve on the .gov awareness course, but doing another one is surely a waste of money?

Keep_pedalling

It’s not a waste if it prevents other people from getting caught speeding. Yours could even argue that as a prevention measure the work based one is more useful.

facade

Your employer wants you to go on a course, and if it is in their time and they are paying you to go, you go.

Don't rock the boat, one thing I learned over 40 years is that initiative is punished.

Baldytyke88

Keep_pedalling said:

It’s not a waste if it prevents other people from getting caught speeding. Yours could even argue that as a prevention measure the work based one is more useful.

The .gov speed awareness course is meant to reduce reoffending, but you have to wait 5 years before you are allowed to do another one.

sheramber

Baldytyke88 said:

I got a speeding ticket a few months ago and I did a speed awareness course earlier this month.

This morning at 6.30 am I got a call from my employer to go on a works speed awareness course in the afternoon. It didn't happen, because there was no one to cover my jobs.

But now that I have thought about it, doing 2 speed awareness courses within a few weeks of each other is totally pointless.

I work for a local authority, but I am thinking about putting in a complaint via the union about this waste of money.

I did think that they could improve on the .gov awareness course, but doing another one is surely a waste of money?

Is this a private course arranged by  your employer, rather than a police arranged one? 

Baldytyke88

sheramber said:

Is this a private course arranged by  your employer, rather than a police arranged one? 

Yes, I have done the government course, now my employer wants me to do another one

Barkin

I know what I'd do, and it wouldn't involve complaining... 

Keep_pedalling

Baldytyke88 said:

sheramber said:

Is this a private course arranged by  your employer, rather than a police arranged one? 

Yes, I have done the government course, now my employer wants me to do another one

Just you or you and some other employees? 

TooManyPoints

 ...but you have to wait 5 years before you are allowed to do another one.

One every three years. Unless one offence is in Dorset, then you can do two.

There is also a separate NDORS course for offences on variable limit motorways, Most forces allow a driver to do one of each in three years.

Baldytyke88

Keep_pedalling said:

Just you or you and some other employees? 

It is standard procedure for everyone who has been prosecuted for speeding.

Baldytyke88

TooManyPoints said:

 ...but you have to wait 5 years before you are allowed to do another one.

One every three years. Unless one offence is in Dorset, then you can do two.
There is also a separate NDORS course for offences on variable limit motorways, Most forces allow a driver to do one of each in three years.

It makes sense for drivers to do continuous training, every 12/24 months, but not the same course within a month.