VOSA’s safe driver’s guide wins award25 July 2011

VOSA's pocket guide, 'Staying Legal – the Basics', designed to improve road safety, by helping professional drivers understand driver's hours rules, has won the Print Innovation prize at the 2011 Good Communication Awards.

VOSA began distributing the fold-out pocket guide to HGV and PSV drivers at the roadside in March and, to date, 50,000 have been given away. It gives simple tips on drivers' hours rules, vehicle condition and the responsibilities of the driver.

"Our 'Staying Legal' guide is an important tool in helping to improve road safety and it is great that it has been recognised in this way," comments Kevin Rooney, VOSA's head of communications.

"The challenge for us is to help drivers from the UK and abroad to understand the rules quickly and simply so that they can be confident that they are staying legal," he explains.

"It's nice to know that VOSA is producing information that is easily understood by all members of the transport trade and in a format that foreign drivers have no problem in understanding," comments Josh Knight, head of distribution (South West) at Royal Mail Logistics.

"The 'Staying Legal' leaflets were given to our drivers, who have made a number of comments praising the way the information is displayed. They believe it has been designed for drivers rather than office staff and managers," he adds.

VOSA is handing out the guide at its roadside checks and copies have also been made available at truck stops. It can also been downloaded from www.vosa.gov.uk and a paper copy can be printed off.

Author
Brian Tinham

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