Drivex Limited - the first 25 years !!
Drivex aims to deliver high-quality driver risk management and driver training services for businesses and charities. With fully Health and Safety compliant packages and refreshingly modern driver training courses, Drivex has been leading the way in providing a professional solution for UK industry while at the same time maintaining a quality service with a personal touch. However, did you know that Drivex can trace its roots back to 1998 and the creation of The Way Ahead School of Motoring?
The Way Ahead School of Motoring made its public launch in 1998 and quickly became the leading driving school on the Isle of Wight. For example, The Way Ahead was:
- The first driving school on the Isle of Wight to create and produce its own Course Guide and Log Book. This Course Guide and Log Book was even used by the Driving Standards Agency and the Transport Research Laboratory to help develop the next generation of driver training materials.
- The first driving school on the Isle of Wight to introduce driving lessons for 16 year-olds with its famous Headstart driving lessons.
- The first driving school on the Isle of Wight to introduce a Skid-Control training course.
- The first driving school on the Isle of Wight to gain entry onto the ORDIT Register, in other words the only IOW-based driving school to be given official Driving Standards Agency accreditation to train people to become driving instructors AND to train existing instructors up to a higher standard.
- The first driving school on the Isle of Wight to introduce Licence Category B+E Trailer Training Courses.
Drivex can trace its roots back to 1997 and the creation of The Way Ahead School of Motoring.
In 2006 the Directors of The Way Ahead created Drivex Limited, a business aimed at delivering high-quality driver assessments and training for businesses, charities and other organisations who are seeking to manage their exposure to Occupational Road Risk.
At the same time those instructors at The Way Ahead who wished to participate in delivering practical driver training for Drivex Limited successfully obtained their Driving Standards Agency Fleet Certificates at the first attempt.
In 2009 Drivex attained Driving Standards Agency accreditation for its Fleet ADI Course. The DVSA continues to give Drivex high praise for the quality and consistency of the training offered to ADI's, the last reaccreditation being given in February 2022.
In 2011 Drivex introduced its own Driver Risk Profiling System, a low-cost option for businesses and other organisations to identify if the combination of their on-road activities and drivers are presenting a potential risk. This successful tool is now available as a paper based facility or on-line.
In 2014 Drivex carried out its first driver training project in Scotland, returning north of the border again in early 2020.
In 2016 Drivex carried out its first overseas assignment, in The Gambia in West Africa.
During the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Drivex took the opportinity to invest in new hardware and software to convert all course certification to E-certificates. Also in 2020, Drivex took delivery of two new Ifor Williams BV84 trailers for its expanding BE training courses.
In 2016 Drivex carried out its first overseas project in The Gambia.
In 2020 Drivex started the renovation of its new business premises in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Watch out for details of the public opening early in 2023!
When the UK Government decided to scrap BE testing in September 2021, Drivex was one of the first organisations in the UK to achieve DVSA - accredited status for its BE courses.
In 2022 Drivex carried out its first project in Northern Ireland.
For 2023 we are continuing to deliver our services to a wide range of clients, to those with a handful of drivers to those with several thousand vehicles and drivers.
To this day Drivex continues the pioneering tradition established by The Way Ahead and continues to develop its own reputation for delivering high-quality driver assessment and training services, to such an extent that Drivex now has clients all over the the U.K.
'Drivex continues to deliver high-quality driver assessment and training services across the UK'
Roger Spaven, Steve Cocks and Paul Hayes of Drivex, Las Vegas 2017
To find out more about Drivex contact Steve Cocks or Roger Spaven on 01983 810012.