National Speed Awareness Scheme (NSAS) courses are currently only available in a limited number of areas in the United Kingdom, and are run by Local Authority Road Safety Units or private companies who act as service providers for the respective Police Authorities

Speed, or the inappropriate use of speed, is a factor in a significant percentage of road traffic incidents. The greater the speed the more serious the incident is likely to be. It is estimated that excessive or inappropriate speed is a contributory factor in some 1,200 fatal road traffic incidents

Following on from the success of NDIS for Section 3 (Careless or Inconsiderate Driving) offences, the Department for Transport (DfT) has decided that education may be more effective than punishment in helping to reduce the number of casualties on British roads.

The National Speed Awareness Scheme (NSAS) has been developed and introduced in response to this initiative. The NSAS allows Police Authorities to divert low-end speeding drivers and riders to these educational courses instead of prosecution under the Fixed Penalty System.

If you are detected as being in excess of the posted speed limit, but within the parameters deemed suitable by the local Police Authority, you will be offered a NSAS course, provided they have not attended such a course in the previous three years.
 
The course provides the opportunity  for you to attend a re-education course on the effects and dangers of speeding instead of a simple fine and penalty points.

If you have been offered a place on a NSAS courses and are concerned, or want to  be pro-active and avoid the risk of being caught speeding in the future, then contact us for no obligation advice and guidance, we can arrange for you, or your employees to have some practical coaching to help protect their's or your licence.