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Helping and supporting older and mature drivers to carry on driving safely for longer. Visit our website at https://teapawt.org/t.co/aT2gwkCiLA

Southampton, England
Joined October 2021
Our Chair talking with BBC Radio Solent about receiving an MBE for his work in Road Safety and supporting Mature and Older Drivers with the Older Drivers Forum bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kfyv…
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09.12.24 Honour to be invited to @ProjectEdward best practice road safety reception hosted @RuthCadbury. Many great conversations. Key take outs. Always to be evidence informed, avoid  reinventing the wheel, collaborate, ACT, evaluate, go again. Thank you @mpmwilok for your support. @Glos_Police @Glos_OPCC @Glosfire @GlosRoads @GlosRoadSafety
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Our chair today was at Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Awards as guest of @TickerInsurance along with Valerie Singleton who is a great supporter of the Forum as well as Ticker who offer Insurance treating Older Drivers as individuals not just an by their age.
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Our chair, Rob Heard, was today on BBC Morning Live as a result of the largest ever UK roadside vision screening survey which revealed more than 720,000 motorists driving on Britain’s roads would fail the 20m number plate test. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Been a busy day today for our chair, lots of radio interviews due to Older Drivers in news, also popped into BBC Radio Solent and chatted about Winter Driving and why Good Vision is essential for safe driving. You can listen to the edited interview here youtu.be/Z0TzJ13oauo?si=soEg…
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Today our chair Rob Heard attended the National Road Safety Conference in Birmingham and presented about the Older Drivers VR Film we created with crowd funding lead by James Evans and evaluated by Ian Edwards. The film has been a huge success #NRSC2024
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If you struggle with your sight when driving after dark, you could be putting yourself & others in danger. Regular eye tests help keep your vision fit to drive. orlo.uk/ZBEsv #IsYourVisionRoadworthy #OperationDarkNight
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Do you have to wear glasses or contact lenses for driving or riding? Make sure you wear them every time to stay safe on the road. Discover more about keeping your eyes fit to drive VisionAndDriving.info #IsYourVisionRoadworthy #OperationDarkNight
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The clocks have gone back meaning fewer daylight hours over the coming months. Make sure your eyesight meets the minimum standards for driving gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rule… #IsYourVisionRoadworthy #OperationDarkNight
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We will be conducting roadside vision screening this week as part of the national #OperationDarkNights road safety campaign. #IsYourVisionRoadworthy orlo.uk/9gKYx
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We are working with @myvisionmatters More than 90% of information a driver uses is visual so ensuring your eyesight is up to scratch is crucial. Get your eyes tested every 2 years & wear eyewear prescribed for driving EVERY time you get behind the wheel. #IsYourVisionRoadworthy
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Today we ran with @MotoringAssist our 3rd webinar titled 'Safer Driving Update'. Hosted by Valerie Singleton OBE & covered eyesight, Car Insurance, Winter Driving Tips ,Difficult conversations with loved ones, dash cams & we followed a 102 year old driver. youtu.be/JHncGEov8I0?si=uYg3…
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Our Co-lead Nigel Lloyd-Jones honoured to contribute to GEM webinar about how to start difficult conversations with a mature driver regarding driving retirement. @BBCGlos @GlosLiveOnline @itvwestcountry @bbcpointswest @Glosroads @Glosfire @Glos_OPCC @Glos_police
On Tuesday 24th September at 2pm we will be running another FREE webinar hosted by Valerie Singleton OBE and will be titled Safer Driving Update. To find out more and learn how to register for your FREE place follow this link: olderdriversforum.com/2024/0…
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Tuesday 24 Sept at 2pm will be 3rd @MotoringAssist FREE 60 min webinar hosted by TV’s Valerie Singleton OBE. We will cover Eyesight, Winter driving, Car Insurance as we age & we will be chatting with a 102 year old driver. To register your FREE place visit us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Our chair, Rob Heard, attended BBC Radio Solent and spoke about Older Drivers and Eyesight and how we can all continue to drive safely as we age bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jkqb…
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On Tuesday 24th September at 2pm we will be running another FREE webinar hosted by Valerie Singleton OBE and will be titled Safer Driving Update. To find out more and learn how to register for your FREE place follow this link: olderdriversforum.com/2024/0…
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Please note this standard is for VOLUNTARY Mature Driving assessments to help bring a standard across the country for all providers so we can help and support mature motorists with consistency and the correct support
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Great caring organisation, worth looking at
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