National Driver Improvement Schemes  

Speed Awareness Scheme

Speed, or the inappropriate use of speed, is a factor in a significant percentage of road traffic incidents. The greater the speed involved 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 the National Driver Improvement Scheme 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) was developed and introduced in response to this initiative.
NSAS Courses meet national criteria and specification and are provided by Local Authorities and private companies who are members of the Association of National Driver Improvement Service Providers (ANDISP).
The National Speed Awareness Service allows Police Authorities to divert low-end speeding drivers and riders to these educational courses instead of prosecution under the Fixed Penalty System.

 
Any person detected as being in excess of the posted speed limit, but within the parameters deemed suitable by the local Police Authority, will be offered a National Speed Awareness Scheme Course, provided they have not attended such a course in the previous three years.
Drivers travelling in excess of these parameters will be dealt with by the courts.

Drivers travelling in excess of these parameters will be dealt with by the courts.NSAS Courses are offered in the area where the offence occurred or in any other area where the Scheme has been adopted. At this stage not all Police Authorities have adopted the Scheme.
The National Speed Awareness Scheme provides the opportunity to attend a re-education course on the effects and dangers of speeding instead of a simple fine and penalty points.
Not all Police Authorities have yet adopted the Scheme.