Company workers who are caught speeding only get one chance to attend a Speed Awareness course instead of having three points added to their licence, fleet management company Lex has warned.

A joint survey from Lex and Roadsafe recently revealed that 95 per cent of companies thought that the Speed Awareness initiative was a good idea. Under the scheme's guidelines, company workers caught speeding can opt to attend a training session instead of having three points on their licence and receiving a £60 fine.

Of those who had attended a course, 99 per cent said that they would rather attend a training session than have points put on their licence, the study said.

"Our concern was that 36 per cent of respondents hadn't received any training since passing their driving test. Fleets should consider introducing training for all of its drivers, even if it involves classroom based refresher sessions which revisit the Highway Code," said Jon Walden, Lex managing director.

"On a positive note 72 per cent of those who responded to the survey said their company had a Driving for Work policy in place in response to the growing Duty of Care issue. However, 22 per cent still don't have a Driving at Work policy in place," he added.

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