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SmartDrive wins safety product award

SmartDrive has won the prestigious Fleet Safety Product of the Year award at the 2011 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence for its advanced in-vehicle video safety programme that improves driver behaviour and reduces collisions. Another honour at this Brake event, the ‘Safe Vehicles’ award went to online grocery retailer Ocado, a SmartDrive customer.
April 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
639 SmartDrive has won the prestigious Fleet Safety Product of the Year award at the 2011 4235 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence for its advanced in-vehicle video safety programme that improves driver behaviour and reduces collisions. Another honour at this Brake event, the ‘Safe Vehicles’ award went to online grocery retailer Ocado, a SmartDrive customer.

“We are delighted that Brake, the leading safety advocate in the UK has recognised SmartDrive Safety for its achievements in working with leading fleets in the UK to improve safety performance,” said SmartDrive UK managing director Steve Cowper.

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