Peter Binham, FORS Manager at Transport for London, presented at FLEET Event September 2014

1. Fleet Operator Recognition
Scheme (FORS)
Peter Binham
FORS Manager

2.  Introduction to FORS
 FORS is a unique industry led accreditation scheme aimed at
transforming road fleet activity in London
 Helps operators to measure and monitor performance
 Helps operators to ensure and demonstrate lawfulness and
best practice
 Links to responsible procurement
 Free to join, voluntary and open to any company operating vehicles
in London/UK

3.  FORS is designed to improve:
 Safety
 Efficiency
 Environmental protection

4.  Who is involved in FORS?
Strategic Partners
Key Suppliers

5. Management
Responsibilities &
authority
Competent
person
Communication
Vehicles
Roadworthiness
Documentation
Fleet
performance
Drivers
Training &
assessment
Driving at work
Fitness & health
Operations
Transport safety
Transport control
Fines &charges
Accident
investigation
Specialist goods
Fleet
operator
requirements

6.  Overview of FORS bronze audit
 Audits Formally undertaken by
FTA
 Company is audited against the
FORS Standards
 Bronze Audit is a health check of
policies and systems’
 Opportunity to recognise the
audits conducted by others

7. Congestion
Emissions
Safety
Compliance
Actively
committed
Evidencing
improvements
Lawful
Register
Action Plan
Pass
Audit
Fail

8.  Physical benefits

9.  Responsible Procurement
 Many customers now expect fleet operators to provide a demonstration of a
commitment to sustainable fleet activities;
 FORS shows this commitment = FORS is a contractual requirement
 FORS offer real competitive advantage

10. Safety
 Reduced injury collisions by 41 per cent
and reduced total collisions by 25 per cent
Legal compliance
 76% less likely to be involved in Licence/insurance offences
 64% less likely to be involved in Most Serious
Infringements (MSI) offences
 50% less likely to be involved in Drivers hours offences

11.  FORS workshops and training
 Manager workshops – A series of 9 manager/supervisor level workshops to
manage policies best practice relating to fuel and emissions, safety fines
and charges and performance.
 Online driver training – helping drivers become safer, greener and more
efficient
 Safe Urban Driving Course (SUD)

12. Training figures:
 Over 10,500 drivers have attended the Safe Urban Driving
 Over 1,200 fleet managers trained
 Over 2,100 drivers have studied the e-learning work related and road safety
cycle safety modules
 Over 230 ‘practitioner’ graduates

13.  Other benefits
 Guides
 Toolkits
 Discounts on products/services
 Case Studies
 Networking opportunities

14. Current accredited operators
Bronze 2,000 operators 150,000 vehicles
Silver 165 operators 19,000 vehicles
Gold 30 operators 13,000 vehicles

15. FORS Future
 FORS is already a national scheme
 Currently out to tender seeking national delivery partner
 Continue to be inserted as contractual requirement
 Other Local / Transport Authorities

16.  Summary
 Free to join
 Operational confidence
 Distinction
 Operational efficiency
 Access to advice and guidance
 Offers, discounts and benefits
www.fors-online.org.uk

17.  Questions