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Scheme targeting anxious Warwickshire drivers wins praise
Police work to help young drivers get over their fears about taking their cars to the garage has been praised in a road safety Police said their team, which work to improve safety and cut the number of crashes in the county, was named Road Safety Partnership of the particular, judges praised a "garage anxiety" initiative and said after-hours garage evenings, which tackled young drivers' reluctance to maintain their vehicles, had "empowered a new generation".Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Seccombe, who is also chair of the county's safety partnership, said getting the recognition was a "fantastic honour".
He said the garage anxiety scheme showed "the real difference we can make when we listen to concerns and act on them".
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