You can enter multiple award categories but you must complete a separate entry form for each award you enter.
Click on the links below for guidance on:
- Completing the entry form
- Award categories
- Information required
- Supporting evidence
- Submitting your entry.
Closing date for entries: 5pm on Friday 1 May 2026.
Completing the entry form
1. Contact details
Please provide contact details of the person submitting the award entry. Please include a daytime phone number and email address so that the relevant person can be contacted if there are any questions in relation to the entry.
2. About your organisation
Please select from commercial, public or not for profit. If your organisation does not fit into any of these categories, please select ‘other’ and specify type of organisation.
Please select an organisation type from fleet operator or fleet supplier. If your organisation does not fit into either of these categories, please select ‘other’ and specify type of organisation.
Please tell us how many drivers you employ. This should include anyone who drives for work purposes (including people who drive their own vehicles, i.e. ‘grey fleet’), as well as professional drivers.
If you operate a fleet, please insert the number of each vehicle type and the total number of vehicles you operate. Please make sure you include employees' own vehicles if they use them to drive for work purposes ('grey fleet'). Please note that some award categories are split into size of fleet, so it is important to complete this to ensure you are entered into the correct category. If you do not operate a fleet, please leave blank.
3. Word limit
Please take care to ensure that you do not exceed the word limit for each question. Any information over and above the word limit cannot be considered due to the volume of entries.
4. Use of AI tools to generate award entries
Brake recognises that it is becoming increasingly common to use AI tools to assist with drafting, organising, and editing award entries. All entry forms include an AI declaration where you must state if you have used an AI tool to complete your entry, and confirm that your final submission has been reviewed by a human to ensure accuracy and authenticity.
5. Preparing your award entry
If you want to work offline to plan and prepare your award entry, all forms include a link that you can click to download a pdf of the questions. Please note that entry forms include some question logic, to guide you to giving the information that is relevant to you. Depending on your response to some questions, you may not be required to answer every question that follows.
Award categories
Categories are listed below, together with some notes on what judges are looking for from successful entries.
Across all categories, judges will be considering whether the initiative / product / service is described clearly and succinctly, how comprehensive and far reaching it is, and whether it is an appropriate measure to address the issue of risk reduction, or any other more specific issues highlighted by the entrant. Consideration will be given to the level of thought and detail that has gone into the entry, within the word limitations of course.
Company Driver Safety Award (small, medium and large fleet categories)
For the private sector organisation that has implemented initiatives that effectively enable drivers to be safe.
Judges will be looking for organisations that comply with the very highest driver safety standards, with effective written policies to manage driver risk, and rigorous procedures for recruiting, testing and training drivers.
Judges will also reward education and awareness-raising initiatives about safe driving that extend beyond employees to their families.
Click here to enter the Company Driver Safety Award.
This award is sponsored by Fleetmaster Group.
NEW – Emergency Services Driver Safety Award
For police, fire & rescue, ambulance and other emergency services organisations that have implemented initiatives that enable their drivers to be safe.
Judges will be looking for emergency services organisations that comply with the very highest driver safety standards, with effective written policies to manage driver risk, and rigorous procedures for recruiting, testing and training drivers.
Judges will also reward education and awareness-raising initiatives about safe driving that extend beyond employees to the wider community.
Click here to enter the Emergency Services Driver Safety Award.
This award is sponsored by Zurich Resilience Solutions.
Net Zero Award
For the organisation that is working to achieve zero deaths and serious injuries through its transport activities, while simultaneously cutting vehicle emissions.
While fleets face a huge environmental challenge, they are also well placed to reduce both distances driven and the huge environmental impact of road travel worldwide.
Judges will be looking for organisations that have done the most to reduce road risk and fuel emissions across their business activities, for example by introducing safer, cleaner vehicles; , enabling active and shared travel; or improving journey routing to reduce distance travelled and avoid routes through built-up areas.
Judges will be looking for organisations that have set robust targets and can demonstrate progress towards these targets with tangible results.
Judges will be looking for entries that meet this challenge through a range of initiatives, rather than just one of those listed above.
Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action
For the organisation that has implemented strong management systems to identify and tackle the safety and environmental impact of vehicles used on its behalf, carrying out risk and environmental impact assessments, monitoring and recording incident and fuel usage data, analysing data and researching and implementing effective interventions.
Judges will be looking for a rigorous approach to data capture and analysis of incidents, as well as, crucially, application of that data to make changes and inform other measures and interventions that actively reduce risk and improve safety.
Click here to enter the Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action.
Fleet Safety Technology Innovation Award
For fleet operators and suppliers that have developed a pioneering approach to fleet safety over the last couple of years, with the greatest success.
Judges are looking for organisations that are developing innovative technology, or implementing the latest technological solutions, to make drivers, journey and vehicles safer, with proven, demonstrable results.
Please note initiatives included in this category should either be new or have undergone significant new development in the past 18 months.
Click here to enter the Fleet Safety Technology Innovation Award.
Fleet Safety Partnership Award
For the partnership of a fleet service provider or operator with another organisation that has delivered the most outstanding results to improve fleet safety.
The ability to look outside of your own organisation, to learn from others, and to collaborate in the interests of a common goal is incredibly valuable in financially challenging times. Judges will be looking for innovative partnerships that are of mutual benefit and deliver the greatest impact on road risk reduction.
Fleet Safety Product Award
For the product that does the most to improve fleet safety through the development of innovative non-digital products.
Judges are looking for non-digital products that are new, which can be clearly differentiated from anything else available on the market, with a proven potential to make drivers, vehicles and/or roads safer.
Please note initiatives included in this category should either be new or have undergone significant new development in the past 18 months.
Safe Vehicles Award
For the organisation that has worked hardest to improve the safety and environmental impact of vehicles used on behalf of their business.
Vehicle safety is crucial to road safety and an important pillar of the Safe System approach to road safety. Brake is a long-term advocate of safe vehicles, with modern safety features that can prevent crashes, and reduce the risk of death or serious injury if a crash does occur.
Judges will be looking for organisations that comply with the very highest vehicle safety standards, with effective written policies and robust procedures for procuring the vehicles they use, inspecting them regularly, and keeping them well maintained.
Click here to enter the Safe Vehicles Award.
This award is sponsored by Seeing Machines.
Road Safety in the Community Award
For the fleet organisation that has made a positive impact on society and the environment, by improving wellbeing, community strength, and sustainability. This organisation will have road safety at the heart of its corporate social responsibility ethos.
Judges will recognise organisations that can demonstrate they have made sound business decisions that look beyond financial profit to change people's lives and communities for the better. This could be through sustainable practices, fundraising initiatives, local hiring, community investment, or outreach work.
Examples include organisations that have worked hard within their local community to help people make safe and healthy journeys, for example, by funding road infrastructure improvements such as segregated foot paths and cycle paths, or a crossing near a school.
Judges will also reward organisations that have campaigned for change and engaged people in their communities to speak out for change with them.
Road Risk Manager of the Year Award
For the fleet manager who has implemented exemplary road risk management policies with proven results.
Judges are looking for detailed information about the policies and procedures the nominated person has implemented, as well as details of how they personally have helped to instil a road safety culture within the organisation and achieve these results.
Click here to enter the Road Risk Manager of the Year Award.
This award is sponsored by QBE.
Fleet Team of the Year Award
For the fleet team that has delivered outstanding performance and gone above and beyond in the line of duty.
Judges will be looking for teams who have acted as champions for road safety, and helped change their organisation’s culture to put safety first and protect themselves and others on the roads.
Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety
For the organisation or individual that has gone above and beyond the call of duty in its commitment to road safety, not just within the company but also the wider community. Individuals cannot enter this Award themselves, but can nominate another individual within their organisation, or an individual in the wider industry, using the entry form.
Judges are looking for detailed background information about the nominated individual or organisation, including both the work they undertake and activity they undertake outside of their role which demonstrates their commitment to road safety.
Click here to enter the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety.
This award is sponsored by Fleet Service GB.
NEW – Road Safety Hero Award
For the fleet manager, supervisor or driver who has carried out a heroic act in their line of duty.
Judges are looking for someone who has gone above and beyond their employee responsibilities to help someone in need. This could be stopping at the scene of a crash to call emergency services, help keep people safe or provide emergency first aid treatment, or stepping up and speaking out to help a colleague in their time of need.
Judges will also recognise organisations that have taken an exemplary approach to supporting an employee that has been involved in a road crash, following best practice for trauma-informed, post-crash support to help someone make the best recovery possible.
Click here to enter the Road Safety Hero Award.
This award is sponsored by TTC Group.
The winners of the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2026 will be announced at a glittering ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 30 September 2026 at New Dock Hall at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. We hope that everyone who enters the awards will be able to attend. Tickets are on sale now. Please save the date and we will be in touch with more details nearer the time.
Information required
Write your entry as though your product or initiative is new to the judges reading it, even if you have entered the awards in previous years. Use plain English and avoid jargon – those judging the entries need to understand exactly what it is you are doing.
For product, initiative or project categories you will need to provide the following:
Information required | Guidance | Word count |
General organisation background | Please provide some general background on your organisation and its activities. | Max 200 words |
A short description of your product, initiative or project | Be specific about what is included in the initiative or service, or what the product is and be clear about why it is needed. | Max 100 words |
| The fleet safety issue or environmental challenge you are trying to address | What specific fleet safety issue(s) or environmental challenges are you trying to address and how does your product or initiative meet that need? | Max 200 words |
If this is further development, how is it different or an improvement on what you have done previously? OR If it is new, how is what you are doing innovative, new or different for your organisation and/or industry? | You must demonstrate how the initiative, service or product has changed and why these improvements were made. This is particularly important if you have entered the same award category in a previous year. Explain how your initiative, product or service is innovative. You can include details about why it has been introduced, what you hoped to achieve, how your initiative/product/service is different to what your competitors do, or how it is based on the latest research or thinking (please provide references for any research quoted). | Max 100 words Max 100 words |
| What targets you set and what methods you have used to monitor and evaluate progress towards achieving your goals. | You will need to demonstrate that your targets were SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-based, and the extent to which they were achieved. You should provide evidence of how you are monitoring and evaluating progress towards achieving the specified goals for your product or initiative. | Max 200 words |
| Tangible evidence of progress you have made towards your targets. | You will need to provide evidence that shows how effective your product or initiative has been. You should include data that supports this, e.g. a reduction in crashes, greater awareness of issues among staff / drivers, increased recording of incidents. Your results should be quantitative and time specific, e.g. “between September 2024 and September 2025 collisions reduced by 10%.”If your product or initiative is so new that you do not have tangible results yet, you should provide evidence of testing, on-going monitoring and evaluation and any preliminary results. Organisations entering the Fleet Safety Product Award category should also submit two case-studies or testimonials from clients demonstrating the effectiveness of the product from a customer’s perspective. | Max 200 words |
Tell us about your organisation’s wider commitment to road safety. How does this initiative/product fit in with your wider policies/procedures and activities? | Please explain how your product or initiative fits into your organisation’s wider fleet safety strategy and demonstrates your organisation’s commitment to improving road safety for all road users. Judges are looking for evidence that you are have embedded a culture of safety throughout your organisation, going above and beyond legal requirements to try and make roads safer for everyone who uses them. | Max 100 words |
How you have embedded this product or initiative into your organisation’s business model. | You can give details of any relevant policies, procedures or training you have introduced in relation to a product or initiative to increase or help people understand how it is helping your organisation to manage work-related road risk. | Max 200 words |
| Key learning points for your organisation. | You should give details of any particular challenges you faced and steps you took to overcome these challenges. You can also tell us if you experienced any unintended consequences and, if so, how you addressed them. | Max 200 words |
Policies and procedures | Please tell us how your organisation manages its own road risk responsibilities - please include measures to reduce the risk for anyone who drives for work, including those who drive their own vehicles for work purposes. | Max 200 words |
A high-resolution logo | Please attach a high res JPEG logo for your organisation when you submit your award entry. This should be attached as a separate file. | |
| Whether you have used an AI tool to assist your award entry | Brake recognises that it is becoming increasingly common to use AI tools to assist with drafting, organising, and editing award entries. All entry forms include an AI declaration where you must state if you have used an AI tool to complete your entry, and confirm that your final submission has been reviewed by a human to ensure accuracy and authenticity. |
Road Risk Manager of the Year Award
Information required | Guidance | Word count |
General organisation background | Please provide some general background on your organisation and its activities. This information will be sent to the judges along with the specific category they are judging. | Max 300 words |
What initiatives has this individual been involved in at their organisation that aim to reduce road risk? | Describe the initiatives the individual has developed/been a driving force behind, and the wider context of those initiatives within the organisation. Judges are looking for detailed information about policies and procedures the nominated person has implemented, as well as details of how they personally have helped to instil a road safety culture within the organisation and achieve these results. | Max 300 words |
What results have those initiatives produced? | Demonstrate how effective the individual has been. You should include data that shows this, e.g. a reduction in crashes, greater awareness of issues among staff/drivers, impact on reporting and recording of incidents, reduction in insurance claim costs etc. | Max 200 words |
How has this individual demonstrated a commitment to road safety and been a driving force behind the above initiatives and results? | Provide information about their personal contribution to developing these initiatives, developing the organisation’s commitment to road safety, and what they have done which has gone above and beyond what was necessary to do the job, showing an outstanding commitment to road safety. | Max 200 words |
A head and shoulders photo | Please attach a high-resolution JPEG photo of the individual when you submit your entry. Please include the name of the individual in the file name and attach as a separate file. |
Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety
Information required | Guidance | Word count |
Individual role and commitment | Explain how this individual has demonstrated a sustained commitment to road safety over a number of years, and how they have been a driving force behind road safety initiatives within their role/organisation and/or externally. Be clear about how they have gone above and beyond the requirements of their role(s) to have a lasting impact on road safety. | Max 600 words |
A head and shoulders photo | Please attach a high-resolution JPEG photo of the individual when you submit your entry. Please include the name of the individual in the file name and attach as a separate file. |
Road Safety Hero Award
Information required | Guidance | Word count |
How your nominee went above and beyond their employee responsibilities to carry out a heroic act in their line of duty. | Explain how this act of heroism act benefited the people involved, and/or the nominee’s employer or the wider community. Tell us what steps the nominee’s employer took to support the nominee after the event. Please give details of any lasting impact of this heroic act, either on the people involved, the nominee’s employer or the wider community. | Max 600 words |
A head and shoulders photo | Please attach a high-resolution JPEG photo of the individual when you submit your entry. Please include the name of the individual in the file name and attach as a separate file. |
Fleet Team of the Year Award
Information required | Guidance | Word count |
Why this team should be nominated for the Fleet Team of the Year Award. | Explain how this team has acted as champions for road safety, and helped change their organisation’s culture to put safety first and protect themselves and others on the roads. | Max 600 words |
Supporting evidence
You may submit additional supporting information of up to two sides of A4 for each award you enter. This could include evidence to support your entry such as sections of reports or research, graphs showing your results, letters from your customers describing how effective your product or initiative has been, or photographs and short video content (no longer than two minutes).
This information must clearly indicate your organisation name and the award entry for which the additional information supports. If the same supporting information applies across all categories entered, then only two sides should be provided.
Unfortunately, any information over and above two sides of A4 cannot be considered due to volume of entries.
Submitting your entry
Click on the links below to enter one or more of the following awards:
- Company Driver Safety Award (small, medium and large fleet categories) (sponsored by Fleetmaster Group)
- Emergency Services Driver Safety Award (sponsored by Zurich Resilience Solutions)
- Net Zero Award
- Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action
- Fleet Safety Partnership Award
- Fleet Safety Product Award
- Fleet Safety Technology Innovation Award
- Safe Vehicles Award (sponsored by Seeing Machines)
- Road Safety in the Community Award
Click on the links below to nominate yourself or someone else for the following awards:
- Fleet Team of the Year Award
- Road Safety Hero Award (sponsored by TTC Group)
- Road Risk Manager of the Year Award (sponsored by QBE)
- Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety (sponsored by Fleet Service GB)
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Friday 1 May 2026. Please ensure your submission includes the following:
- Completed entry forms for each award you would like to be considered for
- Any supporting information you would like to be considered as part of your entry
- A high-resolution company logo ( .jpg or vector .eps file) for all organisations involved in the entry
- A suitable photo alongside any entry for the individual awards
We will acknowledge receipt of all entries within two working days of receiving them. If you do not receive confirmation, please email events@brake.org.uk to confirm we have received the information.