National driver offender retraining schemes (NDORS)

National driver offender retraining scheme (NDORS) courses are an alternative to prosecution for some driving offences.

The police offer NDORS courses. They will send you a course offer letter.

About the courses

NDORS courses aim to help you improve your road safety and awareness.

There are no tests.

We expect you to join in and take part in the course conversations.

Courses we offer

National speed awareness course (NSAC)

The speed awareness course is three hours.

You can choose to attend online or in person. Online courses are via Zoom.

We limit spaces for the in-person speed awareness courses. Check availability when making your booking.

This course aims to help you:

• Identify and respond to speed limits
• Recognise why it is not safe to speed
• Understand the impact speeding has on yourself and our communities
• Recognise and resist pressure to speed  
• Improve concentration, helping you to expect and react to hazards
• Increase your motivation to drive within a safe and legal speed limit

What's driving us (WDU)

The what's driving us course is three hours.

You can choose to attend online or in person. Online courses are via Zoom.

This course aims to help you understand the:

• Likeliness of considerate driving within our communities
• Key rules, techniques and advice offered in the highway code
• Impact of inconsiderate driving. This includes the consequences of risky driving behaviours on yourself and our communities.
• Responsibility of drivers to remain focused and alert whilst driving
• Importance of concentration, observation, anticipation and allowing adequate space and time

Safe and considerate driving (SCD)

The safe and considerate driving course is a one-day course.

It is only available as an in-person course.

There is a 2.5 hour theory session in the morning. Then, a 4 hour on-road practical session in the afternoon.

We offer regular breaks throughout the day. There will be a 30 minute lunch break where we will provide refreshments.

This course aims to help you understand:

• The importance of concentration, observation, anticipation and allowing adequate space and time
• The impact of inconsiderate driving. This includes the consequences of risky driving behaviours on yourself and our communities.
• Your own driving habits and skills. This is to identify improvements you can make for safe and considerate driving.

During this course you will:

• Receive practical, personalised, on-road coaching
• Create an action plan to support your personal driving development

National rider risk awareness course (NRRAC)

The national rider risk awareness course is for motorcyclists and moped riders.

The course is three hours.

It is only available as an online course via Zoom.

The course supports riders who travel for leisure, commuting and delivery purposes. It recognises that riders are vulnerable road users.

This course aims to help you:

• Understand preventive strategies to reduce high risk riding behaviours
• Improve attitudes to keeping yourself safe
• Identify and reduce the consequences of risky behaviours on yourself our communities

How to book

You need the reference number on your course offer letter from the police to book a NDORS course.

Book online via the NDORS website

View the 'How to book' video on the NDORS website.

After you have booked

After you've booked and paid for your course, you'll receive a confirmation email.

If you have booked an online course:

• The confirmation email will tell you the IT requirements for your course. Ensure you read the full email as this will be on page two of your booking confirmation.
• You will receive an email one to two days before your course date with details of how to join the Zoom course

Guidance

• Details about attending all NDORS courses on the UK Road Offender Education website
• Details about NDORS courses in Norfolk on the UK Road Offender Education website

If you can't attend the course

Contact the phone number on the offer letter you received from the police, if:

• You can't attend you course
• You need to discuss your offence

We are unable discuss the details of the traffic offence with you.