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IVR AGM and Gala Dinner 2025


The AGM and the Gala Dinner take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Stratford Upon Avon.  

To book your space at the evening Gala Dinner, contact Dee on 01895 436426 or email mail@theivrgroup.com.

 

 

TWO NIGHT PACKAGES
Double B&B x 2…  read more >

VR34 Emergency Beacons and Lights (incl red lamps) Training


On behalf of PROSE the IVR's online course can be accessed by clicking the following link:

www.theivrgroup.com/register-for-online-training

The Use of Amber Warning Beacons and Rear-Facing Red Flashing Lamps protocol version 2 is now available, click here to view.

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Tow Show 2024


The IVR are preparing for another great show with its focus firmly on the safety of the breakdown/recovery operator working at the side of the road. 

Safety solutions including the Safety Cloud digital alerting solution developed by HAAS Alert and the historical announcement of rear-…  read more >

Copart UK Grows its own IVR trainers


May 2024 - The Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR) are delighted to announce that Copart UK have once again chosen to partner with the IVR. This time as the first recycling organisation to put six of their employees through the ITSSAR train the trainer course. 

The ITSSAR course is a…  read more >

AGM and Gala Dinner Awards 2024


The Institute of Vehicle Recovery AGM  took place on 2 March 2024 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
 

A popular Honorary Membership was awarded to IVR Fellow, Peter Martin, who had been part of road transport and rescue and recovery since 1968 and an IVR member since the…  read more >

AGM and Gala Dinner 2024


The date for the Institute of Vehicle Recovery's 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is Saturday, 2nd March, at the Crowne Plaza in Stratford Upon Avon CV37 6YR. 

The AGM itself is only open to members but the evening entertainment is open to members and non members alike.…  read more >

IVR to Introduce a New Safety Product at the Tow Show


It is with great excitement that the Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR) announces the arrival of a significant new safety product to the UK.
The IVR has been partnering with the product creators since December 2022 and it is finally well on its way to being launched in the UK, along with…  read more >

PROSE's First Safety Bulletin Focuses on Seat Belt Wearing


The first safety bulletin from PROSE goes back to basics with an important reminder to wear your seat belt. 
Ian Greenman, Chair of Professional Recovery Operator Safety Executive (PROSE)
‘As Chair of Professional Recovery Operators Safety Executive. I take safety extremely…  read more >

Project Edward


(Every Day Without A Road Death) is the biggest platform for showcasing good practice in road safety in the UK. Managed by Projects Zero, it is backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses. It promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe…  read more >