The ADINJC and the Eco-Driving Test
Due to the fact that various members have been contacting the ADINJC with concerns regarding the new Eco Test we feel it necessary to issue the following statement.
About a year ago the ADINJC, with an air of pride, announced to the world that we were deeply involved in talks with Professor Peter Russell regarding a new Eco Test that he had pioneered. We were informed that all the details would be kept under wraps and officially launched at our annual conference in October 2009.
The ADINJC's role was to promote this test to interested ADI's who wished to become assessors. For this promotion we were promised a percentage from every test conducted, providing we met with some financial commitments at a very early stage. This then presented us with a risk. The Governing Committee scrutinised every detail of the offer and the commitments, and after careful thought and consideration decided we could not risk member's finances on what would have been a business venture.
Events moved at a rapid pace and from this point the ADINJC had no further official involvement in this Eco Test. We were informed that all rights had been sold to an external commercial partner, however due to the fact that we had already promoted the new test in our newsletter and said that it would be launched at our conference, we felt duty bound to honour our pledge and were faced with no alternative but to allow a presentation.
The Eco Test was launched with a lot of concern from GC members, delegates, and also in fact the new partner, each of which had no prior knowledge of the contents of the presentation, and had not anticipated the form that it was presented in.
This then completed any responsibility that the ADINJC or its representatives had towards the new Eco Test. This is not to say that the ADINJC is either in favour nor against it, this is a business opportunity and you and only you can make up your own minds as to whether or not it will be a viable proposition.
Neil Peek
President ADINJC