Renault UK has been awarded a prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work in producing the safest range of cars on the road today and bringing the safety message to 15,000 primary schools across the UK with its Safety Matters programme.

Chairman of RoadSafe and former transport minister, Steve Norris, said: "Renault thinks about safety all the time, not just by designing safe cars but thinking about pedestrians and particularly young ones too. That is exactly the commitment the Prince Michael Awards aim to honour".

Renault's MD Philippe Talou-Derible said:

"I am delighted to accept this prestigious award on behalf of all the people at

Renault who make safety central to everything we do."