Could risk policies be a time-bomb for fleets?
Failure to manage the risk of drivers using their own cars for business could be putting your company at risk, according to ING Car Lease.
Its survey of medium sized enterprises revealed that just 30 per cent of businesses take into account private vehicles in their risk policies. Perhaps more worryingly, only 20 per cent stated that they take measures to monitor cash-takers while a staggering 18 per cent have no risk policy in place at all.
Diarmuid Fahy, the head of risk management at ING Car Lease, described this issue as a time-bomb for fleet bosses.
He said: “This blind spot the fleet industry has for private and cash allowance drivers is a real issue for businesses and one that could become a big problem as the new corporate manslaughter laws make their presence felt.
“Our experience highlights that the majority of medium sized businesses don’t understand their responsibilities under the new law, with even fewer taking practical steps to ensure they are minimising their exposure to the dangers posed by grey fleets.”
Mr Fahy believes that these employees must be treated in the same manner as company car drivers and that fleet bosses must review their actions more closely.
“We want to see more companies treating cash-takers in exactly the same way as company car drivers,” he said.
“This would mean setting up systems to monitor what cars employees are driving for work, how often they are being serviced and whether their licenses are current and correct. It would also entail employers checking on all drivers’ accident records and stepping in with training where necessary. We are calling for a steep change in culture where grey fleets are treated in the same way as company cars.”
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