I was delighted to meet John Lawrence from Prestige Fleet Consultants.
They help to keep businesses safe and legally compliant. Prestige will also identify and achieve cost savings and assist to improve vital service levels. Amongst other services that Prestige offer are Managing Occupational Road Risk (Duty of Care), Driver Training, Employee Benefits and Affinity Schemes, Interim Fleet Management and Operator Licensing Assistance.
It might just be worth giving John a call on 07950 614268 for a chat
Showing posts with label Safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safety. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Friday, 2 November 2007
Grey Fleets - A Bunch of Similar Colour Cars
Fleet News is having a real debate about the UK's growing 'Grey Fleet' problem. Believe it or not the reason for the Transport Minister's safety concerns is nothing to do with the colour of the cars on the road!!
The fact is that more than ever employees are using their own vehicles for use at work. So be it popping round the corner to pick the post up or travelling the UK for appointments using your own car for work purposes could be getting bosses in trouble!!
In a nutshell management is responsible for employee safety, this includes whilst out and about on work duty. Businesses who provide cars for staff tend to be on top of this a lot more than those who don't. Hence the new founded safety calls. So no matter who pays for the car - it needs to be checked, adequately insured and roadworthy!! Take note!
Click here for the Full Story
The fact is that more than ever employees are using their own vehicles for use at work. So be it popping round the corner to pick the post up or travelling the UK for appointments using your own car for work purposes could be getting bosses in trouble!!
In a nutshell management is responsible for employee safety, this includes whilst out and about on work duty. Businesses who provide cars for staff tend to be on top of this a lot more than those who don't. Hence the new founded safety calls. So no matter who pays for the car - it needs to be checked, adequately insured and roadworthy!! Take note!
Click here for the Full Story
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Driver Briefings
I've literally just put the phone down to a friend of mine who's been involved in a minor scrape in the hire car provided to them by the company she works for.
The brief yet eye-opening conversation centred around the fact that she had never had any kind of introduction to driving for the company she works for. Therefore at this moment I can imagine a bit "thank goodness she's ok we could have got in trouble" amongst the management team.
The scenario:
Lots of young, keen and willing staff on short term employment contracts PLUS appointments all over the UK.
Starbucks is covered some mornings by the boss yet the hire cars are the cheapest out there.
My impression is that the company my friend works for is struggling to plan the transport, scrimping on rentals and not informing staff of what to do in simple situations like a 'scrape', puncture or other minor fault.
The solution: When new staff start, check the driving licences, ensure they are covered under insurance and produce some kind of driver handbook for them to refer to, keeping a copy in the office as well.
Even better if the possibility of causing distress to the staff doesn't encourage change maybe with a bit more planning they could look in to providing better cars over the longer term by speaking to me! I guess money talks!
The brief yet eye-opening conversation centred around the fact that she had never had any kind of introduction to driving for the company she works for. Therefore at this moment I can imagine a bit "thank goodness she's ok we could have got in trouble" amongst the management team.
The scenario:
Lots of young, keen and willing staff on short term employment contracts PLUS appointments all over the UK.
Starbucks is covered some mornings by the boss yet the hire cars are the cheapest out there.
My impression is that the company my friend works for is struggling to plan the transport, scrimping on rentals and not informing staff of what to do in simple situations like a 'scrape', puncture or other minor fault.
The solution: When new staff start, check the driving licences, ensure they are covered under insurance and produce some kind of driver handbook for them to refer to, keeping a copy in the office as well.
Even better if the possibility of causing distress to the staff doesn't encourage change maybe with a bit more planning they could look in to providing better cars over the longer term by speaking to me! I guess money talks!
Friday, 7 September 2007
Yet more safety concerns
Daily rental group Enterprise have released research showing that over half of SME's allow employees to use their own car for business use.This is bordering on dangerous ground when it comes to Duty of Care issues as employers have a responsibility to ensure their drivers are using vehicles which are 'fit for purpose'.
If on occasion you are tempted to allow your employees to go out in their own cars you should treat them as you do your Company Car drivers.
- Is the vehicle fit for purpose i.e motorways, building sites etc
- Are they insured for business use?
- Have you checked their licence and insurance?
More information can be found in this document - we have plenty of hard copies if you would like us to forward it on to you.
If your staff are frequently on the move in their own vehicles it may be in your interest to look at getting a 'pool car'. Keep it on the premises to rake back all the VAT and ensure that all your staff have access to a safe, reliable vehicle during office hours.
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