Why is a fleet risk management programme needed in the first place

Here are the key benefits of managing the actions of those who drive for work purposes on behalf of any employer:

• It will save you money
  • Reduced claims rate leads to improved insurance terms, such as reduced excess and slower premium rises
  • Trained drivers use less fuel. Your annual fuel bill could shrink by 7-10% following training
  • Defensive driver training reduces anti-social driving behaviour that can damage reputation and wear and tear on vehicles – the latter reduces maintenance cost and improves residual values
  • Fewer staff absences associated with vehicles collisions, increasingly productivity and avoiding lost business momentum
• It will save time.
  • Thousands of man hours are wasted annually by staff bogged down by the administration associated with vehicle incidents and collisions
• It will assist you in your mandatory duty of care responsibilities towards your employees, your customers and the other road users your employees may interact with
• It should assist with creating an audit trail of actions that demonstrate that you have taken all reasonable steps to manage risk associated with running vehicles for your organisation.
  • This will protect you, and other officers of the company, should proceedings be brought under several statutory instruments that relate to the management of vehicles in the workplace (see legislation notes at the end of this document)
• Vehicles driven in a responsible way stand less chance of adversely affecting the your brand’s reputation and reduce environmental impact, thus demonstrating a commitment to true corporate social responsibility
• Online driver assessments will flag up any high risk individuals before they become a problem for you
• Licence checking facilities will show if any employees are driving illegally or concealing driver behaviour traits that could lead to problems in the future
• Driver development training does not have to be one-to-one and involve long periods out of work. It can be done online, at times to suit the employer or employee.