Posted By Adam Morris Hi, Don't quote me on this as I am not sure for certain but i feel that the employee would not be able to make a claim against the company if he/she was involved in a RTA, maybe so if they were using a company vehicle that was faulty and the fault of the vehicle caused the accident. I personally wouldn't have thought that the employee could claim,what grounds would they be claiming on? mind you, the way the world is these days people claim for anything! I hope this helps, maybe someone else with more knowledge can tell you for definate. What trainig can an employer give to an already qualified driver to ensure they do not have RTA's?? The only ground possible someone could claim, in my eyes anyway, would be possibly stress, heavy workload pressures, rushing from place to place, i dont see as how the employee could claim for injuries or damage to vehicle if their own, if they can I would appreciate it if someone out there could tell me otherwise to educate me. hope this helps

Posted By John Webster I don't think that the OWNERSHIP of the vehicle has any real bearing on liability, unless, as Adam suggests, the accident involves, say, a vehicle defect for which the provider could be held responsible. Other possible routes for a claim against the employer, e.g. undue pressure on journey times; requiring mobile phones to be answered on the road etc., would be the same regardless of who owned or supplied the car Note that if using a privately owned vehicle on company business it is important to ensure that the driver's insurance covers such use. This can be checked by, for example, only paying mileage expenses to employees who have submitted a copy of their insurance certificate for scrutiny.