Morning all, My Company has a large transport fleet making deliveries across the country. On occasion, we need to employ other companies to repair our vehicles when they breakdown (both on the roadside and on customer premises). Would these repair companies be classed as contractors in the sense that we are responsible for their acts and omissions when working on our vehicles even when not on our site? I'm not sure where our responsibility ends. Please can anyone with experience in this area respond. Thanks

I suggest they are sub-contractors like and other you many engage, therefore your procurement process should be applied to ensure the sub-contractors are competent and have received information about your premises and vehicles.