Posted By Kenny McGillivray Hi Paul ROSPA Guidance - Driving for Work : Own Vehicles. This is a good document and handout and highlights the fact that Employers owe the same duty of care under health & safety law to staff who drive their own vehicle for work as they do to employees who drive company owned, leased or hired vehicles. The guidance also states that it is an offence under road traffic law to 'cause or permit' a person to drive a vehicle that is in a dangerous condition, without a valid licence or at lease third party insurance. See also HSE Guide Driving at Work. I have risk assessed the driving staff do for work and under the heading of occupational road risk have put some measures in place including requiring staff to supply at least annually or by request, a current MOT, valid insurance which shows business use for the staff member and a copy of their driving licence. I know you will probably get the argument of where do we stop and should we not then be checking vehicles. I don't and have decided that it is not reasonable for me to do so. Driving for work has also been added to the company health & safety policy and is explained in the staff handbook. I am given a list of those who claim travel expenses to ensure I don't miss anyone. This works for us but I do realise that some will need more and some less. You will have to judge. Hope this helps regards Kenny

Posted By Paul Barnacle Kenny Thanks for your response Paul

Posted By JV Hi Paul I have also been researching this subject. I have checked on previous discussions and found a link which you may find interesting http://www.mike.everley....k.com/driver/stroud.html We too are looking at the use of Private Vehicles. We have a Policy that where staff are concerned that they do not use private vehicles they are issued with Company Vehicles. However, the problem lies with operatives, where they move between sites using their own vehicles. We are in the construction/maintenance business and have a fleet of company vans, however, not for all operatives. I believe that the majority of companies may be turning a blind eye to this particular problem. It would be interesting to see what other companies do with regard to the above. As previous respondents have noted it is all about checking that the vehicle is roadworthy and insured, together with undertaking driver checks. Regards JV