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Licence Check to launch Driver Audit
13 November 2020
Licence Check has anticipated that there will be an increase in grey fleet drivers due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. In light of this, they will launch an online audit module, Driver Audit, at Virtual Fleet & Mobility Live, an online demo webinar taking place from November 17-19 2020.
A Driving for Better Business survey in 2019 found that 60% of senior managers didn’t know the size of their grey fleet and 53% thought it wasn’t their responsibility to know this or to manage these drivers.
Terry Hiles, general manager at Licence Check said, “With more employees becoming home based and intending this to be permanent, reduced numbers of company cars and with those that do come into the office avoiding public transport, the only obvious alternative must be people increasingly using their own cars for business purposes.
“The grey fleet issue should become an area of increasing concern in the ‘new normal’ and robust systems need to be in place to ensure businesses are compliant and fully covered. Doing nothing should not be an option.
“If there is an explosion in grey fleet numbers, more people will be in their own vehicles with poor or totally inadequate management systems in place. There is clearly a hard-core of senior managers or directors that, despite being told this is their responsibility to manage, still ignore the problem or refuse to believe it is something they need to address.
“They really need to audit their employees to confirm who is driving for business, establish the vehicle they use for this and whether it is company or privately owned to get a handle on the size of the problem. The results will then clarify how it needs to be addressed.”
Participants of Virtual Fleet & Mobility Live can enter a prize draw at in which the winner will receive 500 driver audits for free.
We at Marshall Leasing recognise that there will be an increase in grey fleet drivers in the coming months. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch with our teamon 01480 414541 or email info@marshall-leasing.co.uk. Alternatively, please fill out our contact form.
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