Many companies will suffer the legal and financial effects of failing to manage the privately-owned cars of employees being driven for business – the so called ‘grey fleet’ – if they are not managed to the same standards as other company cars.

Any employee of a company that uses a privately owned or hired vehicle for business use is part of a company’s grey fleet. It’s estimated that more than half of all public sector miles are ‘grey fleet’ journeys. If not managed properly, businesses could suffer the legal and financial effects of failing to manage the grey fleet to the same standards as other company cars and expose their employees to health and safety breaches.

The need for employers to demonstrate their duty of care is underpinned by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act which came into force in 2008, as well as the pre-existing Health & Safety At Work Act and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

If a privately-owned car being driven for business is involved in a road crash that, as well as the driver being questioned, the company could face police investigation into their at-work driving management policies and procedures.

In response to this, Drive & Survive has developed its new Grey Track product, an online programme to help companies manage the risks of their grey fleet drivers, through recording personal driver information and details about the vehicles being used for business miles. This new online programme offers businesses a simple and cost effective solution to managing the so called ‘grey fleet’.

Grey Track enables employers to effectively manage this previously difficult to monitor fleet sector. Grey Track records important personal driver information and details about the vehicle they are using for business miles. This includes:

• Type of vehicle
• Age of vehicle
• Miles driven
• Vehicle business insurance
• Vehicle MOT
• Vehicle registration
• Point on licence
• Driver health – ie. Eyesight checks

With packages starting from as little as £5.00 per individual, per annum, Grey Track is an effective means to manage the driver and vehicle information of a grey fleet. This information can be further complemented through an overall Driver Risk Management (DRM) programme, which provides support to develop the driving skills of a business driver.

For more information about Grey Track or to discuss your requirements, please contact the Drive & Survive Customer Service Team on 0870 1286500 or email: enquiries@drivesurvive.co.uk