Any organisation that allows a person to drive any vehicle on behalf
of the business/company/organisation is subject to the legislation and to the consequences
of ignoring the legislation. This is regardless of whether the organisation pays
mileage allowances, or not, for any business journey undertaken.
- Small Limited Companies
- Accountants
- Solicitors
- Estate Agents
- Sole Traders
- Charities
- Education/Local Authorities
- Retail Outlets
- Sub-Contractors
- the Voluntary Sector
- Medical/Admin Staff in local Medical Centres
- Dental Surgeries and Vets etc.
Self-employed individuals are not subject to the legislation when
driving on their own behalf until 2009.
However, any persons employed by an organisation managed by self-employed individuals
are subject to the Duty of Care legislation if they are required to drive on a company
journey on behalf of their employers in any vehicle, no matter how trivial the journey.
In basic terms, any person who is employed and paid a salary or expenses by the
organisation for whom they work, and who is required to drive any vehicle on a business
journey, is subject to the legislation and must, therefore, comply with the requirements
of the legislation. This compliance is required by both the employee driving
the vehicle, and by the management of the organisation who are required to provide
a Duty of Care as part of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
dutyofcare.com handles all administration for this process and ensures full protection
for the organisation in terms of accepted procedures, policies and audit trails.