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Duty of Care: Driver Eyesight

Today is World Sight Day and as an employer, you have a duty of care to ensure that your drivers are fit to drive.  A driver with impaired eyesight has a far higher chance of having an accident. The Road Traffic Act 1991 gives police the power to stop anybody they suspect of driving with… Read more »

Duty of Care: Grey Fleet

Commercial Vehicles

Businesses have a duty of care to employees out on the road whether they use company-provided vehicles or not. Where employees use their own personal vehicle for business use, this is known as Grey Fleet. The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 means that companies and organisations could be liable should any of those duty… Read more »