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Fleet Driver Training Services
- Lower Your Overheads
- Prevent Penalty Points
- Meet Your 'Duty of Care'
- Reduce Fuel Costs
- Reduce Accidents
What is Fleet Driver Training?
The Government based on statistics have been prompted to refocus on company Duty of Care legislation, demanding that businesses of every size are providing a safe working environment for their employees, even down to the vehicles they use be it hired or there own.
Did You Know: 65% of all road traffic accidents involve company driven vehicles. Drivers of company vehicles are about 40% more likely to be involved in an incident or accident than non -company drivers.
Shire Fleet Driver Training will carefully structure a training programme which increases the driving awareness and safety of everyone driving on company business, what ever the nature of your business we can help.
We at Shire Fleet Driver Training will: help you as a business comply with all the new legislation easily and efficiently cutting your business costs at the same time protecting your staff, your brand and your vehicles. Lastly giving your employees valuable personal benefits and life skills.
How can Shire Fleet Driver Training make a difference?
We can help you meet your legal 'Duty of Care' obligations and at the same time , bring significant benefits to your bottom line, thus giving you:
- Lower Insurance Premiums
- Lower Maintenance Costs
- Lower Return Costs on Contract Hire
- Higher Savings on Fuel Consumption
- Higher Savings on Residual Values on Company Cars
- Higher Savings on Fuel Consumption
- Failure to comply
Failure to comply with the legislation could have severe consequences. Company directors and managers can face a jail sentence and also fines based on company turnover. Even if the company is not directly responsible for an offence they can be judged 'vicariously liable' for causing harm or endangering through the negligence of an employee driving on company business. If one of your vehicles or employees are involved in a fatal accident you/your company could face a charge of reckless killing.
(33% of fatal accidents involve company vehicles -- upto 4 fatalites per day in the UK)
What are your legal obligations?
As a business you will need to :
- Give staff the relevant information, training and supervision they need to be safe on the road
- Have comprehensive road safety policies in place
- Employ road safety management procedures, including risk assessment
- Implement practices to eradicate or minimise any risks identified
Shire Fleet Driver Training will provide your business with highly qualified competent trainers who will provide exactly what you will require, whether it's driver or vehicle assessments, individual or group training, new or experienced driver programmes. Uniquely designed and tailored for your company.
Please call our freephone 0800 195 4440 for a personal quotation based on your own company requirements
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Did you know
65% of all road traffic accidents involve company driven vehicles.
33% of fatal accidents involve company vehicles - upto 4 fatalities per day in the UK
Drivers of company vehicles are about 40% more likely to be involved in an incident or accident than non-company drivers.