We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Car website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookies at any time
The start point for the best source of fleet information |
Crash-prone drivers with excessive licence points aren't being sanctioned by companies, a survey published by leasing firm Alphabet has revealed.
Asked how many licence points would cause a company to stop an employee from driving on business, over half said 12, at which point the State would come to the same decision anyway.
Only 14% of companies would sanction the driver at nine points, with one in 20 meting out draconian punishment at six points.
As for the number of accidents allowed per year, one-fifth of British companies take the keys from a driver when they reached three, while 14% force the hapless driver to pay the insurance excess. Most companies (61%) didn't have any set accident limit.
The majority of companies polled preferred the stick approach to encourage good driving (see table right), with offenders threatened with frequent assessments (14%), extra driver training (14%) and paying the excess. The carrot is less used, but some firms offer a better car (8%) or a bonus (8%) to saintly drivers.
BusinessCar magazine ©2019
Business Car Magazine © 2020 | Business Car is part of NS Media Group.
