Research by driver training and compliance company TTC has found that 49% of grey fleet drivers cannot remember having their driving licence checked by their employer.
According to TTC, this finding is particularly concerning, since a fifth of the validation checks it carries out for its clients fail.
The survey of grey fleet drivers also found that 31% had not been asked to show a valid MOT certificate, and only 35% had been asked to show that they had insurance.
TTC points out that it is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act for any grey fleet vehicle to be verified roadworthy and legal by the driver’s employer.
TTC Group CEO David Marsh said: “The fact that so few employees are ever asked to provide driver and vehicle validation is truly alarming. Especially coupled with the fact that a fifth of all the 70,000 driver validation checks we carried out on behalf of clients resulted in failure.
“The current economic climate is placing untold pressures on UK businesses and time is money. As more deaths occur from at-work road trips than at the workplace itself, however, prioritising time to carry out necessary checks to ensure the legality of drivers and their vehicles could make a huge difference.
“Businesses who take control of their grey fleets can also minimise the financial and operational risks associated with collisions, convictions and driving bans.”
