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November

Too many vehicles not roadworthy

Many companies are still not facing up to one of the biggest risks to the lives of their employees – occupational road risk.

200- 250 people die in the workplace each year, but further 800 – 1100 employees are killed on the road each year.

For assistance with Occupational Road Risk Policies and driver/vehicle documentation.Call us on 01509 550023

A recent survey of nearly 6000 vehicles (both company and privately owned) by Total Motion Vehicle Management shows that there is still cause for concern in the road worthiness of too many vehicles that are routinely on our roads.

In the latest survey, a staggering 68% of the private cars used on company business were found to be unroadworthy, while only 0.2% of company cars were found to be unroadworthy in the same period

Unroadworthy is based on a number of criteria including:

  • defective brakes
  • illegal tyres
  • low oil levels, etc

Closely allied to these figures are the figures for vehicles that are not maintained properly.

 

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