Employees at risk for driving uninsured company cars
Many businesses are now encouraging their employees to use their own vehicles, but are not advising them about taking out business insurance on their cars.
If you are driving your own vehicle for business purposes, you are at risk of driving uninsured, according to Gocompare.com.
Research by Gocompare.com, the price comparison site, found that 72 per cent of people have used their cars for work purposes in the last year, although only 35 per cent knew they were supposed to have insurance coverage specifically for using their cars for business.
The owner of the vehicle may be left to pay the bill for any repair work if a car is not insured for damage sustained when being driven for business reasons.
Business development director of Gocompare.com, Lee Griffin, said: “Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that, irrespective of its owner, vehicles used on company business are safe to use – this includes being fully insured for business usage.”
Insurance costs are also hitting young motorists, with £5,371 being the average sum needed to get an individual on the road, the price comparison site reported recently.