Commercial insurance for "dangerous" business drivers

Posted : 28-04-2006

Business drivers pose a considerable danger to themselves by taking risks above and beyond those taken even by bad drivers, according to new research.

A survey by AA Business Services found that fleet drivers expose themselves to considerably greater risk of harm than most other drivers by ignore safety advice in the event of a breakdown.

The most common dangerous habit was remaining in the car while broken down on the hard shoulder.

In its survey the AA found that more than half of all drivers have stayed inside their vehicle rather than getting out, risking serious injury in the process.

Motorinsurance.co.uk quoted Roger Williams, head of major fleets at AA Business Services, saying: "Company car drivers are among the worst offenders, either because they haven't been given advice about what to do, or because it isn't their vehicle and they haven't considered what to do if they breakdown.

"Ignoring hard shoulder breakdown advice is without doubt the worst and most dangerous thing company car drivers can do.

"Staying in your car leaves you at risk of being involved in a collision with passing vehicles but a frightening number of drivers take this gamble."

As a result, it is essential that firms take out adequate commercial insurance to cover business drivers, as they may be faced with heavy recruitment costs if something were to happen to that all important business driver.


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