Grey fleet vehicles (privately owned cars used by employees for work purposes) are a critical yet often overlooked part of many organisations business driver population. They pose significant risks and responsibilities which require procedures and controls to manage effectively. Grey Fleet management is essential not only for legal compliance.
If your employees drive for work, they might drive a company vehicle. It's also possible they might drive their own vehicle or another private vehicle. As an employer, you’ll have expectations regarding your drivers’ behaviour when representing your organisation in a company vehicle. Equally, you also have responsibilities regarding vehicle maintenance, driver training and
Employees driving personal vehicles for work When employees use their own vehicles for work-related purposes, the term often used for that group of drivers is a ‘grey fleet’. Managing a 'grey fleet' comes with its own set of challenges and considerations – but one thing that remains constant is your legal compliance and duty
If so, then your drivers, other road users, members of the public, and even your organisation and its senior management are all exposed to something called Work-Related Road Risk which you need to manage. What is Work-Related Road Risk? At its simplest, it is the risk that one of your employees could be involved
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