KEEPING YOUR BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Welcome to Auriga Fleet, managing risk in compliance with health and safety legislation is a vital for any business to avoid unnecessary fines and claims. Monitoring driver behaviour and providing driver training is a safety critical aspect of this risk management
Overseeing a Single fleet of vehicles means managing a great number of moving parts – a crucial element often over looked is risk assessment and management
Maybe you have a sales team, regional managers, service engineers, delivery drivers or even staff using their own cars for business journeys.
Driving is often seen as a consequence of a job rather than a safety-critical aspect, yet it is well-established as one of the highest risk activities that most employees will ever undertake. Failure to manage that risk doesn’t just put drivers and other road users at risk. It can put directors and senior managers, reputations – even the business itself at risk.
Roads kill ten to fifteen times more people than workplaces and at least a quarter of road related accidents are work-related. Yet 79% of SME’s do not think that the road is a workplace or that the health and safety regulations apply.
It is a company’s legal, social and moral responsibility to manage these risks properly.
What are your legal obligations?
Companies and their directors face severe penalties under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 with sentence ranging from £180K to £20M depending on the size of the business and imprisonment for the directors responsible. Under Road Traffic Legislation Directors may face disqualification due to offences committed by their employees and significant costs in replacing drivers who have been disqualified.
In order to comply with this legislation your business must:
▶ Not do anything that puts drivers at risk
▶ Not endanger other road users by work related driving activities
▶ Have appropriate policies and procedure in place to ensure this
▶ Ensure that employees always follow those policies and procedures
Why Auriga Fleet Legal?
Auriga Fleet is unique in offering legal support for health and safety and also motoring prosecutions. This is why we are the most comprehensive fleet management solution in the UK.
This can be provided with the Prolius system or as a separate service to compliment an existing fleet management system depending on the customer needs.
Auriga Advocates have over 60 years experience in prosecution and road traffic law.
There is very little that we do not know about the tricks of the trade. Andrea, the managing director was a fatal road traffic specialist for many years. Understanding the risks of prosecution and how to reduce liability is vital in the avoidance of penalties both in Road Traffic law and Health and Safety so the experience which Auriga offers is invaluable to any company wishing to improve compliance and reduce the risk of prosecution.
Auriga take a pro-active approach to fleet and vehicle management. Reacting to information supplied such as potential prosecutions or incidents and advising both companies and drivers immediately. Checking drivers’ licences regularly and dealing with potential issues which may arise if points have been endorsed such as the impact on insurance.
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Auriga Fleet Offers legal services that other Fleet Management Services don’t.
Auriga Fleet offers Prolius fleet management system and much more namely
legal support from Auriga Advocates. This can be done as part of an inclusive service
with Prolius or as a separate service to compliment an existing fleet management
system depending on the customer needs.
Our single fleet management solution: includes driver training
We believe that trained drivers will be safer drivers, that’s why we offer a range of e-Learning courses for people who drive a car or van for work purposes, whether it’s just for the odd work-related journey or for a significant part of your day. We also offer classroom and one to one training as well where needed.
Why should you train your drivers?
▶ Reduction in prosecutions for drivers and your company
▶ Reduction in insurance premiums and excess costs
▶ Reduction third party claims
▶ Reduction in business mileage claims
▶ Reduction fuel use and emissions
▶ Reduction employee downtime due to vehicle related incidents
▶ Offer your drivers complete support when facing a prosecution at the outset, reducing potential prosecutions and disqualifications.
▶ Improvement staff morale
▶ Reduction driver and company exposure to risk
▶ Enhance Corporate and Social responsibility
Why should you train your drivers?
▶ Reduction in prosecutions for drivers and your company
▶ Reduction in insurance premiums and excess costs
▶ Reduction third party claims
▶ Reduction in business mileage claims
▶ Reduction fuel use and emissions
▶ Reduction employee downtime due to vehicle related incidents
▶ Offer your drivers complete support when facing a prosecution at the outset, reducing potential prosecutions and disqualifications.
▶ Improvement staff morale
▶ Reduction driver and company exposure to risk
▶ Enhance Corporate and Social responsibility
Our training Courses
We offer a range of on-line training courses which can be taken individually or as part of a complete package. If you register with the Auriga Fleet system you can get the basic package of courses for £180 + VAT per driver.
Eco Safe driving course
Stats & Facts (did you know) Common causes of collisions (the Fatal 4) Attributes of a good/bad driver Hazard Identification (Actual v Potential) The three hazard groups (Physical Features, Position & Movement, Environmental – road & weather conditions) Defensive Driving Techniques (COAST – Concentration, Observation, Anticipation, Space, Time) Fuel-efficient driving techniques Quiz – to validate learning Safe Driving pledge.
Vehicle safety checks
Checks drivers should make including those with modern computer-based info systems.
Drink Driving
In charge offences- drink driving offences – failing to provide a roadside specimen/specimen for analysis – and penalties. dangers and effect of drink driving, alcohol absorption and elimination rates- drink driving myths how to reduce risk of driving whilst over the limit and related offences.
Drug Driving
In charge and driving offences – failing to provide a roadside specimen/specimen for analysis and penalties. dangers and effect of the most commonly used drugs on driving, most common drugs absorption/elimination rates– myths. How to reduce the risk of drug driving and related offences.
Speeding Offences
As the most common motoring offence drivers learn about speeding enforcement – the social impact of speeding – when speed limits apply and what to do when stopped or sent speeding offences
Driving without due care and attention
These offences give the largest cause for claims against companies. Drivers learn what amounts to careless driving and alternative offences. They learn how to reduce risk of endorsement and prosecution. How to deal with an accident and how to deal with any subsequent prosecution
Using a mobile phone
This is a high risk offence and the law has changed recently putting drivers at a higher risk of offending. Drivers learn about the offence – what amounts to using a mobile phone under the law as well as the alternative offences and how to reduce risks of prosecution – best practice
Totting up 12 point or more
This is an area which causes businesses the most headaches as drivers face a 6 month disqualification – often this can be avoided. Fleet managers and drivers learn about totting up – the principles behind it. How to calculate points on a driving record? How to avoid endorsement and disqualification.
No Insurance/NewDriver/Smoking whilst driving
These are minor issues which can cause issues for businesses and driver so they should know and understand them so that they do not fall foul of prosecution.
How to manage your motoring offence case
This course is vital if drivers and fleet managers want to reduce convictions, endorsements and disqualifications. They will learn about the processes of dealing with motoring offences from courses – fixed penalties – prosecution. How to complete the documentation effectively and to their advantage.
There is still more
This can be utilised by companies as a complete package of courses for their drivers to complete over a 12 months period. At the end of each course the driver will receive a certificate, a copy of which will be sent to the company. Alternatively, these can be purchased on a individual course basis. However, we feel that the combination of this group of courses offers the essential training and education that drivers need.
We have developed these courses to imitate as far as possible the classroom style of training. At the end of each course a driver will receive a Certificate of professional Development which will be sent to the employer and the driver. This will be an asset to any CV.
There are also additional resources with e-books, pdf downloads and links to additional resources.
Our courses range from the legal aspects of speeding and drink driving through to our Eco-Safe driving course aimed at developing your defensive driving skills .
Access to our e-learning courses – Drive Bright Training Courses Login
Additional Training Course
Driver Safety Workshop
Designed specifically for driver, this covers a variety of topics aimed at promoting safer and more fuel-efficient driving
On-road driver development
Through our panel of expert advanced driver trainers, companies can enhance their defensive driving techniques.
Wellbeing pop-up workshops
These short sessions cover important safety topics and are ideal for businesses with a large driving population
Bespoke training
For companies which have specific training requirements. Auriga Fleet for managers, for drivers, for your business and for your future
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