The Lex Autolease accident figures
- Company drivers were at fault for 49 per cent of the 44,448 accidents
- Almost a quarter of all accidents (24 per cent) were caused by company drivers colliding with a third party
- More than 3,000 drivers crashed into the back of a third party vehicle and over 2,000 hit a third party whilst reversing.
HOW many times are your staff involved in driving accidents?
Too many?
And how much is it costing you in insurance premiums, excess, staff not able to get to meetings while the car is repaired?
Yeah, you’re familiar. The actual cost to your bottom line is £26m in excess insurance payments as a result of these driving accidents.
The UK’s largest leasing company Lex Autolease reckons that company car drivers were at fault for almost half of all driving accidents involving a company vehicle last year. And the company wants businesses to raise staff driving standards.
Richard Harper, head of accident services at Lex Autolease, said: