Car Fleet Policy

Car fleet policy

Areas where car fleet policy Can Support Administration Processes in an Organisation

Examples of these key areas are the following:

Salary/Reward

Car Fleet Policy is often used to enhance the reward systems in operation. They can (if properly constructed) provide added incentives for the recognition of high performance levels.

Recruitment

Car fleet policy is often used to attract particular categories of staff - often in sales, marketing, senior management and specialist functional roles.

Vehicle Acquisition (and Disposal, if appropriate)

Car fleet policy decisions on acquisition methods will play a major part in both the level and complexity of administrative systems and resources required within an organisation. Some acquisition methods such as Outright Purchase may also very easily provide drivers with the opportunity to acquire vehicles at the end of their fleet life cycle

Legal Conformity

This has become an area with increasingly important significance over the past decade or so. Penalties for non-compliance are substantial and, in the case of neglect of Health and Safety / Duty of Care - particularly when linked to potential charges of Corporate Manslaughter can result in huge ramifications for a business. Car fleet policy covering insurance, Vehicle Excise Duty, Accident Management etc all link to internal administration processes -irrespective of whether these functions are outsourced or managed in-house.

Cost Recovery

Car fleet policy should support the processes for internal cost management - usually via organisational Cost Centres where some, or all of fleet vehicle costs e.g. fuel, speeding offences, parking violations etc. are either partly or wholly recovered.

Company Car Driver Proficiency

Car fleet policy often dictates standards for driver proficiency and rectification and/or sanctions for those drivers who demonstrate shortfalls in this area. Driver training and accountability for insurance excess recovery are typical examples.

Delivering Car Fleet Policy Through Effective Communication Management

Why does car fleet policy communication need managing?

The reason as to why we need to manage our communication should be obvious but, all too often, people fail to do so properly and problems inevitably occur as a result. Much time, energy and therefore money is wasted in car fleet management through fleet operators not managing their communication in the same way as they manage other resources within their control.