Driving your own car for work
Using your personal vehicle for work purposes may feel convenient for you, but you need to consider the risks involved and what it entails. Choosing not to make use of the company vehicle is a personal preference that leave owners thrilled because it means less mileage on their fleet.
Employees who make use of their vehicles for work related matters can be beneficial to the employer, but if the employee has an accident while out on business, the company can be held liable for the damages. No matter where you travel for business with your vehicle, from Durban or Cape Town, you need to keep the following in mind.
Driver responsibility
As the owner of the vehicle it is your responsibility to ensure the car has had an inspection done at roadworthy testing centres. This way you can be sure that when conducting regular maintenance upgrades, all is in order and secured on the vehicle. Keep these records in a secure place should management ask for them. You can request that the company be in charge of the maintenance process, to not only protect themselves, but also you, in case any kind of legal situation may arise.
Knowing the risks involved
The risks that go along with using your car for work purposes is that it could lead to your car being run down faster than usual. The company should also make you aware that it may become a complicated situation for management in situations where the safety and maintenance checks of vehicles need to kept on record. This is not a company vehicle, it is your own and therefore not the company’s liability.
The following legal requirements of the vehicle need to be kept track of:
● Road tax validity.
● The driving license validity.
● Your road worthy certification.
● All insurance details including as well as business use.
If you are able to make use of the company vehicle, then do so. This is what the company is paying for and is much less of a hassle when they care of their own fleet.