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At the same time, drivers, with permitted private use of a company car, do not always strictly comply with the legal requirements; either underestimating private use mileage of a company car, or not recording it on a regular basis. Whether it is a case of deliberate fraud, estimated private mileage figures that mildly exceed the real data or simply poor approximation, the consequences can be extremely costly in terms of fines. Are you up-to-date with the revenue guidelines and do you have someone in-company taking care of the administration of business/private mileage who is able to advise anyone seeking clarification? Ideally, the procedure for the recording of business and private mileage is to be written in clear, plain language as well as being fully explained to all employees together with the risks that poor or false record keeping could pose for both the employer and employee.

CVRT (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing) is a testing procedure implemented by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) of Ireland as part of a whole programme of increased checks, tests and maintenance for commercial vehicles. According to CVRT sources, there are 5 areas where commercial vehicles are most likely to fail inspections and tests: The RSA has issued the Light Commercial Vehicle Testers’ Manual describing how these areas (as well as others) are tested, but this article only focuses on these top 5 fail areas and the reasons for failure. The RSA guide to light Commercial Vehicle Road Testing applies to N1 vehicles and motor caravans whose Declared Gross Vehicle Weight (DGVW) does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, which might not exactly cover your fleet vehicles, but the manual can still give you a rough idea of how these tests are conducted and which kind of issues can be spotted: not all of these areas are likely to fail if you properly trained to perform daily walk-around checks and to raise flags as soon as they notice issues—before they escalate—this list of top 5 test failures is very likely to change. If your drivers areto perform daily walk-around checks and to raise flags as soon as they notice issues—before they escalate—this list of top 5 test failures is very likely to change.