BUSINESS car managers have been warned that their driving employees clocked up nearly £10M in motoring fines and penalties in 2014, up 16.5% on the previous year.
According to the annual Company Driver Fines and Penalties survey from vehicle leasing experts Lex Autolease, company car drivers accrued £9.42M in fines and penalties compared to £8.08M during 2013.
The data, which is compiled from a fleet of 290,000 company vehicles, revealed that company drivers committed 20,525 more offences in 2014 compared to 2013, with the total number of offences increasing to 144,955.
The number of company drivers caught committing offences such as speeding, driving dangerously, or driving while on a mobile phone increased by 16%
Parking fines increased by 23% to 58,089 last year, mirroring a trend seen among non-company drivers, and sparking further debate about whether the rise is owing to greater enforcement from local authorities and private parking firms.
The number of company drivers caught committing offences such as speeding, driving dangerously, or driving while on a mobile phone increased by 16%, from 34,495 in 2013 to 40,001 last year. These offences are typically more serious in nature and can result in drivers receiving penalty points on their licence or a potential driving ban.
Guy Mason, head of fleet operations at Lex Autolease, said: “Businesses ought to be concerned by the increase in the total number of motoring offences, especially the rise in more serious infringements such as speeding and driving whilst on a mobile phone.
