Speeding fine, who is responsible?.?

Question

If an employee driving a company car/van gets a speeding ticket, but says it wasn't him driving, who is responsible for the fine and 3 points.

Is the Boss of the company supposed to have a log of which driver is driving which car/van on each day?

Answer 1

It doesn't matter if he says it wasn't him. It only matters if it was him.

Answer 2

This can go two ways. Number 1. The driver is always responsible for his/her actions. A driver must always be in control of the vehicle, and obey traffic laws. The law is: if you are pulled over-your license gets the ticket. Not the owner. If there is an accident. The owners insurance is billed. IF it is a company van/car, and the boss is made aware of this-the employee gets into trouble for allowing use to someone else-he gets in trouble with his boss. You say the employee was actually driving in your ? but says he is claiming it wasn't him. So does that mean the employee was in fact driving? Or a different employee was driving, and the one they accused was not even involved? If the person was assigned that van, and a different employee took it-their license was ticketed-proving the other employee wasn't at fault. But the employee who should have had the van, will have a lot of explaining to do in regards to the Boss/company. The actual driver is responsible for the ticket, though. I can borrow my hubby's car-if I get a ticket it is all mine. Unless, it is one of those red light cameras-which ticket the car owner - regardless. Yes, it would be smart to get a company log, to stop any problems like an employee taking a different van/car than assigned.

Answer 3

The driver will have been given an HORT1 form for his documents,or produced them at the time of the offence,so the driver gets the fine and points /licence loss.If it is a case of a speed camera ticket with no stop involved ,then it is a different matter.If the driver cannot be identified from the photo then the company secretary /boss is responsible,this is why all motors run on behalf of the company must have an individual driving log filled in,or a key book ,where the keys are booked out to a specific driver and recorded.

Answer 4

The person who was driving would be responsible. Unless you work for a really really large company that has hundreds of drivers then I don't think it would be difficult to find out who it was.



Some places keep records of who is driving what vehicle and when... others don't.



I still don't think the driver would get away with it... it might take a little bit to figure out who was driving the vehicle



It would be as simple as calling the Police and asking who the ticket was written out to.

Answer 5

The registered owner of the vehicle has to nominate who the driver of the vehicle was. They can get photographs sent out which will clear up who the driver was if there is an issue. Obviously it makes it easier for everyone if the employer has a log book but that is more for his own convenience such as these situations.



Baccheus - i think he is referring to a camera fine which is simply allocated to a registration and sent out in the post not an on the spot fine where the car is intercepted and the driver is spoken to by a police officer

Answer 6

The person driving the van will get the ticket and the points.

Answer 7

The person driving is 100% responsible. When the police give a ticket, they write a name, address, and driver's license on it. It won't be hard to figure out.

Answer 8

1) the driver of the vehicle is responsible for a MOVING VIOLATION

a) The driver should have been issued a citation, that will go on his/her drivers license.



2) The company is responsible for the vehicle safety and inspection.

a) If you told him to get in an un inspected vehicle and he got a ticket, that is YOUR responsibility.



3) YOU should always know who is in what vehicle. At all times!

Answer 9

yea u should have a log of who is driving what car/van and the person driving should get the fine and points

Answer 10

some companies will cover it but i think the employee should be responsible, THEY were driving. it's their fault they got the ticket.

Answer 11

erm yes youve just answered your own question



if the car / van was logged to him that day and he says he wasnt driving, then ask him who was.........



he obviously has somet to hide - other than the speeding of course!

Answer 12

whoever got the ticket from the cop is responsible. and i would def keep a log of who, where, when, and the miles used on the car. good for taxes!

Answer 13

if you were driving, and got the ticket, your stuck



Be a man and pay the fine, or take defensive driving and not get the points

Answer 14

Um, probably the person on the drivers license that the officer looked at when he wrote the ticket. What am I missing here?

Answer 15

Whomever signed the ticket and/or is listed on the ticket as the driver.

Answer 16

the fine goes to the driver who signed the ticket.it was his license he gave to the officer.how could he deny it?

Answer 17

the driver, and yes.

Answer 18

ya thats the tacho, ur screwed lol