Parking charge notice

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Posting for traffic

DP's job and job description does not involve any driving at all. One of his Supervisors doesn't drive (although is advertised as a necessary requirement for his position) and subsequently (very often) DP is asked to ferry this supervisor around in a company van. In doing so he's inadvertently drove in a bus lane on a road he doesn't know at 22:00. There has been a penalty charge notice issued and DP is expected to pay this personally?

This can't be right surely?

This can't be right surely?

What do you suggest?

That driving around for his supervisor, Amherst should be immune from the Highway Code ?

How odd.

@FinallyHere your name is quite apt, did you read the full thread? I have no experience of driving, the rules as such and as outlined the previous company covered such costs and also as it isn't DPs job to drive and he hasn't signed anything to say he can I wasn't sure . I have accepted that I was BU and now understand that the buck stops with the driver. Therefore though you are finally here, you're a little too late.

I drive a work car and know any fines are my responsibility as I am the one driving, the one in control of the vehicle not any passenger

The law may not be on your side but morally the supervisor should offer, I’m definitely on your side OP!

He directed him to go through town. He didn't direct your DH to drive contrary to the law. Your DH chose to do that.

Every company I have worked for have been clear that if you drive on company business any fines or penalties (driving / parking) are the drivers not the companies.

Annoying but if he doesn’t want to drive he should have said.

If your partner doesn't have driving listed as one of his duties in the work contract, I would suggest he ensures he is definitely insured to drive company vehicles.

It would be a much bigger problem if he gets pulled by the police for not having insurance, and points.

I would also suggest not to take directions from a non-driver!

People are being very unfair to you but they are correct, your partner is liable to pay in this instance. If we didn't make mistakes though, we would never learn from them! I'm sure he won't do it again!

Moving forward, if your partner isn't insured by the company for driving vehicles, he must immediately stop, regardless of what his supervisor says. If he is insured and he is happy driving, tell him to keep his eyes peeled!

Or knocked someone over/had a collision with another car?

OP, perhaps you don’t realise as a non-driver, but it is the DRIVER’S responsibility to drive in accordance with the law and local bylaws, not to mention the Highway Code.

As their driver, your husband is responsible for the fine. He was controlling the vehicle, even if he was giving someone else a lift.

*As THE driver…