Driving for Better Business

Getting drivers and vehicles back on the road after a long period of inactivity presents serious challenges for fleet operators and business owners.

The app provides drivers with a simple way to ensure their vehicles are thoroughly checked before use with an enhanced ‘Ready for the road’ vehicle check – essential for vehicles that may not have moved for weeks. It also provides drivers with essential information helping them to reduce risk and stay safe, and also to confirm receipt of vital policy information.

Information submitted through the app instantly alerts the company to any problems allowing vehicle faults and other risks to the driver to be managed quickly and effectively.

The app also allows drivers to receive and act immediately on urgent safety and risk management notifications from their employer or fleet manager.

The Driving for Better Business Driver app includes:

- Elimination of paper checklists with associated chasing and filing
- Thorough digital safety check for mothballed vehicles including photographic evidence of defects or damage
- Essential driver support information
- Daily vehicle cleansing checklist
- Cloud-based manager dashboard to monitor compliance
- Robust audit trail of all legally required actions
- Push messaging to reinforce safety messages and driving for work policy

Driving for Better Business is a free-to-access, UK government-backed programme to help businesses manage work-related road risk and keep those who drive for work safe. It is run by Highways England and RoadSafe.