Can I still use my company car??

corbyboy

As others have said, find out the insurance situation. Otherwise, what happens if the insurance lapses and the car is stolen from your driveway?

BobQ

dbrookf wrote: »

My company car is due to be collected on Tues 3 Jan as I have left the job 31 Dec - I am pretty sure they won't collect it on that date - can you see any issues with still using it on that date and for the rest of the week?

With respect, unless you have their permission to use it now you are no longer with them and you know you are insured to do so, you would be a total idiot to drive it.

david39

I would think that their company insurance will cover any eligible employee of the company to drive the car.

As you are no longer in their employment, you will not be insured.

rs65

david39 wrote: »

I would think that their company insurance will cover any eligible employee of the company to drive the car.

As you are no longer in their employment, you will not be insured.

The norm would be anyone with the policyholders permission - not just employees. A lot of companies allow spouses and family members to drive, who are not employees.

david39

A lot of companies allow spouses and family members to drive, who are not employees.

I assumed that an employees' relatives would be included and any other relative that was agreed by the company.

It's not at the company's discretion to allow someone who is not related to an employee to drive the car - the insurance company will set out the terms.

The OP is not an employee or a relative of an employee - he will not be covered by the employer's policy.

rs65

david39 wrote: »

the insurance company will set out the terms.

Exactly

And what I said is that most cover anyone with the policyholders permission.

Wyndham

Personally I wouldn't. No more than I'd claim salary for days I didn't work for the company. But maybe that's just me....?

saintjammyswine

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Also if its still insured then the car can be legally driven and its between you and them. If you still have the keys you can't be done for theft (especially if you are still technically responsible for it). I know if it were me and they wern't picking it up for a few days I'd be helping myself - one of the perks for keeping it safe and secure for them.

Not true, you can still be done for taking without the owners consent (aka TWOC). Dont forget the company are probably not the owner, more likely to be a leasing company. The insurance is likely to be invalid once OP is no longer an employee.

I have been on the wrong end of this, having a company car, leaving before Christmas but having a verbal agreement with a director that I could use the car beyond my end date. Another director took umbridge against this & promptly called the leasing company to take me off the approved driver list and then called the police to report me for TWOC. Luckily it was off the road & not being driven at the time & director 1 backed up my story. It can and does happen & I was lucky not to get 6 points for driving without insurance.