New driver - can employer force me to use my car if it’s snowing

spacey2012

make sure you have the right type of insurance to cover you for using the car for an employer.

SLITHER99

As it happens, I need to get to the post office today - as in HAVE to. As I have no idea what the roads are like, or if the main roads are better than my little side road and even though its a 30 minute walk each way, I'm choosing to walk today. I know I have a problem with my brakes, so it's called being sensible.

Like I say though, you need to make your peace with your boss and sod what you're know-it-all co-workers say. Frankly, if they're being hard !!!, I'd weigh up whether or not you're in the right job. But that's all on you to decide.

SLITHER99

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

No you haven't, you've got a standard DVLA licence same as the OP.

I bet you have a provisional license! Same as the average 17 year old!

OP: See what I mean about the wealth of useful info on this board? Full of know-it-all hot air balloons. I hope you feel stupid now!

neilmcl

SLITHER99 wrote: »

I bet you have a provisional license! Same as the average 17 year old!

OP: See what I mean about the wealth of useful info on this board? Full of know-it-all hot air balloons. I hope you feel stupid now!

So have you "had an advanced driver's license for 5 years"?

Also, what was sensible in your earlier tale about driving with just 2 "snow tyres" (I'm assuming they were actually winter tyres btw). Surely someone with so much experience would realise that mixing radically different compounds on your car was a recipe for disaster.

epninety

SLITHER99 wrote: »

The sum total of sympathies my employer extended was "We will call it unauthorised leave and you won't be paid". I retorted with my resignation.

Just out of interest, what did you expect your employer to do?

Sgt_Pepper_2

SLITHER99 wrote: »

I bet you have a provisional license! Same as the average 17 year old!

OP: See what I mean about the wealth of useful info on this board? Full of know-it-all hot air balloons. I hope you feel stupid now!

If you're entitled to drive I have the same licence as you.

Norman_Castle

New driver - can employer force me to use my car if it’s snowing

If you get to work on time its none of your employers business how you get there. Ignore the snow driving heroes at work. You've judged your lack of confidence and worn tyres as less than ideal and chosen not to use your car. Much safer than someone who sees the risks and chooses to ignore them.

SLITHER99

Ah now begins the genetalia measuring. So I'll just answer the ones I fancy answering (the sensible ones)

epninety wrote: »

Just out of interest, what did you expect your employer to do?

Fair question. Given my role and the length of time I'd set up VPN access, work from home would have been nice. However, as my employer didn't like that, fine, given the incident and that I'd attempted to make it into work and that I'd had an accident, I would have thought it lenient for my employer to take my suggestion of counting it as my annual holiday entitlement.

Instead, being the organization it was, they instead tightened any screw they could against any employee! This was only one of the reasons I left.

Personally, I feel in this weather that if you can work from home, you should. If you cannot or your employer simply does not allow you to, employers should be more understanding or lenient and, in the worst scenario, at least allow you to take it as annual leave. But there is no one-size-fits-all solution. It's obvious a fireman can't exactly work from home!

SLITHER99

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

If you're entitled to drive I have the same licence as you.

I coloured in all the Os on my license, so it's better than yours now!

Relentless01

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

You can return your licence to the DVLA.

Great advice, really helpful! I can not believe the stupidity of some people on this site. Driving in harsh weather conditions can be a daunting task and inexperianced drivers are right to question their ability rather than hurt themselves or others.