Drivers Negligence Insurance
What is
Drivers Negligence Insurance?
Drivers Negligence Insurance or DNI Insurance, is an extension that provides cover against claims made in respect of accidental damage to a hiring clients vechicle, as a result of any agency supplied driver's (a temporary worker's) negligence, who may be supplied by a driving agency, recruitment company, or umbrella company.
Who requires this cover?
This cover is normally something that is insisted upon by end clients, which you may have come across when working with the likes of Argos, Wincanton, or DHL. It enables the end client to reclaim repair costs for any damages caused to their vehicle caused by the negligence of the temporary worker provided by you up to the limit as stated in the schedule - whether this be £5,000, £10,000 or up to £25,000 in any one claim (and subject to the applicable excess).
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Why do I
need this insurance?
This cover protects the end hirers motor fleet policy from picking up unnecessary costs through no fault of their own, as your insurance policy would pick up the claim wherever appropriate. This type of insurance, is uniquely referred to as driving agency insurance or drivers negligence insurance and only appropriate, to the staffing sector.
Points to note...
Its worthwhile noting that this aspect of cover only extends to cover damage caused to the vehicle provided by the end hirer as a result of an accident when being driven by a temporary worker. It does not extend to covering claims for third party vehicles, property or bodily injury; these constitute Road Traffic Accidents and must be insured for appropriately to comply with the Road Traffic Act which would usually sit as part of the end hirers Motor Fleet policy itself.
Want to know some numbers?
The numbers below reflect the typical availability in the market and can change from insurer-to-insurer so is not to be taken definitively.
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What other services do we provide?
We offer a wide range of services to compliment our offering to our clients, both new and existing - this is one of the reasons we're pleased to say, that we have a 100% retention of clients.
We can offer you a completely free insurance review, checking through your current policies highlighting any potential exposures.
Whilst we are not qualified legal advisors, we know insurance and can review contracts to ensure there are no discrepancies in your insurance whereby you could fall short.
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Claims examples
The below are some examples of where Drivers Negligence Insurance may respond.
1.
A driver reverses into a bollard causing damage to the trailer / tail-lift;
2.
A driver misgauges or doesn’t read the height restrictions on a bridge and subsequently gets themselves stuck causing damage to the roof of the vehicle;
3.
A driver shunts a vehicle in front of them as they misgauged the stopping distance.
But I’m a self-employed driver?
What do I do?
As guidance if for example, you are a self-employed driver and you have been asked to provide the cover, you may realise
that this isn’t available to you. The wordings provided for this insurance are quite specific in the fact that it needs
to be a temporary worker provided by a Recruitment or equivalent company placed under a contract for service to fulfil
an assignment with an end hirer.
If you are a self-employed driver and have come across this page, click learn more.
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