ESM4211 - Particular occupations: drivers of commercial vehicles- leasing agreements

If a driver claims that they are providing a vehicle which has been leased from a transport provider for whom they are driving, the arrangements should be examined carefully. Agreements, which succeed in establishing a driver as self-employed, are likely to:

  • give the lessee total control of, and responsibility for, the vehicle for the duration of the lease

  • make the lessee responsible for the maintenance, insurance and fuel

  • provide for a commercial rent protecting the investment of the lessor
  • result in the driver being responsible in law for obtaining an operator바카라 사이트™s licence from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).

An example of an agreement which fails to establish self-employment is one which:

  • leaves the control and responsibility for the vehicle with the transport provider enabling it to be used by other drivers

  • leaves the responsibility for maintenance, insurance, and fuel with the transport provider

  • allows the driver to 바카라 사이트˜pay바카라 사이트™ for the vehicle through a deduction from earnings based on, for example, hours of use, mileage, or a clearly non-commercial amount per day or week.