The organisation, a major Irish company involved in the production, supply, distribution and maintenance of electricity throughout Ireland and internationally, runs 2,000 vehicles plus 2,500 “grey fleet” vehicles covering 17 million km of business travel every year.

As a result of the implementation of its Safe Driving Bureau as part of a number of new procedures, the firm managed to reduce the number of collisions recorded annually for its commercial fleets from 291 in 2003 to 121 in 2013. Meanwhile the number of P1 (serious or potentially serious) collisions also fell from 63 in 2004 to 13 in 2013.

The reduction in the number of collisions, particularly serious collisions, led to a reduction in expenditure in relation to collisions, comprising:

• Reduced costs for lost time;

• Lower costs for damage repair. €1million in 2003 vs €650,000 in 2013;

• A substantial reduction in insurance costs – ESB commercial fleet insurance costs in 2013 were 25% of costs of insurance in 2004;

• Less exposure to potential compensation claims and associated costs. 152 at fault collisions versus 67 in 2013 – 85 fewer compensation cases;

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