The Real Cost of a Bad Mileage Log: What Revenue Recovers in 2026
Every €1,000 paid tax-free without evidence can cost the employer about €2,309 once it is grossed up, before penalties and interest. Since ERR, Revenue sees mileage payments in close to real time. Here are the two exposures, the penalty matrix and five moves that close the gap...
Workplace Road Risk: The National Reporting Gap and Its Mirror at Work
48 people died in 2025 in collisions where someone was driving for work. The HSA received reports of 7 fatal road collisions. At last month's IOSH Ireland webinar we showed why those numbers never meet, why the same gap sits inside most organisations and the three checks that close it...
EV BIK Hike: What To Budget For
Company EV BIK relief falls to nothing from 2029. The same €50,000 EV costs its driver about €5,655 more in tax across a four year cycle. Our worked comparison sets out what that does to a fleet budget and how the EV still beats ICE on rate alone...
HSA DFW Inspections 2026
The HSA has launched a 2026 nationwide driving for work inspection campaign. Construction, manufacturing, engineering, services, healthcare, local authorities and utilities are all named. Grey fleet is where many safety statements fall short...
Summer Driving for Work Tips
78% of Irish drivers admit to distraction at the wheel (Aviva survey, May 2026). Enforcement is up too. Gardaí recorded 24,500 mobile phone offences on Irish roads in 2025, 11% higher than 2024. Ten years on from our 2016 HSA-sourced summer tips, here's the refresh…
RSA and HSA DFW - May 2026 Seminar
The RSA, HSA and An Garda Síochana hosted a strong in-person seminar focussed on the topic of Light Commercial Vehicle Risk Management. For fleet managers, the picture that emerged is worth paying attention to…
Risk Governance: Why Recognition, Research and Reporting Matter
A discussion piece from DriverFocus.
For many Irish employers, driving for work is still the workplace risk that does not quite sit anywhere. It falls between road safety and workplace safety, with accountability split across functions…
Eco-driving when diesel costs €2 a litre
Forecourt diesel is up around 20% since January, ending April at €2. For a 50-van operation doing 30,000 km a year per vehicle at 9 L/100km, this equates to roughly €50,000 extra. Here’s a refresh of our 2022 blog, with the four wins worth chasing in 2026…
Van Drivers and Mobile Phone Use - RSA Study Findings
The RSA's latest observational study found van drivers are more than twice as likely to be using a mobile phone at the wheel as other road users…
HSA & RSA Driving For Work Seminar
On 20th May 2026, the RSA will host an in-person/online seminar with the Health and Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána on the topic of Driving for Work Risk Management...
When a Road Collision Becomes a Workplace Governance Issue
The Irish Times report of a serious collision involving a worker and a €1.9M High Court settlement raises an important governance question for employers: When our staff drive for work, who is monitoring the driver risk..?
StopRoadDeaths.ie and Workplace Risk
The StopRoadDeaths.ie campaign challenges citizens to contact their local TDs and demand action. That is very welcome. But there is one dimension that risks being under-emphasised in the wider debate: Driving for work…
Grey Fleet Uninsured Driving - A Major Risk Hiding In Plan Sight
This week, MIBI reported 19,673 vehicles were seized by An Garda Síochána for being driven without insurance in 2025. If you’re a director, HR leader or fleet manager, your company may be exposed to uninsured driving through your grey fleet…
Driving for Work, Governance and Absence of Evidence
Today’s reporting in The Irish Times highlights a growing loss of confidence in Ireland’s road safety governance at a time when road deaths are rising and public concern is intensifying. That concern is understandable…
Be Audit Ready: Company Car / EV BIK Tax Guide 2026
Featuring current best-practice and tips on company car benefit-in-kind (BIK ) / business mileage and Revenue tax compliance. Includes the latest Revenue guidance for 2026 from Ireland’s leading tax and payroll professionals…
Road Deaths Are Not Just Tragedies - They Are Predictable Failures
Behind every road death is a human story and a community left reeling. But if we are serious about change, we must say what many still shy away from: these deaths are not just tragedies - they are predictable, preventable failures…
RSA and HSA Driving For Work Events
The RSA has announced a series of in-person seminars with the Health and Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána on the topic of Driving for Work Risk Management...
Forum 2025: What Human Factors Can Teach Fleet Leaders
On 22 October, Irish Rail hosted the annual Cross Industry Forum on Road Safety - bringing together safety professionals from transport, utilities, logistics and the public sector to share ideas on improving safety for those who drive at work…
Are Your Work Vehicles Really Safe?
Unsafe or poorly maintained vehicles remain one of the most preventable causes of workplace collisions. By acting before the next CVRT or NCT - not after - businesses can demonstrate leadership, compliance and care…
Budget 2026: Drive Smarter, Cleaner BIK Outcomes
The Department of Finance’s Tax Strategy Group (TSG) and Budget 2026 confirm a policy toward rewarding cleaner vehicles and aligning BIK with emissions and usage. Here we share a worked example and highlight key benefits…