REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Does your company let you drive the work van home?

alpinestars · 02-08-2011, 09:53 PM

Mine did on the basis that it was parked in a secure location, such as an underground parking lot or garage, and not out in the middle of the street. reason is obvious: people see a company logo, they assume it has something valuable in it, and theyll smash and grab without regard to car alarms.

so my suggestion to you: only take the vehicle home if you can secure a good spot for it. you cant just offer to pay for the smashed window cause you took the vehicle home - the company incurred greater losses than the window during the time it takes to replace the window.

to illustrate how much of a headache managers would get when a window gets broken because he did you a favour: you show up to work the next day and tell your boss your window got smashed but it's okay you'll pay for it, even if your boss let you pay for the smashed window (which is illegal under the employment standards act), the company is still losing money on having an employee drive the car to the shop, another employee pick him up, now the car isnt making money while its in the shop (instead of being on the road serving customers), 2 employees drive back to the shop, bring the car back. okay now the employee'S can begin work again as scheduled.

02-08-2011, 09:53 PM	#10
alpinestars Proud to be called a RS Regular! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 139 Thanked 69 Times in 19 Posts Failed 24 Times in 9 Posts	Mine did on the basis that it was parked in a secure location, such as an underground parking lot or garage, and not out in the middle of the street. reason is obvious: people see a company logo, they assume it has something valuable in it, and theyll smash and grab without regard to car alarms. so my suggestion to you: only take the vehicle home if you can secure a good spot for it. you cant just offer to pay for the smashed window cause you took the vehicle home - the company incurred greater losses than the window during the time it takes to replace the window. to illustrate how much of a headache managers would get when a window gets broken because he did you a favour: you show up to work the next day and tell your boss your window got smashed but it's okay you'll pay for it, even if your boss let you pay for the smashed window (which is illegal under the employment standards act), the company is still losing money on having an employee drive the car to the shop, another employee pick him up, now the car isnt making money while its in the shop (instead of being on the road serving customers), 2 employees drive back to the shop, bring the car back. okay now the employee'S can begin work again as scheduled.