Fork truck @ work advice in the UK ?

Don't know if anyone on yahoo will be able to answer this, but anyway, found out yesterday that our Fork truck at work is not covered by our company liability insurance (our insurance company have decided to tell us this now after being with them for 5 years and them knowing full well we had a fork truck), anyway they have told us it should be listed and covered on our Fleet vehicle policy (insured by others), we contacted them and they said there is no problem with doing this but they asked me does the vehicle also need to be taxed ????!?!??!
Now I would assume an insurance company should know this, but obviously they don't, the Fork truck operates in our factory and also goes into our car park to unload lorries (which basically anyone from the public could cross by rights), but with fork trucks having no license plate etc. why and how could it be taxed ?
Anyone know what the right way of doing things is, you advice would be much appreciated ?

junglejungle

well as long as the car park is company property , it's PRIVATE property.. much is the drive on your house etc. although where I used to work, to unload the lorry they had to go onto the main road for a very brief time.

also people driving the trucks have to have a license, I had to take one for a leccy pallet truck, again for insurance.

sounds like your insurance company is trying to weasel out of providing cover, perhaps find a decent company who will.

since most fork lifts are on private property, they don't have to be taxed.. or insured. but the drivers by law have to have a license or it voids any insurance if they don't.

I'm sure if you speak to another company who knows what they are talking about they will tell you. Who ever your dealing with obviously doesn't deal with many companies.

the uk is litegation mad, turning into a bunch of ambulance chasers like the states did.. common sense has left this country. it annoys me .

Bardic

Simple question, simple answer. No. If your f/l doesn't go on the public highway it doesn't need to be taxed. Some f/l's do go on the highway (perhaps to another site) and then they do need to meet all the various regs. They're just checking - probably a standard question on their forms.

Aaron S

you're fork truck will only need mot/tax if used more than 150m from the site and has to travel by road, it needs to be insured as plant mechinary and have have loler certificate
if it is not insured for use do not use it

mrsc

have a read here as its got some bits on insurance and tax...........

www.salford.gov.uk/forklifttruckguide....

A N Mouse

Check out www.fork-truck.org.uk and www.throughexamination.org. Your fork lift does require a sort of safety cert but I don't think it needs to be taxed

RobisaLone

As far as i`m aware, fork trucks come under plant,their for no tax is required, it will need insurance, in the accidental damage, and accident, for the user

Hamish K

fork lifts ,provided the person using it has an up to date licence and is told by the company that he is working for,to use it he is covered ,under thethe road traffic act,it must have an speedo,fitted ,working lights number plate,seat belt,to be used to cross over the public high way,from ware house to warehouse..

vampwithaheart

Looked it up and yes it has to be taxed....
http://www.ttt-services.co.uk/h_s_p1.htm

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