Obeying laws and regulations is part of the responsibility of every person within the business, from the directors and managers, to employees, contractors and suppliers. If you have ANY influence in any of the process of the business’s operation, you may be legally responsible and are all part of the Chain of Responsibility (CoR).
Failure on any part of road conveyance supply chain has penalties. In the case of a prosecution, each party in the chain needs to show they’ve taken every reasonable step to prevent a breach of the law, or they can be in part, held liable for events or collisions that occur on the road.
