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UNI Post & Logistics affiliates may be interested to know how the CWU Ireland has dealt with the issue of postal delivery workers using their private vehicles when on delivery duties. The union has worked with the Irish Post Office (An Post) to gain the following conditions in regards to insurance and use of private vehicles.

• The Company has Commercial Motor Insurance in place.
• This covers employees who use their cars in the course of their days work.
• The cover applies only where the employee has prior written authorisation from the Company.
• Where this authorisation has been obtained and a higher insurance premium is required the extra cost can be recouped from the Company.
• In order to recoup the extra costs the relevant receipts must be produced.