Mission Zero has become the first fleet quality standard to be officially accredited by Transport for London as equivalent to FORS Silver.

Mission Zero CEO Nick Caesari

Launched late 2021 and aimed at fleet operators from cars to HGVs, the Mission Zero scheme enables organisations to adopt a roadmap towards the vision of zero collisions, zero emissions and zero prohibitions.

The new TfL accreditation ensures that Mission Zero and its Work-Related Road Risk Module are compliant with TfL’s Work-Related Road Risk (WRRR) requirements.

Commenting on the importance of the TfL accreditation, CEO Nick Caesari explained: “Mission Zero was developed to ensure fleet operators had a choice in meeting procurement requirements so this official accreditation and recognition by TfL is incredibly important in achieving this objective.

“Fleet operators can use Mission Zero to demonstrate contractual compliance where FORS Silver is specified, either on existing Work-Related Road Risk contracts, or when tendering for them.”

Although it’s only been in the market less than a year, Mission Zero is already well established, with accredited operators including well-known names such as Speedy, O’Donovan’s, BOC, Sunbelt, Kilnbridge, Continental Landscapes and Flannery’s.

Mission Zero is also recognised by CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Community Safety) and can be used to demonstrate compliance with the fleet operator requirements of the CLOCS Standard.

Based on a full legal compliance audit, it incorporates industry best practice and includes specific contractual requirements such as TfL WRRR.

Mission Zero also has no upfront registration fees, no subscription fees for smaller operators (10 vehicles or less), as well as a dedicated accreditation portal that provides free-of-charge access to over 60 policy and procedures, risk assessment and training documents.

Caesari continued: “Fleet accreditation should not be expensive or overly challenging for operators.

“By providing zero or low subscription fees, highly competitive auditing fees, all the documentation that an operator needs free of charge, as well as subsidised training, fleet accreditation is accessible to all fleet operators, irrespective of size.”

Mission Zero is also donating £10 from every audit it completes to national road safety charity RoadPeace, underpinning its vital work in supporting road crash victims and their families.