I suppose it was so that they did not have to supply and maintain one for me! It applied to all the people who were recuited into my dept around the same time as me. The job was site based and a lot of driving was involved between Doha, Messaieed & Ras Laffan.

This is just another indication of the strange ways of QP. Normally it is part of the construction contractor's scope to supply vehicles for client staff.
But not with QP...