Every Christmas Eve he whizzes around the world at top speed, without incident.
But Santa's unblemished driving record is not enough to satisfy the health and safety brigade.
They have ordered him to wear a seatbelt - at least when he visits Halesowen, West Midlands.
The local rotary club has been forced to fit a belt to the sleigh he uses there - or face a ?200 increase in its insurance premiums.
President of the Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club Barry Wheeler said they were shocked at the news from their insurers.
Santa reaches a cruising speed of only 5mph while in town, as a Land Rover pulls the sleigh to give the reindeer a rest.
Mr Wheeler said: "He would be more likely to injure himself getting in and out of the sleigh than actually falling out of it."
He added: "We have done the sleigh round the towns for something like 20 years. Every year we have made sure Santa gets to go through town and wave to the children.