Driving Licence Checks - Comprehensive Driver Checks

If you are a fleet management company or have employees driving their own or your company’s vehicles, then you need to make sure that they all hold a valid UK driving licence so they are able to drive for your organisation.   

It is not uncommon for drivers to provide incomplete or incorrect details to their employers, so they need to make sure they hold the correct entitlements and licence, and this can be achieved by signing up to a service that provides driving licence checks for employers.

A third-party service that links to the DVLA allows this to occur, either by signing a D796 mandate form or completing the online e-consent process. As soon as the document have been sent in to be checked or the online process has been completed, the driving licence record will be viewable in your own secure account to access and view.

As soon as the initial consent process has been completed, employers won’t have to worry about any manual and admin work in the future, as drivers will go into an automatic recheck schedule based on the risk of the driver (low, medium or high depending on how many points they’ve got). Every time a check is performed in your account, users of the company account will receive email notifications so they can view and access detailed licence reports, such as expiry dates, entitlements, licence status etc.

This is all secure and in one place, to save you time and money.

Importance of Driving Licence Checks for Employers

For a large and busy fleet management company, it can be very difficult to keep ahead and on top of things, validating employees driving licences can be one of those issues. It’s a long process if you conduct your driving licence checks manually and some employees can easily slip the net in terms of being checked and validated. If something goes wrong, your business may need to pay huge penalties depending on the severity of the issue. Hence, having a driving licence checking service in place for your organisation allows you to check your employees who drive on company business, to make sure they hold a valid UK licence.

One solution to this problem is to find a way to validate and monitor driver/licence data accurately and quickly. At Licence Check, they have introduced a validation service into their davis platform where companies can carry out driver identity checks by simply capturing the data from the licence card. This validation process helps to identify forged documents. The Licence CDR (Card Data Reader) is a simple software used for this validation process.

Role of The Licence CDR in Driving Licence Checking and Validation

The Licence Card Data Reader reads the licence information in a single pass. You just need to drop the card into the device reader and it reads both the sides simultaneously. The Licence CDR uses ultraviolet light technology for identifying forged data and captures photos and holograms from the ID card. If all the information read is correct, it then automatically uploads it to the internal system, where it gets stored as a part of driver's record. It has a capacity to read records of multiple formats, such as international identity cards.

Benefits of Driving Licence Checking and Validation

•        As an employer, safety of the organisation and the driver is your responsibility. Sometimes your employee's licence information can be misleading. Hence, driving licence checks for employers is necessary as it saves customers from potential risks and business from unnecessary problems.

•        Electronic licence checking process saves you a lot of time as it is valid for three years.

•        Reduces the risk of forged documentation and helps capturing fraud identity.

•        Data is secured and available 24/7.

•        Employers can avoid potential penalties under safety legislation.

•         Once the validation process is completed, the employer can view the licence data to make sure it is valid and that the employee is available to drive on company business.