A Guide to DVLA Licence Checks: Ensuring Employee Safety and Compliance

Verifying your employees' drivers licences is critical for a variety of reasons, ranging from ensuring their safety on the road to protecting your organisation from potential lawsuits. This detailed guide on DVLA Licence Checks will provide you with all necessary information.

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Why Conduct DVLA Licence Checks?

As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that employees who drive for work have valid driver's licence. Here's why DVLA checks are important:

• Employee Safety: Ensure that staff with driving responsibilities have valid licences, prioritising their safety on the road.
• Compliance with Law: Employers are legally compelled to confirm legitimate driver's licences. In the event of an accident while driving for the company, an invalid licence could result in employer culpability.
• Protecting your reputation: Failure to complete DVLA checks can harm your company's reputation, particularly if an employee with an invalid licence causes an accident.
• Ensuring Insurance Coverage: Many insurance companies need drivers to have valid licences. Noncompliance may result in refused claims.

How Can I Request DVLA Driving Licence Check?

Only authorised entities, such as employers and automobile rental companies, can request DVLA licence checks. Individuals cannot carry out these checks on themselves or others.

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Performing DVLA Licence Checks

For conducting a DVLA?check, you will need specific employee information, such as their name, date of birth, and driver's licence number. This information provides access to the DVLA database for verification. Here are two methods:

• Online DVLA Check: This is the quickest and simplest alternative. You may utilise the DVLA's online service or a third-party provider (such as Complygate) with the employee's permission.
• Paper DVLA Check: If online checks aren't an option, get a paper form from the DVLA, fill it out and send it in for processing.

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Information Retrieved from a DVLA Check

A DVLA Licence Check reveals details like:

• Licence type held by the employee
• Licence issuance date
• Licence expiry date
• Any penalty points or endorsements
• Disqualifications or revocations on the licence

Complygate offers an efficient and user-friendly solution for DVLA Checks, saving you valuable time and hassle. Perform checks quickly and easily, and gain peace of mind knowing your employees are driving legally and safely.

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