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Driving Licence Checks
Without regular driving licence checks companies could face an unlimited fine.
Statistics highlight that over 8 million UK drivers have 3 or more points on their licences. The authorities will check the licence of any driver who is involved in a serious or fatal road traffic accident.
If you don't regularly check or verify your employees' driving licences you are failing in your corporate duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Your company risks unlimited fines if your drivers are found to be on the road without a valid licence, or are ineligible to drive the vehicle in their control.
Employee driver checks should be an essential part of your risk assessment policy. Driving licence verification using the DVLA data should be undertaken on an annual basis.
These are 5 of some of the most important things you should be checking:
- Do you take both paper and plastic copies of the DVLA licence for each driver every year?
- Is the licence registered at the correct home address?
- Does their licence category allow them to drive or tow with your vehicle?
- How many penalty points are on their licence and do you assess higher risk drivers with 6 or more points?
- Has the photocard expired? They are valid for only ten years.
- Has the driver ever been banned previously and what was the reason?