Our research has shown that many organisations are not fully aware of their responsibilities and the HSE recommendations regarding duty of care for drivers at work, in particular the checking of driver’s licences.
Do you have high risk or disqualified drivers on the road?
With over 400,000 drivers without valid driving licences using UK roads and nearly 1 million drivers close to losing their licences, how can you be sure? You must ensure your drivers are legally entitled to drive their allocated vehicle/s and be fit and able to do so.
Employers Liability
The Road Traffic Act 1988 clearly states that as well as being an offence for a driver to drive without a valid licence, it is also an offence for a person to permit a driver to drive without a valid licence. If you are letting drivers drive on company business without checking their licences you could be liable.
Who is responsible for making sure the licences are checked?
Responsibility and liability for this area within your business could, in a court of law be deemed personal rather than corporate. Typically, the ultimate responsibility resides with the Company Secretary or sometimes another director. On a day to day basis, the management of this process may fall under the remit of the Fleet Manager, HR Manager or even the Finance department.
What you should do?
As a minimum, drivers’ licences should be checked prior to employment or before they drive on company business and then periodically thereafter during their period of employment.
How can Jaama help?
Licence 2 Check is a web based 24 hour electronic driver licence checking service with the DVLA. Batch licence check requests will be sent automatically depending upon the risk profile of the driver. Available as a stand alone service or an integrated product, Licence 2 Check is a simple, effective tool to help you meet your Duty of Care responsibility and obligations under the Health and Safety Executive guidelines
Periodic checks will be carried out at a frequency of your choice, which will return the following details:
- Licence commencement date
- Licence expiry date
- Vehicle categories permitted to drive
- Restrictions
- Conviction dates
- Offence dates
- Offence code
- Current endorsements
- Points
- Disqualification until date
Licence 2 Check will automatically notify you of any exceptions, irregularities or expired licences.
Why use Jaama?
- Jaama has a proven, cost effective, comprehensive driving licence verification service
- Jaama offer a self managed and a fully managed service, dependant on your requirements
- The whole process is delivered on-line with the including the storage of Driver Mandates; by law the mandate has to be physically signed by each driver whose licence you wish to check
- Jaama can significantly reduce the administrative burden related to the checking of drivers licences, saving you money and enabling key personnel to focus on core business activities
- Whether you have 5 or 5000 licences to be checked, Jaama offer a secure web based solution, delivering results directly from the DVLA database within 24 hours of submission
- Jaama can collate information such as vehicle usage, fuel consumption, driver performance and licence checking details and statistics in accessible, meaningful management reports. This enables informed decision making with regard to driver training, vehicle choices etc
- A complete audit trail of driver information and licence checks carried out significantly helps you meet your Duty of Care responsibility and obligations under the Health and Safety Executive guidelines
- Our service is fully compliant with the Data Protection Act
For further product information please contact Jaama on
0844 8484 333 or click here to complete an enquiry form
