Our Driving Licence Check validates the details of your candidate's driving licence directly with the DVLA. This confirms whether your candidate is licensed to drive and the number of penalty points on their licence. Organisations should conduct this check on any employee who drives on their behalf in order to meet duty of care obligations and minimise the potential risk of corporate manslaughter charges being brought against directors and senior managers in the event of an incident involving one of their drivers.
Price: £12.50
Typical turnaround time: 2 working days
Data source: DVLA
Information returned: Details of the individual's driving licence including:
- Confirmation of the licence type, number and expiry date
- The total number of penalty points
- Dates of convictions
- List of endorsements and their expiry date
Where is this check appropriate?
- Any candidate or employee that may drive a vehicle on company business during the course of their employment
- Checks should be completed on employees when they first join the company or are first invited to drive on behalf of the company and then periodically thereafter
| Number of Points | Suggested Frequency of Licence Check |
|---|---|
| None | Annually |
| Less than 6 | Every 6 months |
| More than 6 | Every 3 months |
- The driving licence check helps employers to meet their duty of care obligations under the Health and Safety Executive regulations by verifying that their employees hold a valid driving licence for the categories of vehicles they may be issued to drive on company business
- You can learn more about how long penalty points and endorsements remain on a driving licence on this page in the motoring section of the Direct Gov website
