How often do you check your drivers’ licences? If one of your drivers had been issued with a driving ban six months ago, would you know about it? The DVSA will want to see evidence that checks are being carried out on a regular basis.
Driver licence checks can be crucial to the continued operation of your business.
Contact VCTS for further information on how to remain compliant and on ways to capture the required Driver Licence Checks on a more frequent basis.
The importance of driver licence checks
Below is an example of why driver licence checks can be crucial to the contnued operation of your business. The DVSA may not stop their enquiries at a licence check, they may choose to investigate your business further.
A company whose driver was stopped by the DVSA and found not to have any entitlement to drive HGVs has had its licence revoked and its director disqualified for three years.
At a public inquiry (PI) in Birmingham, TC Nicholas Denton found GRA Haulier, which had a licence for five vehicles and five trailers, lacked financial standing, professional competence, an effective and safe establishment and had failed to ensure the lawful driving of vehicles.
The PI heard how one of its lorries was stopped in April 2018 and its driver, Kuljit Singh, had no driving entitlement. The company claimed it had only employed him that day, although it later transpired he had frequently driven for the operator using the name Gurpreet Singh Sekhon.
A DVSA investigation of tachograph charts led the agency to suspect that although they were in the names of several drivers, they had all been filled in by Kuljit Singh.
You can view a PDF of the full verdict in this case by clicking here.
