DVLA Checks

If driving is part of your business, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Checks are essential to ensure safety and compliance. Protect your business and reputation with our online checks which give you instant access to DVLA data. Our DVLA Checks provide a complete overview of an individual’s driving record, including driver CPC and tachograph card data.

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DVLA Checks for Professional Drivers

DVLA Checks are a vital tool for any organisation that has employees or third parties driving any type of vehicle as part of their role. Whether this is delivering goods or transporting people, you need to know they’re fit to do the job safely.

When they’re on the road, they represent you and your business. DVLA Checks give you the information needed to make a decision about someone’s suitability to drive for you.

There are no eligibility requirements to carry out DVLA Checks. They can be run on anyone with a driving licence, all you need is their consent to run the check.

What do DVLA Checks Show?

DVLA Checks give you a comprehensive understanding of an individual’s driving record. These checks include:

  • Licence validity and expiry date.

  • Any disqualifications.

  • Any penalty points, offences or endorsements.

  • Any vehicles the licence holder can legally drive.

  • Tachograph card data

  • Driver CPC records

What background Checks Should I Be running on my drivers?

In the transport and logistics sectors a poor-quality hire can cost you more than money. If things go wrong, as the business owner you’re liable if you haven’t carried out your due diligence.

Whether your business involves GVs, HGVs, PCVs, PSVs or any other kind of vehicle - you need to be confident your drivers are fit and qualified to work on your behalf. DVLA Checks are only one part of a safe and compliant recruitment process.

Click below to visit our dedicated transport and logistics page, where you can learn more about the types of screening that can help protect your business.

Why Personnel Checks?

Taxi licensing is where we began our journey as a DBS Umbrella Body. Our specialist brand TaxiPlus is the UK’s leading supplier of background screening services to local authority taxi and private hire licensing teams. Each year we process tens of thousands of DVLA and DBS Checks for professional drivers.

As experts in creating screening solutions for transport and logistics businesses, we can get you ahead of your compliance. Whether you need ad-hoc DVLA Checks or you need a complete screening programme, we can work together to build a system that works for you.

Get in touch today to partner with the UK’s highest-rated background screening firm. We’re ready when you are!

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Frequently asked questions

  • Once you have the drivers consent to run DVLA Checks, they can be run instantly!

    Our system is plugged into the DVLA and we can retrieve data immediately, as and when you need it.

  • In most cases, the answer is technically, no.

    However, if you're operating a business and have drivers working for you, it is your responsibility to ensure that they are fit and proper to be working.

    DVLA Checks cover most of the information you'll need about your drivers and can give you peace of mind that your meeting your statutory compliance requirements.

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