Driver Employment and Licence Verification for Employers
Employing people to drive Make sure the person you hire to drive a vehicle has the appropriate driver licence and qualifications. Additionally, you have to see if they need to record their travels using a tachograph.
Age and vehicle licence requirements
When employing people to drive, be sure and check the vehicles that your employees are permitted to drive depending on their age and driving licence.
Validity of licences for trucks, minibuses, and buses
Typically, a driver’s licence for buses, minibuses, and trucks is valid until age 45. Until they reach 65 years old, drivers over 45 have to renew their licence every five years. The driver’s licence must be renewed annually after the age of 65.
Up until the age of 65, all driving licences issued after January 19, 2013, are valid for five years.
Qualifications for drivers of buses, trucks, and coaches
In addition to a current driving licence, professional truck, bus, and coach drivers must possess a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
To maintain their Driver CPC, drivers need to complete 35 hours of periodic training every five years.
You can check the amount of training hours completed by a driver within the previous five years. To view their records, you will require a temporary password from them.
Tachographs
To ensure that they are adhering to the regulations regarding drivers’ hours, some of the drivers you employ must document their journeys on tachographs.
Check the details on someone’s driving licence.
Information about a person’s driving record, including the vehicles that they are allowed to drive and any points or disqualifications, can be found online when using the Safe2Drive system. You can check it, anytime of the day.
Employee driver licences can also be checked after a driver has completed their declaration at any time on the Safe2Drive system. The Safe2Drive system is available 24/7.
Check a large number of employee driving licence
If you have many licences that need to be checked, Safe2Drive will batch your drivers and complete the driving licence checks instantaneously via the DVLA.
Your business is required to sign an agreement with Safe2Drive in accordance with the DVLA’s contractual requirements. A small charge per check is charged for this service and returns the full employee driver record to the Safe2Drive portal.