Driver Licences
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ADLV Working With DVLA on New Real-Time Driving Licence Data Verification System For Fleets
The recently launched ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification) www.adlv.co.uk as chaired by Licence Bureau’s Malcolm Maycock has announced that it is now working closely with the DVLA on a new digital service for fleet customers to check driving licence data in real-time. Subject to licence holder consent, the new secure digital web services technology…
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New Body To Verify Driving Licence Data For Fleets
A new trade body, the Association for Driving Licence Verification (www.adlv.co.uk) has been launched to provide fleet users with responsible and secure access to DVLA driving licence data. Formed in part as a response to the upcoming abolition of the current driving licence paper counterpart, members of this new association are already established providers of…
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DVLA Blog on View Driving Record – introducing Identity Assurance
The Information below is from the DVLA Blog site. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v2.0 It’s now been 5 months or 12 ‘sprints’ since View Driving Record moved into public beta (soon to be renamed View Driving Licence for its ‘live’ launch later this month) and we have been busy acting…
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The DVLA will be issuing letters to all Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) or Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers who get penalty points put on their driver record for using a mobile phone and other hand-held devices
Using a mobile phone and other hand-held devices, whilst driving, is a criminal offence. Studies have shown this to be a serious road safety risk. If this happens whilst driving a large vehicle such as a bus or lorry, the risk is even greater. The government is introducing a range of measures to deal with…
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Proposed reduction in driving licence fees
Driving licence fees are set to fall by up to 32% under plans announced today by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, and Transport Minister Claire Perry. The proposals are contained in a public consultation on driver licensing fees. The consultation sets out a proposed reduction in driving licence fees of 32% for digital…
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“Right to Work” identity document validation partnership
NSL Checking Partners with Licence Bureau NSL’s Validation Solutions, experts in identity authentication, has entered into a partnership with leading driver risk company and DVLA official bureau, the Licence Bureau (LB). LB offers a secure online solution that performs driver licence checks for companies and keeps them informed of compliance issues on drivers, vehicles, and fleet.…
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DVLA new services in development update
In the first issue of this newsletter we provided the background to the DVLA’s commitment to abolish the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence by 2015. This issue contains updates on the new services in development, and also shares what we currently know about the charging model and the requirement for consent to check…
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Driver only able to clearly read a number plate at a distance of just one metre, or 39 inches!
Crash driver, 79, could not read number plate from distance A 79-year-old driver who crashed his 4×4 into a parked lorry could only read a number plate from one metre (39 in) away, police have revealed. The man was driving a Mitsubishi Shogun when he drove into the lorry, on the A26 Eridge Road at…
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Licence Bureau’s Malcolm Maycock quoted in the Daily Telegraph
Please see the article highlighting the DVLA’s new MyLicence system. Read the full article: Database will end drivers’ lies on points and cut car insurance by ‘£15’
