Fleet Management
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DVLA answer a FOI request concerning who are authorised to access a driving record especially employers
Employers are likely to be in possession of most of the details available on View Driving Record. They will also be in possession of additional information such as bank details which may be of more value than driver data. Employers are also subject to the obligations contained in the Data Protection Act and should not…
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ADLV reveals increase in commercial electronic checking of licences by fleets
Freedom of Information statistics obtained by the ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification) from the DVLA, reveal that there has been a considerable increase in commercial electronic checking of licenses by fleets. The figures record the volume of licence checks made through members of the DVLA’s EDECS Electronic Driver Entitlement Checking Service, the vast majority…
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Taking employee driving licence verification to a new level. Article from Truck and Track the Haulage and Logistics buyers magazine
In 2014 Licence Bureau Ltd of Hemel Hempstead launched Compliance Managed Services (CMS), an online portal which proactively keeps tabs on a company’s drivers, highlighting any potential risks or non-compliance issues. Licence Bureau’s system flags these up according to the level of risk – critical, high, medium or low – and provides an auditable Health-and-Safety…
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Fleets shouldn’t wait for the paper counterpart abolition
Licence Bureau is advising fleet managers to remain wary of any obstacles when moving licence checking online, as the three month countdown has started to the abolishment of the paper counterpart on June 8th. The licence checking and compliance company is advising fleets they should already be in the process of moving licence checking online…
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Robust Licence Checking System leads to drivers self policing
Pimlico Plumbers George Lusham highlights how having a robust licence checking system leads to drivers self policing. All vans are fitted with telematics, enhancing the robust-ness of Pimlicos’ occupational road risk policy, while also ensuring its operations team can simultaneously monitor the location of tradesmen so new jobs can be allocated efficiently. Since joining the…
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FTA Driver Crisis Summit 2015
The logistics industry has yet again delivered a fantastic Christmas but this year not without its biggest challenge – of having enough drivers. The shortage of qualified and experienced HGV drivers is now a chronic problem for road freight operators and the problems experienced in the run-up to this Christmas will persist into 2015 and…
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New all-inclusive compliance management service
Alphabet, a leader in Business Mobility services has partnered with leading driver licence compliance company Licence Bureau, as part of its expanding driver compliance Risk Management offering. Alphabet will be using Licence Bureau’s online Compliance Managed Services (CMS) portal, giving them access to a wide range of compliance and licence checking tools. Licence Bureau’s CMS…
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New drug drive law will come into force in England and Wales on 2nd March 2015
The new law will make it illegal to drive with a specific controlled drug in the body above the accepted limit for that drug. More information can be found on the THINK! website. This legislation will provide a more effective tool for dealing with the danger posed by drug drivers. It will also help reduce…
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Pimlico plumbed into FTA’s Driver Licence Checking system provided by Licence Bureau
Pimlico Plumbers are the country’s largest independent plumbing and service company, wholly based within Greater and Central London. They take pride in providing excellent, no nonsense service at a great value. This can only be delivered through their fleet of 160 Volkswagen Transporter vans and Golf cars navigating the streets of the capital 24 hours…
