Companies must switch to real-time licence checking solution before it’s too late

“Only 6.3% of licence checks for companies by third-party providers are currently using the DVLA’s real-time licence checking solution. With the alternative - the traditional overnight service - ceasing from April 1, the majority are operating on borrowed  time,” warns Richard Brown, managing director of LICENCECHECK.

“This should be a growing concern to companies using licence checking agencies, as it means, come April, they may suffer in terms of service continuity or the results they get from a last-minute implementation.

“We made it a priority to switch to the new DVLA service when it was first launched and have been far and away the largest user.  As such we have a thoroughly tried-and-tested solution that is reliable and actually delivers what it says on the tin.  Companies using an alternative provider might be wise to seek assurances that existing service levels will remain unaffected following retirement of the overnight service.”

Richard added: ‘Licence checks can't be avoided and the new all-digital service is an incredibly easy way to do things.  When labour costs are factored into the equation, it's typically no more expensive than using the “free” DVLA service and can improve efficiency in fleet management admin, because it actively manages the results, reporting and re-checking requirement. 

LICENCECHECK was the first to launch real-time licence checks in February last year and has since led the market, accounting for 48% of all real-time checks for the period April to December 2015.  Among agencies providing licence checking using DVLA’s Real-Time services, it made up 53% of all checks.

*DVLA published figures based on period from April – December 2015 

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About LICENCECHECK

LICENCECHECK was founded in 2008 and has established itself as a leader and innovator in the licence verification industry. LICENCECHECK founder and managing director Richard Brown has spent over 30 years working in various sectors of the motor trade before developing the LICENCECHECK brand.  

LICENCECHECK Ltd provides real-time driving licence checking services using the DVLA Access to Driver Data (ADD) service.  It is a founder member of The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV). LICENCECHECK’s customer service satisfaction is rated at 4.9 out of 5 by its customers.

In line with the company’s growth strategy, LICENCECHECK has seen a sharp increase in revenue in 2015 rising 77% year-to-date, while it has recently appointed a new commercial director, Terence Hiles, to help manage growth in current services and new product lines.