No DVLA check should mean no keys

You may have read or heard about the fact that the DVLA has decided to do away with the counterpart portion of your driving licence. In principle this is a great idea but unfortunately not especially well thought out as many fleet operators and fleet management companies scramble to catch the fallout.

It will be fine, we will survive – just thank the lord you aren’t in the vehicle rental business!

Permitting a journey

Pretty straight forward. It's your obligation to make sure that the environment in which they carry out this task is safe for them and anyone else affected – much as you would with fire regulations or PC wires across the office floor.

Imagine if you get the call from the insurer telling you that they wont pay out as the driver wasn’t licensed. Heaven forbid its a serious accident with a fatality – in which case it wont just be the insurer calling you.

There is a strong business case, as well as obligatory, for managing your Occupational Road Risk effectively and having a full risk averse fleet policy – feel free to give me a call and I'll tell you all about it!

If you are interested in learning more about Driving at Work, the business case, your obligations or just some general advice then please do drop me a line.