Get your free tickets for the 2020 Health and Safety Event / 28-30th April at the NEC February 27, 2020 Business, Compliance Please come along and talk to us about your Driver Compliance Management issues and see Licence Bureau’s multi award winning Driver Compliance Management System on stand L52. The Health and Safety Event entry is free. Simply register for your free ticket at https://registration.n200.com/survey/2zg04lsz2hoj1?actioncode=000014DBV Can’t make the show but would like to see a demonstration of the […]
10 Great Reasons to use Licence Bureau February 26, 2020 Driver Licences Fee per DVLA check online – 60p. e-declaration sent 1 second from the time a person is added to the system. DVLA result appears on your unique portal 10 seconds after the driver has confirmed the declaration. API, available and provided at no additional cost so all your starters and leavers are automatically added. We […]
Vehicle tax evasion stats highlight up to a quarter of a million grey fleet vehicles could be untaxed February 18, 2020 Compliance Up to a quarter of a million business use vehicles, commonly referred to as ‘grey fleet’, could be evading Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) with a potential financial risk of £18m in fines according to Licence Bureau. Department for Transport (DfT) statistics for the rate of VED (road tax) evasion among vehicles on the UK’s roads […]
Licence Bureau backs call for greater focus on driver eyesight tests February 11, 2020 Road Safety Licence Bureau is backing a call to make regular eye tests mandatory as data revealed 134 drivers a week have their driving licence revoked for not meeting the minimum eyesight requirements. The DVLA data, obtained by Direct Line Motor Insurance, highlighted that on average 7,000 people a year lose their licence due to failing eye-sight […]
Endorsement codes and penalty points February 7, 2020 Driver Licences Each endorsement has a special code and is given ‘penalty points’ on a scale from 1 to 11. You get more points for more serious offences. The table shows the offence codes that can be put on your driving record. It also shows how many penalty points you can get for them. Some offences may […]
How long endorsements stay on your driving record February 7, 2020 Driver Licences Endorsements stay on your driving record for 4 or 11 years depending on the offence. This can start from either the date you’re convicted or the date of your offence. The endorsement is ‘valid’ for the first: 3 years, for a 4-year endorsement 10 years, for an 11-year endorsement A court can take your endorsement […]
Licence Bureau issues ‘no panic’ Brexit statement but encourages businesses to start taking necessary steps to keep drivers legal February 4, 2020 Compliance Licence Bureau is advising business drivers and fleet operators not to panic in the wake of the UK formally having left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. Despite the inevitable air of uncertainty following Brexit, Licence Bureau is reiterating how the country will enter a ‘transition period’ for drivers which is scheduled […]