I N S U RA N C E S O L U T I O N S
Abolition of the Driving Licence Paper Counterpart From the 8th June 2015, the DVLA will no longer issue the paper counterpart to the photo card. From this date onwards all paper counterparts will no longer have any legal status and the only legal source for confirmation of penalty points and endorsements thereafter will be the driver record held by the DVLA.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Once the details have been retrieved, a licence holder can request to share that information, and will be provided with a code, which they need to give to the third party company, or car hire firm.
The government has launched their view driving licence service, which allows licence holders to view their licence and share that information with third parties, including car hire companies.
The car hire firm will need to use the following link www.gov.uk/check-driving-information and provide the following: LAST EIGHT DIGITS OF THE DRIVING LICENCE NUMBER THE CODE PROVIDED BY THE LICENCE HOLDER The licence details including points, convictions and driving restrictions can be viewed online, saved as a PDF or printed out.
TO VIEW YOUR
THE PROCESS
DRIVING LICENCE
(ONLY
THE DRIVER CAN ACCESS THE ACCOUNT WHERE
THE DRIVING INFORMATION IS SHOWN.)
Driving licence number National insurance number Postcode
A LL
2
[ENTER]: DRIVING
LICENCE NUMBER, NATIONAL POSTCODE.
To access their information the licence holder will need their:
ONCE
[SELECT] ‘VIEW NOW’
INSURANCE NUMBER AND
YOU NEED THIS LINK https://www.gov.uk /view-driving-licence
o o o
1
3
[CHECK]: THE CONSENT BOX
4
[SELECT]: VIEW NOW
5
[SELECT]: SHARE YOUR
6
[SELECT]: CREATE CODE
LICENCE INFORMATION
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN ACCESSED THE DRIVER/HIRER CAN EITHER: O
PRINT OFF THEIR LICENCE DETAILS AS SHOWN ON SCREEN
O
DOWLOAD AND FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO YOUR
O
GIVE YOU THE LAST
8
DIGITS OF THEIR DRIVING LICENSE NUMBER
OF THESE SHOULD ALSO COME WITH THE CHECK CODE THAT THEY HAVE JUST CREATED.
T HE
C H E C K C O D E I S VA L I D F O R :
72 HOURS TO CHECK
DRIVING
THE PROCESS
INFORMATION
YOU WILL NEED EITHER: O O
[SELECT] ’START NOW’
2
[ENTER]: LAST 8
CHARACTERS FROM THE CLIENTS
A PRINT OFF THEIR LICENCE DETAILS AS
DRIVING LICENCE NUMBER AND
SHOWN ON SCREEN
CHECK THE CODE
DOWLOADED VERSION OF THEIR LICENCE WHICH HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL
O
1
THE LAST
8
DIGITS OF THEIR DRIVING
3
[SELECT]: CHECK LICENCE
4
[SELECT]: SAVE OR PRINT
5
THEN: OPEN DOCUMENT AND
LICENSE NUMBER
AND THE
CHECK CODE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED
(WHICH
IS VALID FOR
72
HOURS)
THIS LICENCE
CHECK DETAILS AND SAVE IN YOUR FILES
This procedure will enable you to meet the insurers requirements for checking client documentation. Failure to check the drivers/hirers license details may invalidate any claim you may have.
Alternatively, if you are a member of the BVRLA, then the following link is to the BVRLA licence viewing service, which is approved by the DVLA. http://bvrla.avcosystems.com/DriverCheck/Home/Login
CONTACT US :
I N S U RA N C E S O L U T I O N S
ENQUIRIES @ MPINSURANCE . CO . UK
08450 750773