“Licence Check” provides peace of mind for fleet operators
Thursday 22 May 2025
Logistics UK’s “Licence Check” is the latest module for Vision, its modular compliance suite, and was announced today (22 May) at the business group’s Operating Light Commercial Vehicles conference. Designed and developed by Logistics UK’s in-house developers and supported by its expert technical teams, “Licence Check” makes the most current DVLA data instantly available to operators giving them the peace of mind that their fleets and their drivers are compliant.
DVLA data shows that more than 140,000 UK licence holders are currently banned from driving1 and research from RAC shows only 13% of drivers would voluntarily inform their employers about new penalty points2. According to Logistics UK, this creates a situation where operators cannot be wholly confident about the compliance of their fleet and drivers and a managed process for checking driver licences is essential.
“Without checking driver licences, it is impossible to know whether a driver can legally operate a vehicle or whether they have accrued any penalty points or disqualifications,” comments Logistics UK Digital Development Director, Jemma James. “Our new “Licence Check” module makes DVLA data instantly available across Vision dashboards removing the need for manual checking and preventing the risk of data duplication and data entry errors. At the moment, all DVLA registered licences can be checked and later in the year, “Licence Check” will also include fitness to drive declarations and grey fleet checks.”
According to Logistics UK, “Licence Check” provides instant risk analysis for operators by presenting data in intuitive visual dashboards and fully integrating with the Vision Compliance Platform. Ms James continues, “Logistics UK is unique as a trade body in this sector having our own compliance platform and development team. We are underpinned by in-house logistics expertise, so we have a clear understanding of our users’ needs and challenges, but uniquely we have development capabilities to address these and create solutions that fundamentally improve our members’ ways of working.
“As more DVLA and government data becomes available digitally, such as Digital Driving licences, it’s important that wherever possible Logistics UK owns the technology that connects the source data with our platform. We already have a number of APIs with DVLA for vehicle MOT, tax and technical data and “Licence Check” is the latest addition. We will continue to develop in line with our users’ requirements and expect more to come in time.”
Backed up by best-in class, human-led support, available at the end of a phone or on email, Logistics UK products are validated by its Member Advice Centre and Policy team to ensure it is the leading voice on regulatory guidance and legislation.
Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. It’s compliance software, Vision, is built for flexibility, precision, and seamless scalability and helps manage compliance and operations through a single, easy-to-use portal. Alongside “Licence Checks”, the platform provides a one stop shop for all aspects of compliance including tachograph analysis, vehicle inspections, walkaround checks, PCN analysis, audits and training.
Vision is used by hundreds of organisations across the country providing advanced analysis tools for all users including transport managers, compliance officers, drivers and directors. The platform empowers teams with insightful data that reduces risk by keeping users ahead of compliance trends with data driven insights and tailored KPIs. For more information about Logistics UK and Vision, please visit https://logistics.org.uk/vision
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Sources:
1 Dayinsure - Freedom of Information request: Over 140,000 UK drivers are banned
2 RAC: Uninsured by default: Millions of drivers wouldn’t own up to driving licence points
