Driver licence checking for construction and trades
On site, driving is nobody's job title and everybody's job. Vans between merchants, plant trailers behind pickups, the 7.5-tonne flatbed when the usual driver is off. Whether each person actually holds the entitlement for what they drove this morning depends on categories — not on seniority.
Where the risk sits.
Checked at hire, never again
A licence seen at induction and photocopied into a file says nothing about today. Points, expiry and revocation all happen after the photocopier.
Towing and 7.5-tonne are easy to assume
Whether a driver can tow a plant trailer or take out a 7.5-tonne vehicle comes down to the categories on their licence, which vary with when it was issued. Assuming is how the wrong person ends up behind the wheel.
A ban off the clock still bans them on it
Penalty points and disqualifications earned in private driving apply in full to work driving. If nobody looks, the first sign is often an insurer declining a claim.
How DV Check fits.
Consent from site, in two minutes
Each driver gets a secure link on their phone and enters their driving licence number. No paper mandate forms chasing people around sites.
One role per driver, from the full taxonomy
Van, car and trailer, 7.5-tonne, tractor — pick each driver's real role and the check verifies entitlement for exactly that.
Verdicts a busy office can act on
Pass, concern or fail — legible in half a second, with automatic re-checks already scheduled so the answer stays current.
Start with a single check.
Create an account, add a driver, and have a DVLA verdict back in minutes. Pay per check — no subscription.