DVLA Checks & Background Screening for Couriers, drivers and logistics

Driver safety and compliance are non-negotiable in the transport and logistics industry. With our comprehensive DVLA checks and background screening services, you’ll have peace of mind that you’re hiring the best couriers and drivers - while avoiding the legal and operational risks that can disrupt your business.

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Background Checks for Professional Drivers

Hiring professional drivers goes beyond checking their driving skills. You need to ensure that every individual who represents your company on the road is trustworthy, safe, and compliant. By running comprehensive background checks, you actively protect your company from unqualified or risky hires. These checks help you avoid liability, costly mistakes, and damage to your reputation, ensuring that your fleet consistently meets your company’s high standards.

Ensure Safety and Compliance

You need to know that every driver on your team meets all legal and safety requirements. By conducting thorough background checks, including DVLA checks, medical screenings, and DBS checks, you ensure your drivers are compliant and fit for the road.

This helps you avoid accidents, penalties, and compliance issues, keeping your operations smooth and secure.

Reduce Turnover and Costs

Bringing on the wrong driver can be expensive. Background checks help you avoid high turnover by ensuring you hire reliable, experienced drivers who are a good fit for your company.

By vetting candidates properly from the start, you reduce the chances of costly rehiring and retraining down the line.

Protect Your Reputation

Your drivers are the face of your business on the road. One unchecked background could lead to incidents that damage your reputation.

Background checks give you peace of mind by identifying any red flags, from driving offenses to criminal records, so you can make informed hiring decisions and protect your company’s image.

Benefits of Personnel Checks

Simplify your compliance management with a range of advanced features available in the Personnel Checks platform, including:

Digital identity verification checks
Automated DBS Update Service Status Checks
Instant DVLA Record Checks

On top of this, you and your employees benefit from our dedicated Customer Experience and Applicant Engagement teams. Our expert support teams are one of the reasons we’re the highest-rated DBS Umbrella Body in the UK.

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What background Checks Should I Be running on my drivers?

Running the right background checks on your drivers helps you minimize risks, avoid costly mistakes, and protect your reputation.

Whether it's verifying driver records, confirming work history, or ensuring legal right-to-work status, a robust screening program is essential for any business that relies on drivers to deliver results.

Below we’ve listed the most essential checks you need to fortify your business:

DVLA Checks

If driving is part of your business, DVLA Checks are essential to ensure both safety and compliance. DVLA checks allow you to view an individual’s licence validity, any disqualifications, penalty points or offences and any vehicles the licence holder can legally drive.

They give you the information you need to keep your business protected from poor or illegal driving.

Criminal Record Checks (DBS)

DBS Checks give employers information about an individual’s criminal record history. If you employ drivers, you need to take into account any convictions or offences that could influence their ability to perform their role safely and legally.

A Basic DBS Check is usually satisfactory for driving roles. However, certain situations dictate a higher level of check. For example, if an individual is delivering controlled substances or transporting children, a Standard or Enhanced DBS Check could be needed.

Right to Work Checks

Compliance with right-to-work legislation is critical for any business as non-compliance can lead to severe penalties and disruptions.

Right to Work checks confirm that your drivers are legally allowed to work in the UK, helping you avoid the significant fines and reputational damage associated with hiring illegal workers.

Occupational History Checks

Occupational history checks verify that candidates have the work experience they claim, helping you avoid hiring individuals who may exaggerate their qualifications or experience. Considering between 40-90% of people lie on their CVs, verifying their history is essential.

This check ensures that you’re putting experienced, capable drivers on the road who can handle both routine and unexpected challenges.

Reference Checks

Hiring a driver without conducting thorough reference checks can expose your business to unnecessary risks. Reference checks provide insight into a candidate’s past performance, reliability, and work ethic.

By speaking with previous employers, you can verify the candidate’s suitability for the role, ensuring that you’re hiring drivers who are not only qualified but also dependable and capable of representing your business professionally.

Medicals & Drug Screening*

Medicals and drug screenings help prevent accidents by ensuring that drivers are physically fit and not under the influence of substances that could impair their ability to operate a vehicle.

Regular health checks can identify potential health risks before they become safety issues, helping you avoid costly accidents, lost productivity, and insurance claims.

*Personnel Checks do not provide medicals or drug screening

Why Personnel Checks?

Taxi licensing is where we began our journey as a DBS Umbrella Body. Our specialist brand TaxiPlus is the UK’s leading supplier of background screening services to local authority taxi and private hire licensing teams. Each year we process tens of thousands of DVLA and DBS Checks for professional drivers.

As experts in creating screening solutions for transport and logistics businesses, we can get you ahead of your compliance. Whether you need ad-hoc DVLA Checks or you need a complete screening programme, we can work together to build a system that works for you.

Get in touch today to partner with the UK’s highest-rated background screening firm. We’re ready when you are!

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