Based on the thousands of checks
that it carries out every week,
Licence Bureau estimates that there
are 24,000 people driving illegally for
companies in Britain today. It has
been estimated that up to a third of
all road traffic incidents involve
somebody who is at
work at the time.

Licence Bureau,
which verifies
driving licences on
behalf of
businesses,
discovered that of the non-compliant
drivers it checked: 43% were driving
on a provisional licence, 31% were
on a revoked licence and 9% were
disqualified.

Malcolm Maycock, chief executive
of Licence Bureau, said: “Driving is
the most dangerous activity most
employees undertake as part of their
working day. We want all companies
in the UK to help make the nation’s
roads a safer place by checking the
validity of their drivers’ documents.

In the long run they will be
protecting their business interest as
well as protecting the safety of
others.” Stand 232