Pinewood offers online licence checking to dealers with launch of Licence Link

07 September 2009

 

Dealers can automatically check employee driving licences and manage resulting driver risk online thanks to a new product being offered by dealer management systems specialist Pinewood.

 

Licence Link was developed by Pinewood's sister company CFC Solutions for the fleet sector where it has proven to be a major success since its launch at the start of 2009.

 

Risk summary reports will automatically group drivers into different levels of risk group - for example, those with 1-3, 4-7, 8-12 and 12 plus points, and Licence Link can be set up so that those with higher numbers of points are checked more often.

 

Automatic alerts are sent to the dealer manager if the DVLA checks show changes to endorsements, the categories of vehicle that an employee is allowed to drive or if there are events such as disqualification or a photo card expiring.

 

The data sent to the DVLA is encrypted for security reasons. Pinewood recently attained the ISO27001 international data security accreditation, providing customers with a high degree of reassurance that all data it handles is as safe as possible.

 

Pinewood managing director Neville Briggs said: "Recent changes in corporate risk management, especially the arrival of the Corporate Manslaughter Act, have made the checking of licences an essential task for dealer managers but it remains one that can be onerous and difficult to manage, especially using a paper based system or spreadsheet.

 

"Licence Link provides a live, easy and cost effective way for dealer managers to automate the whole process, identifying drivers who represent a higher risk and, crucially, supporting dealers with an auditable trail of the checks made."

 

Further features in Licence Link include the ability to upload and store document scans against each driver record, such as an image of each driver's licence and driver declarations. These files are held online and encrypted securely.

 

Access to Licence Link is via a credit payment scheme. To run checks, a dealer buys credits in advance and as each licence check is made, the system displays the credits remaining, providing a constant balance reminder for the dealer manager.

 

 

 

For further details please contact Simon Wells at
Paperchase Public Relations on 01283 711311
or e-mail simon@paperchasepr.co.uk