Licence Bureau has introduced a new digital licence scanning solution that will enable fleets and drivers to complete licence scans and checks far quicker than before.

Jim Kirkwood, CEO of TTC Group

Included as part of Licence Bureau’s Continuum platform, the new technology allows drivers to scan their licences via a camera on their laptop, smart phone or tablet. The data is scraped by the software, auto-populated onto the D906 e-declaration form and then sent to the DVLA.

The new solution enables Licence Bureau to check drivers’ status in seconds; prior to the advent of  declaration forms in recent years, drivers had to “wet-sign” a D906 form and send it as a hard copy, which often caused delays in getting driver checks completed.

While the introduction of e-declaration forms expedited the process, it’s dependant on drivers having an email address and some 20% of drivers do not have a useable personal or company email address to allow them to receive and sign forms.

The new solution combats the delays and associated problems for busy managers and means that a process which could take days is now completed in seconds.

It also enables managers to scan their drivers’ licences remotely and, with drivers’ permissions, can easily complete the checks from their own computers via a guest log-in function.

It also runs on a three-year mandate, during which time Licence Bureau can check the driver details whenever the employer requests.

Jim Kirkwood, CEO of Licence Bureau parent firm TTC Group, said: “By speeding up the process, drivers are able to get back on the roads quicker and not have to worry about email addresses or wet signatures, and time is freed for busy managers to concentrate on other tasks. This latest software scanning package is a great addition to Continuum platform for our customers.”