Licence Check has taken the top spot as the UK’s leading provider of licence checking services, as confirmed in official Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data.  

Since 2015, Licence Check has carried out more than 3.5 million licence checks and has more than 477,000 active drivers on the DAVIS platform

The Derby-based business, part of the Ebbon Group, recorded a total of 851,092 licence checks through its DAVIS (Driver and Vehicle Information Solution) platform between April 2021 and March this year.  

This was the highest of any licence-checking business in the UK and a 28% increase over the previous year.  

The results for the 2021/22 financial year also included a record single month. This March saw Licence Check carry out more than 87,270 licence checks through DAVIS – a new high for a single month and up 32% compared with the same month last year.  

It’s the first time that Licence Check has taken the lead in the DVLA stats and managing director Keith Allen said the news was a fitting reward for the huge amount of work carried out by the firm’s team, following continuous growth over the last three to five years.   

“We fully intend to maintain our number one position over the coming year, with a host of new developments already in the pipeline and time-lined for release in the final quarter of this year,” he continued.  

“It was always our intention to enhance the overall fleet functionality and services available through DAVIS, which is currently the market-leading portal for managing driver and risk compliance. We are now looking to provide a comprehensive fleet operating platform to provide fleet operators insight into delivering safe, efficient and sustainable fleet solutions and policy compliance,” added Allen.   

Since 2015, Licence Check has carried out more than 3.5 million licence checks and has more than 477,000 active drivers on the DAVIS platform.  

The platform has also seen growth in all services, including its grey fleet module and recently launched Driver Audit solution.  

The firm has also signed up more than 596 new clients in the last 12 months alone – additions include Travis Perkins, ExtraStaff, Keltbray, AW Jenkinson and Hexagon Care.  It now has 2,864 clients in its portfolio, said to be a record in the sector.