Drive for safer roads

Based on the thousands of checks
that it carries out every week, the
Licence Bureau, which verifies
driving licences on behalf of
businesses, estimates that there are
24,000 people driving
illegally for companies
in Britain today.

During 2011 it
found that on average
one in every 300
licences were invalid. It
has also been estimated that up to a
third of all road traffic incidents
involve somebody who is at work at
the time. This may account for more
than 20 fatalities and 250 serious
injuries every week.

Licence Bureau chief executive
Malcolm Maycock said: “Driving is
the most dangerous activity that
most employees undertake as part of
their working day. We want all UKbased
companies to help play a part
in making 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