Fleet manager John Smith said: “We had an internal licence checking system in place as part of our at-working driving safety policy, but the incident proved to us that we needed more robust procedures in place.

“We have now been using the Jaama licence checking service for more than a year. The checking process immediately highlighted one driver who had a conviction on his licence that we were not aware of.

“As the Jaama module automatically undertakes checks at intervals determined by ourselves depending on the risk attached to individual drivers, and then flags up issues that we need to know about as an employer, much of the administration associated with licence validation has been removed.

“The comprehensive service delivers peace of mind to the business that it is doing everything possible to manage the safety of drivers in accordance with best practice.”

Jaama sales and operations director Martin Evans said: “Driver licence checking should be a vital component of every company’s occupational road risk management policy. Frequent checks are even more important following the DVLA’s November 2010 decision to change the rules for revoking licences from a ‘concessionary period’ of 12 months to just four weeks.

“Our driver licence checking service means that not only is the administrative burden completely removed from customers, but they will have all information on drivers and their vehicles held in one central database, building a combined intelligent profile and highlighting exceptions.”