Finding out if someone has a valid licence

lil_me

Is there any possible way?

A friend has been allowing someone to drive their car. This person has showed them a licence but it's quite old and has been told they have been in court and had licence revoked...

Is there any way we can find out if this person still holds a valid licence?

sassy_one

In a simple answer to your question, unless a Police officer asks or other law enforcement, the answer is 'No' due to the Data Protection Act.

Not your place on the other hand to interfere, leave well alone I say, could cause all sorts of trouble for yourself.

lucylucky

Your friend could say that the insurers wish to check the licence.

Your friend has informed the insurers obviously?

Easy way is to remove the favour of letting the other person drive the car.

andygb

Why do you want to know, is it any of your business? If the friend has allowed them to drive their car, then it is their business. If the friend has any doubts, then they should refuse, because there are all kinds of insurance implications should things go wrong.

sassy_one

lucylucky wrote: »

Your friend could say that the insurers wish to check the licence.

Your friend has informed the insurers obviously ?

Easy way is to remove the favour of letting the other person drive the car.

Your advising to LIE and be dishonest are you?
As well as breach the guys Data Protection rights?


And informed the insurers or what? That the guy may not have a valid license? when he may?

sarahg1969

sassy-one wrote: »

Your advising to LIE and be dishonest are you?
As well as breach the guys Data Protection rights?


And informed the insurers or what? That the guy may not have a valid license? when he may?

How would the OP (or his friend) breach his DPA rights? As individuals, I doubt very much that they are in the business of storing and handling personal data.

OP - no, there is no way of finding out if he has a valid licence. You could ask him straight, though?

lucylucky

sassy-one wrote: »

Your advising to LIE and be dishonest are you? Yes, if the OPs friend does not have the confidence to ask to see the licence again
As well as breach the guys Data Protection rights? What Data Protection rights?


And informed the insurers or what? That the guy may not have a valid license? when he may? or may not

The OPs friend has concerns about the validity of the driving licence. (For some reason)
No harm in checking it again.

Or ignoring the rumour mill.

Simplest way - withdraw the use of the car, no lies no deception no harm done.

sassy_one

sarahg1969 wrote: »

How would the OP (or his friend) breach his DPA rights? As individuals, I doubt very much that they are in the business of storing and handling personal data.

OP - no, there is no way of finding out if he has a valid licence. You could ask him straight, though?

What business of it of his to ask such a question?

I would be quite offended Sarah if I got asked that, specially as they have no right in knowing, his friend is happy so why be nosey and ask such a question.

And as for the Data Protection Act, anyone can breach it, even if they guy hands his license over, he may still have it, what next, ring the DVLA and pretend to be him?
Please don't advised people to breach Data Protection!

sassy_one

lucylucky wrote: »

The OPs friend has concerns about the validity of the driving licence. (For some reason)
No harm in checking it again.

Or ignoring the rumour mill.

Simplest way - withdraw the use of the car, no lies no deception no harm done .

It is none of the OP's business if the guy has one or not, it is solely down to the friend to ask for such, if he is happy then leave sleeping dogs lay.

As for lying, I'm very surprised you would condone such an act - what a world we live in now!

lucylucky

sassy-one wrote: »

What business of it of his to ask such a question?

I would be quite offended Sarah if I got asked that, specially as they have no right in knowing, his friend is happy so why be nosey and ask such a question.

And as for the Data Protection Act, anyone can breach it, even if they guy hands his license over, he may still have it, what next, ring the DVLA and pretend to be him?
Please don't advised people to breach Data Protection!

I assume to ensure that the person borrowing the car has the licence to drive it.

Seems pretty sensible.

sarahg1969

And as for the Data Protection Act, anyone can breach it, even if they guy hands his license over, he may still have it, what next, ring the DVLA and pretend to be him?
Please don't advised people to breach Data Protection!

Sassy-one - asking someone to show you their licence so your insurers can take a look (even though they don't want to) has absolutely nothing to do with data protection at all.

What business of it of his to ask such a question? Very important to the OP's friend, I would have thought, although nothing to do with the OP, of course, if he's allowing this guy to drive his vehicle. Especially if he's had a tip-off that he may not have a licence.