Driver licence check

shaunandelly

Insurance company asking for licence check. How far back does the check go with the dvla?

maninthestreet

Surely they just want to see a (certified?) copy of your DL??

neilmcl

Well if the OP says he's held a UK licence for X years, then I assume they may want to verify this as well.

Is there something you're concerned about shaunandelly?

rich13348

They normally check how long the licence is held for and if any endorsements and also what vehicles you are allowed to drive.

Quentin

shaunandelly wrote: »

. How far back does the check go with the dvla?

There's no "set" history they go back over

They just want to verify that all licence related questions you were asked when applying were answered truthfully.


(So they will check the details you gave like length licence held etc match up)

Johno100

maninthestreet wrote: »

Surely they just want to see a (certified?) copy of your DL??

That's old hat, they now ask for your driving licence number and they can confirm your details online.

http://www.gocompare.com/car-insurance/iiadd-database/

shaunandelly

neilmcl wrote: »

Well if the OP says he's held a UK licence for X years, then I assume they may want to verify this as well.

Is there something you're concerned about shaunandelly?

Yup,used to be no declaration beyond 5 years. Just wondering if could do a bit of sneaky loading for ancient speeding points that you weren't forced to declare.

rs65

shaunandelly wrote: »

Yup,used to be no declaration beyond 5 years. Just wondering if could do a bit of sneaky loading for ancient speeding points that you weren't forced to declare.

How could they do it sneakily?

Can you not check your own licence on line? Will it show anything over 5 years?

neilmcl

shaunandelly wrote: »

Yup,used to be no declaration beyond 5 years. Just wondering if could do a bit of sneaky loading for ancient speeding points that you weren't forced to declare.

They're not doing this, after all no points will be on your license after 4 years anyway. As already posted all they will be doing is verifying that your licence is as old and valid as declared.

If you have made your declarations truthfully then you have nothing to worry about.

Le_Kirk

Johno100 wrote: »

That's old hat, they now ask for your driving licence number and they can confirm your details online.

Yep, can confirm that. For the first time I was asked for driving licence number (as well as how long licence held for) when recently doing some comparison quotes.