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DRIVER LICENSING POINTS TO PONDER
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In terms of driver licensing it is advisable to:
II Make it a term of the contract of employment that the driver immediately reports any criminal convictions which could affect his ability to drive or any disqualification due to criminal convictions or medical problems;
• Gat written authority from the driver to enable you to approach the DVLC to check his driving licence particulars; • See if you can arrange with the DVLC to be warned immediately if a driver in your employment is disqualified.
An operator is guilty of an offence committed by one of his employees if he is proved to "aid and abet" the committing of the offence. This is usually when the words "use", "cause" or "permit" are not Included in the offence and the prosecution has evidence that the employer knew of the offence.
If an operator has information which leads him to believe that drivers are committing false records offences on the Continent and acts in a way which encourages these offences, either by positive action or acquiescence, then he may be charged with "aiding and abetting" and the penalty against the operator would be the same as for the driver.