How do you find out if someone has a driving license?

silverblack said:
Guy at work had his license taken away same thing a tumour in the brain.However it never stopped him driving to his golf,trips to shops etc.Nobody reported him i think because everyone thought he had enough on his plate worrying about the tumour.
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Surely having a license revoked for a reason like that is an inconvenience for him but it would be more of an inconvenience to a lot more people if he killed someone?
 
chroniclard said:
DVLA actually has an API that authorised companies can use to check licences, not available to the public though. :)
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Thanks. I've passed the info on I had originally as no one could help further and it is anonymous so let the DVLA earn their keep. I was hoping for a simpler check as I wasn't changing anything - just checking validity.
 
You are acting as if a UK driving license is some sort of highly credible licence or actual proof of someones ability to operate a motor vehicle. It is not.

It's actually almost completely pointless, and I'd stop worrying about this one guy. UK roads are being flooded with fake drivers every day, just because they manage to not crash for 30 minutes lol.

This dude you're talking about is absolutely insignificant in the grand scheme of UK driving standards. I've witnessed people with full UK licences who have absolutely NO concept of basic elements of driving, even as basic as steering, and these people have no medical issues lol!
 
asim18 said:
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It's the legality my friend. It's proof they could actually do it and know how to. Whether they do or not is up to them. I see idiots on the road every day. I have medical conditions and adapt for them.

Back to my point though, if their licence is revoked but no-one knows then they are still free to drive a car and I will have no way of knowing or finding out? That does not seem very proactive because if the car is legal then it won't flag up?

If that's the case then I don't even know why I wasted my money on a license.... If you never crash or get pulled over by a nonexistent police force you'll never get caught?
 
helpimcrap said:
Unfortunately not possible. They don't have morals so a rational, honest conversation isn't possible. Believe me if I could just ask and trust the answer without any comeback for daring to question this I would. It's a really iffy situation that I won't go into. It would not look out of place on Jeremy Kyle.
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Maybe it's not benign after all.
 
Doesn't sound that there is anything solid to justify revoking his driving licence. Fatigue and some concentration problems affect millions. If he had a seizure then we are talking.
 
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