Work : Driving Licence

jamief · 9 Oct 2009 at 15:27

I *very* occasionally drive for work (once a year maybe).

I understand that under some Duty of Care law or somesuch, my employer is required to ensure that I have a valid driving licence.

My employer has chosen to outsource this responsibility to a third party - Intelligent Data Systems.

They require me to sign a data protection mandate which will allow them (IDS) access to my full DVLA records, and they will then store this (validity or licence & endorsements) in a database which my own Employer can then check.

I don't like the sound of this at all, and have refused to sign the data protection mandate. I have offered to provide a photocopy of my driving licence instead.

Am I being unreasonable? What would you do? I don't like the thought of a third party having carte blanche to access my DVLA records now and at any point in the future (they claim "whilst you are in employment with XXXX" but how will my removal from the database be enforced if I terminate employment?)

ps. I'm not normally a tinfoil hatter!

Sparky · 9 Oct 2009 at 15:28

My employer just needs a copy of my license, anything else in my opinion is none of their business.

OllyM · 9 Oct 2009 at 15:36

Does it really matter? What do you think they're going to do with the data if they have access to it? It's hardly intimate personal details

jamief · 9 Oct 2009 at 15:40

OllyM said:
Does it really matter? What do you think they're going to do with the data if they have access to it? It's hardly intimate personal details

I don't care if my work knows about this.

I do care about giving another company altogether unlimited access to this information. Who audits their security procedures? Who checks they aren't selling on data? etc etc etc

Randell Floyd · 9 Oct 2009 at 15:47

Crikey all I have too do for blue light driving is take my driving license in every year for them too see I've not been banned or been given any points, they photocopy if there's any changed and then keep it in my personal file.

St0rmer66 · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:07

I drive EVERY day for work and all I have to do is write my driving license number on a form once a year and sign it to say it's a true record.

Jamauk · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:34

I've had no checks whatsoever, the company I work for has just assumed that because I drive to work I have a valid driving licence, I've been asked many times to drive a van to another branch to deliver/collect something and not once have I been asked to show my driving licence.

iaind · 9 Oct 2009 at 20:11

My company just asks for the insurance policy to show I'm covered for business usage.

Anyway, stop being so paranoid

mejinks · 9 Oct 2009 at 21:39

Its a bit odd. I wouldn't be happy.

The_Abyss · 9 Oct 2009 at 21:50

If you don't like the deal and only drive once a year, what's the problem. Don't sign and then don't drive.

errat1c · 9 Oct 2009 at 22:13

I wouldnt worry so much, going out in the compant van is a blast of a time.