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DVLA launches ‘MyLicence’
A new online licence
checking service is due
for launch shortly which
will enable insurance
companies to check on
motoring convictions and
penalty points of drivers
before insuring.
Individual driving records
of all British motorists will
be put online which should
reduce the amount of invalid
insurance policies but could
also be concerning for data
security. Currently insurers
can check individual driving
records through the Driver
& Vehicle Licensing Agency
(DVLA), a government body
but it proves to be expensive
and time-consuming, so
insurers ask drivers to declare
their licence history and
assume some drivers will
either lie or make an honest
mistake about the number of
points on their licence.
The data held will confirm
the type of licence held by the
customer and how long they
have held their licence, and
specify any driving offences.
The ABI said seven of the
top 10 motor insurers had
registered for the service
so far, before an expected
launch this summer.
Others are sceptical about
the possible savings for
motorists and concerned
about data security, Julie
Daniels of the comparison
site comparethemarket.com
said: “I believe that there will
be little material change in
premiums until the initiative
is taken up across the
industry.” Malcolm Maycock,
director of Licence Bureau, a
licence-checking company,
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said “the main concern with
any system has to be data
security.”
The DVLA will have a
separate online database
for consumers to check that
their details are correct as
they will not have access to
the MyLicence system. This
system, called View Driver
Record, is being piloted
by the DVLA and is due to
launch shortly. The migration
of driving licence data online
is part of the Government’s
digital agenda, which has
been gradually moving
services on to the internet.
The paper counterpart of a
driving licence is due to be
phased out by 2015 in favour
of a photo-card licence. Plus
the paper car tax discs are
due to be scrapped from
October this year.
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THE SEP/OCT 2014 ISSUE
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