Licence Check carried out 1.26 million licence checks between the start of April 2023 and end of March this year, according to the latest Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) figures.

The record-breaking number of licence checks carried out through its Driver and Vehicle Information Solution (Davis) platform was a 26% increase on the previous year, itself a record year when the number of licence checks went through the 1m barrier for the first time.

Figures for the start of this latest financial year also show year-on-year growth, with results for April up by a further 25% compared to the same month last year.

The results, it says, are down to a number of contributory factors. One is organic growth and Licence Check has seen a 17% increase in the total number of companies using its services, which now stands at almost 5,000 separate businesses.

There are now around 800,000 active driver details listed on the Davis platform, a 43% increase year-on-year, with data on around 48,000 vehicles, a 175% increase on the previous year.

Managing director, Keith Allen, said: “This is fantastic news and to beat the 1m mark for two year’s running is testimony to the ease-of-use of the Davis platform, its effectiveness and the sheer hard work of our highly talented team right the way across the business.

“These terrific results firmly cement our position as the UK’s leading licence checking business, and underline our success over the last three years.”

Another major factor behind the business growth has been the number of new products and solutions Licence Check has launched during the past 12 months.

Last year, saw a new interactive coaching module for company drivers within Davis, delivered by a new driver app, which replaced the previous e-learning module.

This was further developed by a new scheduling feature which allowed companies to deliver extra, ad hoc training for drivers from a bank of over 35 driver training courses alongside the continuous training the coaching module provides.

Further success has come through Davis Fleet, which extends the Davis platform from what was traditionally a licence checking service to an analytical fleet management offering and information service for fleet operators.

This has included a number of different management tools which, through the consolidation of big data, smart fleet analysis and highly visual dashboards, provide fleet operators with a wealth of management information, including CO2 analysis and trends, fuel and mileage management and compliance, amongst others.

Allen concluded: “There are a host of exciting new developments scheduled for Davis over the coming months, including adding further functionality into the driver app such as vehicle walk-around checks which we believe will further fuel the continuous growth of the business and keep us firmly at the top of the tree.”