As you know Drink and Drug points stay on your license for a number of years… What you may not know is that these convictions stay on your licence RECORDS forever… This means that big companies who either use a licence records checking service, or self check will know of your previous conviction even though it’s no longer on your licence…
One of these big companies is a self-insurer, and I was told in a recent conversation with one of their area managers that under no circumstances would they employ a driver with a previous drink or drug related driving conviction, no matter how old it was.
Kate:
As you know Drink and Drug points stay on your license for a number of years… What you may not know is that these convictions stay on your licence RECORDS forever… This means that big companies who either use a licence records checking service, or self check will know of your previous conviction even though it’s no longer on your licence…
One of these big companies is a self-insurer, and I was told in a recent conversation with one of their area managers that under no circumstances would they employ a driver with a previous drink or drug related driving conviction, no matter how old it was.
Good luck in slipping through their net
They are not, however, allowed to refuse you employment using that as an excuse, once the conviction is spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Nor is there any requirement for a candidate to declare a spent conviction; unless perhaps it’s covered by a need for an enhanced CRB check, in such instances as school bus drivers etc.
Given the terms of the ROA I’d question whether licence checking services would know about long-spent historic convictions, or indeed be legally allowed to disclose them. Edit; a quick perusal of the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) shows that there are very few motoring offences which remain for life, and all of them, as far as I can see, involve causing death.
It follows therefore that companies would not be allowed to know about a DD conviction after it is deemed spent, unless as mentioned above the offence caused the death of a third party. That, I have to say, is a good thing. If you’ve done your time and stayed clean it should not haunt you for the rest of your working life. Not all of us are perfect.
I also remember a lot of companies getting high and mighty about never employing any driver who’d been done for speeding, until speed cameras became the norm and most of us ended up getting pinged. Soon knocked that on the head when the supply started to dry up.
DR30 refuse to provide specimen. When you say not jugged I take it jugged means ■■■■■■ so you thought you were just below the limit. If you were so confident why not provide a specimen?
ASDADRIVER:
DR30 refuse to provide specimen. When you say not jugged I take it jugged means ■■■■■■ so you thought you were just below the limit. If you were so confident why not provide a specimen?
get an irish licence…use that to get a job.no point in getting a taliban one.all you need is a address in the south,and a medical,no biggie,go over for a cpl days holiday…easy enough as most likely the endorsment wont show.some companies /agencies may expect you to change it back to uk after 6 months…but thatl be 6 months away.theres always ways and means if you sit and work it out…
ASDADRIVER:
DR30 refuse to provide specimen. When you say not jugged I take it jugged means ■■■■■■ so you thought you were just below the limit. If you were so confident why not provide a specimen?
