Can companies legally request you have a full clean driving licence before you apply?

susie x â™¥â™¥â™¥

If the job involves driving I am sure they are entitled to demand a clean licence, I would too.

Lt. Dan reborn

No, even if you drive your own car and provide your own insurance, you still represent their company. If you work in a cave, I highly doubt they are going to add this requirement.

plhudson01

yes they can especially if you are applying for a truck driving job

meltedwatches

It is completely legal. They request a clean driving record to keep down the cost of insurance on their vehicles. It doesn't matter if you're given a vehicle or just use one of theirs every once in awhile, they have to be sure you're insured. If you're getting a desk job, they may ask for a clean driving record in case they want to send you on an errand or something.

legally they can, but they will still use there discresion, if you only have 3 points for speeding there insurance company may be ok with this.

S Csparky

yes they can because there insures
insist

aanusze1

I don't see any problem asking people that question, and I highly doubt it would be asked for on a role that did not require driving.

confused

Yes they can stipulate this!

deadman

if you will be required at some point to drive a company owned vehicle then yes they can stipulate a clean driving licence as it will affect what they pay for insurance, which is higher anyway for commercial vehicles.

Even if you were only 3mph over the limit, you were still speeding and gives the impression that you may be an irratic driver, whether this is the case or not is irrelevant.

if you will never need to drive for them, then no they can't use it as a factor to deny your application.

fengirl2

Of course its legal - if its a requirement for the job. You might as well say it's illegal to advertise for a qualified doctor as it bars everyone else from applying!

CoffeeHead

Ive just started a new job and I have to have a totally clean licence. I think they are entitiled. At the end of the day when driving their vehicles (which I will be doing) I am representing the company, so if they see points its going to deter them from employing you. There are a number of companies which will allow you to have point though, like Ocado for example. The bigger the company and workload (ie shopping delivery) the more likely they may be to allow some points cos they want the job done!! Companies obviously have their own discretion on this topic. I can however sympathise with you for having this problem if you were only 3 mph over the limit........one ocassion shouldnt stop you getting a job!

booge

yes

sarge927

Yes, they can make such a requirement. Most companies want a clean driving record if your job will involve driving a company vehicle or even driving your own vehicle on company business. Remember, no one has a right to operate a motor vehicle. All 50 states in the U.S. agree that driving is a privilege, not a right, and only certain people who meet certain age, physical, and capability requirements will be allowed to drive (that's why you have to be licensed). Your driving record is also an indicator of your integrity. People with clean records are considered to be generally law-abiding citizens, while people with speeding tickets and moving violations are looked upon as untrustworthy because they can't do something as simple as obeying the rules of the road. It's an indicator that such a person may believe the rules don't apply to him/her, or that he/she is above the law. Now, they can't stop you from applying for a job even if you don't meet the requirement, but that's their way of saying you won't even be considered for the position unless your driving record is clean (and yes, they CAN do that).

seminole0885

If it is a recordable offense then it is legal to request that information even if the company does not require you to drive a car. Why? I dont know it is just that anything that can go on any sort of record can be checked or requested.

chris m

No it just discriminates against bad drivers. And yes legally, they can.

Adorabilly

yes companies can demand a clean driving record.

Your driving record indicates lots of information about you to a company. It shows how reckless you have been (accidents), how often you break the law and have been caught (ie speeding tickets), as well as many other things.

Another reason they demand this is because if you have to transport goods or individuals in your vehicle, the companies insurance carrier will charge them a higher premium if you have a dirty driving record.

If the position asks for a clean driving record, there usually is a reason.

It is possible that you can sue a company for illegal hiring practices if a clean driving record has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the job description, but that would be extremely difficult to prove.

guandi_2000

they can ask for all, still they don't get all, after all this is still a democracy...

F1reflyfan

It really depends on the job. If the job is for a taxi driver position, then this request obviously makes sense because cab companies definitely don't want someone who's going to be costing the company a lot of money with their bad driving. If the job is completely unrelated, then I suppose it's not too fair of a question to ask.

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JOHN

Slow down and observe the speeding limits and you can have any job you want. If you do wanna speed become a 'copper'!

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