Rechecks made to alert customers to any further issues with employees saw the failure rate fall to just over two per thousand, but still enough to be of concern.

Licence Bureau managing director Malcolm Maycock says that the aim of the survey is to highlight the growing problem of companies failing to audit employees’  driving and vehicle documents.

“Companies are often surprised at what notifications our systems generate at the recheck stage and how the status of both driver and licence can change in just a few months,” he adds.