How to verify someone’s driving licence
People are not always honest. Verifying the authenticity of someone's driving licence takes less than 60 seconds. Here's how to double check before you hand them the keys to a company car.
MBOMBELA – “You can cheat your way to a driver’s licence for as little as R2 500.”
This statement on www.groundup.org.za sends shivers down the spine of many an employer who requires prospective employees to have a driver’s licence. Although the applicant for a position may present a document that seems to be a licence, the production of such a document does not guarantee the authenticity thereof.
Confirming whether someone’s licence is a valid one, is an easy and simple process. The website www.aarto.gov.za offers a quick service were the submission of the driver’s ID number, passport number, foreign ID number or car registration number as well as their licence card number triggers an automated response that confirms or denies the validity of the person’s licence.
Click here to check whether you’re licence is valid.
