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Just a few of the councils I have found skip that do checks


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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL THIRD LK
ALLERDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL
ANGUS COUNCIL
ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL
ASHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL
ASHFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL      
AYLESBURY VALE DIST COUNCIL
BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
BARROW IN FURNESS B C
BASILDON DISTRICT COUNCIL    
BASINGSTOKE & DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL      
BASSETLAW DIST COUN SEC LINK
BASSETLAW DISTRICT COUNCIL
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
BIRMINGHAM CITY C SEC LINK
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL THIRD
BLABY DISTRICT COUNCIL
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BC
BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BC
BOROUGH COUNCIL OF            
BOROUGH OF BROXBOURNE        
BOROUGH OF OADBY & WIGSTON
BOROUGH OF PENDLE
BOROUGH OF POOLE
BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH
BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL  
BRACKNELL-FOREST BOR COUNCIL
BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL SEC
BRECKLAND COUNCIL
BRENTWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL
BRIDGEND COUNTY BC
BRIDGEND COUNTY B C  SEC LNK
BRIDGENORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL
BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL SEC LINK
BROADLANDS DISTRICT COUNCIL
BROMSGROVE DISTRICT COUNCIL
BROXTOWE BOROUGH COUNCIL
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
BURNLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
BURY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
CAERPHILLY COUNTY BC
CALDERDALE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL        
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL SEC LK
CANNOCK CHASE COUNCIL
CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL
CARADON DISTRICT COUNCIL
CARDIFF CITY COUNCIL
CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL
CARLISLE CITY COUNCIL
CARLISLE COUNCIL SECOND LINK
CARMARTHEN C COUN SECOND LINK
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
CARRICK DISTRICT COUNCIL
CASTLE MORPETH BOROUGH COUNCIL
CASTLE POINT BOROUGH COUNCIL
CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL
CHELMSFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL
CHESTER CITY COUNCIL
CHESTERFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL
CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL
CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL
CHORLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL    
CITY OF LINCOLN COUNCIL
CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL
COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL
CONGLETON BOROUGH COUNCIL
COPELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL
CORBY BOROUGH COUNCIL
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL
CRAVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL
CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
CREWE & NANTWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL
DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL      
DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
DAVENTRY DISTRICT COUNCIL
DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
DERBYSHIRE DALES DISTRICT COUNCIL
DERWENTSIDE DISTRICT COUNCIL
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL
DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY C  SEC LINK
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COUNCIL
DUMFRIES AND GALLO FOURTH LINK
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
DURHAM CITY COUNCIL
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
EAST DORSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
EAST HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
EAST LINDSEY DIST COUN SECOND
EAST LOTHIAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
EASTLEIGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
EDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL
ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON BC
ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
EPPING FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
EPSOM & EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL
EREWASH BOROUGH COUNCIL
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
EVRE  WEE HELPDESK
EXETER CITY COUNCIL
FALKIRK COUNCIL
FALKIRK COUNCIL SECOND LINK
FAREHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL
FIFE COUNCIL  WEST AREA
FIFE COUNCIL SECOND LINK
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
FOREST HEATH DISTRICT COUNCIL
FOREST OF DEAN DIST COUNCIL
GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCIL
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL      
GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL
GRAVESHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
GREATER MANCHERSTER POLICE
GT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL SECOND LNK
GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
HAMBLETON DISTRICT COUNCIL
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
HARBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
HARINGEY COUNCIL
HARLOW DISTRICT COUNCIL
HARROGATE BOROUGH COUNCIL
HARROW COUNCIL
HART DISTRICT COUNCIL
HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL
HAVANT BOROUGH COUNCIL
HERTSMERE BOROUGH COUNCIL
HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
HULL CITY COUNCIL SECOND LINK
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
HYNDBURN BOROUGH COUNCIL
IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL
ISLE OF ANGELSEY COUNTY COUNCIL
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
KENNET DISTRICT COUNCIL
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
KERRIER DISTRICT COUNCIL
KETTERING BOROUGH COUNCIL
KIRKLEES METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN SECOND  LINK
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY SEC LINK
LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE SECOND LINK
LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER  HAMLETS THIRD
LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST
LONDON BOROUGH WALTHM FOREST SECOND LK
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING & DAGENHAM
LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL
LICHFIELD DISTRICT SECOND LINK
LICHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SEC LINK
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY      
LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT      
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN      
LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON    
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD
LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW
LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON
LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE  
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON
LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH  
LONDON BOROUGH TOWER HAMLETS
LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
MACCLESFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
MALDON DISTRICT COUNCIL
MALVERN HILLS DISTRICT COUNCIL
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL SEC LK
MANCHESTER POLICE  SEC LINK
MANSFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEDWAY COUNCIL SEC LINK
MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL
MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
MID BEDFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
MID DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL
MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL
MIDDLESBOROUGH COUNCIL        
MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL
MOLE VALLEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
NEATH & PORT TALBOT          
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL
NEWPORT  CITY COUNCIL
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
NORTH CORNWALL DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
NORTH LICOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH WILTSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
NORTH-EAST DERBYSHIRE DISTRICT
NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
NORWICH CITY COUNCIL
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL          
PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
PENWITH DISTRICT COUNCIL
PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL
PETERBOROUGH CC SECOND LINK
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL        
PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL
PRESTON CITY COUNCIL
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND
REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL
REIGATE & BANSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
RESTORMEL BOROUGH COUNCIL
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
RICHMONDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
ROTHER DISTRICT COUNCIL      
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA
ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD
ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON
RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL
RUNNYMEDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RUSHCLIFFE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RUSHMOOR BOROUGH COUNCIL
RUSHMOOR BOROUGH COUNCIL SEC LINK
RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
SALISBURY DISTRICT COUNCIL
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN  BOROUGH COUNCIL SECOND LNK
SCARBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
SEDGEFIELD BORO COUNCIL SEC LINK
SEDGEMOOR DISTRICT COUNCIL
SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
SELBY DISTRICT COUNCIL
SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL        
SOLIHULL BOROUGH COUNCIL      
SOMERSET COUNT COUNCIL SEC LINK
SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
SOUTH BEDFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTH CAMBRIDGERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL
SOUTH GLOUCESTESHIRE SEC LINK
SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL  
SOUTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
SOUTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL            
SPELTHORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL
ST ALBANS CITY & DISTRICT COUNCIL
ST HELENS COUNCIL SECOND  LINK
ST. EDMUNDSBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL
STAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
STH BEDFORDSHIRE D C SEC LINK
STIRLING COUNCIL
STOCKPORT MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
STOCKTON-ON-TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL
STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL
STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL
SUFFOLK COASTAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
SURREY HEATH BOROUGH COUNCIL
SUSSEX POLICE
SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL
SWANSEA CITY COUNCIL
SWINDON BOR COUNCIL SEC LINK
SWINDON CITY COUNCIL
TAMESIDE COUNCIL
TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
TANDRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL
TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL
TELFORD & WREKIN COUNCIL
TENDRING DIST COUNCIL SEC LINK
TENDRING DISTRICT COUNCI
TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL
THE DISTRICT OF BOLSOVER
THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
THE MORAY COUNCIL
THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL
THURROCK BOROUGH COUNCIL
TONBRIDGE & MALLING BOROUGH COUNCIL
TORBAY COUNCIL
TORFAEN BOROUGH COUNCIL
TRAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH COUNCIL
UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
VALE OF WHITE HORSE DISTRICT COUNCIL
VALE ROYAL BOROUGH COUNCIL
WALSALL COUNCIL  SEC LINK
WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL
WATFORD COUNCIL
WAVENEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
WELWYN HATFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL
WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL
WEST DORSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
WEST DUMBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY
WEST OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
WEST WILTSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
WESTERN ISLES UNITARY COUNCIL
WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND BOROUGH COUNCIL
WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL SEC LINK
WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
WIRRAL COUNCIL
WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL    
WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL
WORCESTER COUNTY COUNCIL
WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
WYCHAVON DISTRICT COUNCIL SECOND LINK
WYCHAVON DISTRICT COUNCIL
WYCOMBE DISTRICT COUNCIL
WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:57 pm 
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According to the list Ashfield have web enabled enquiries,so why are they doing them by post


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:03 pm 
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so YOUR photo licence ID with YOUR image and YOUR signature means nothing, the police can check a licence while they follow you, is there any means of clogging the whole LA licence thing up that they havent thought of yet?

my £10 police check took 2 weeks and was identical in every way to my CRB that took three months (hardly surprising when it comes off the same database) and cost about 4 times as much

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:10 pm 
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Photo is a waste of time you still have to produce your paper bit so what's the point of it,all us whites look the same anyway,I use me bros licence,have done for yrs.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:55 pm 
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mancityfan wrote:
According to the list Ashfield have web enabled enquiries,so why are they doing them by post



Dunno I asked them the same question but they said they prefer to do them by post.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:49 pm 
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Aberdeen do not do this check.

They havent even seen my licence since 1996

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:53 pm 
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gusmac wrote:
Aberdeen do not do this check.

They havent even seen my licence since 1996



Neither do Mansfield, once every 3 years.


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Nidge2 wrote:

I've asked them for a temporary licence until it comes back? I got a blank look as if to say, "We can't issue temporary badges". :roll:

They can issue you a license for any time from 3 minutes to three years.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:10 pm 
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Go on the counccil web site and get the name and phone number of the Licensing commttee chairman and phone him . I bet he will put things wright, just say you thought you would speak with him before the local papers.Go to the top not the office boy...Good Luck..


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no tips wrote:
Go on the counccil web site and get the name and phone number of the Licensing commttee chairman and phone him . I bet he will put things wright, just say you thought you would speak with him before the local papers.Go to the top not the office boy...Good Luck..


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Just phoned the DVLA up and spoke to a nice lady, she's found my forms and is rushing them through to me. Should get them Tuesday morning.


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Just had a phone call off the Council reminding me that after midnight tomorrow I can't drive if my DVLA check doesn't come through. I informed them that it would be with them on Tuesday, I also asked that if it didn't come through would they issue me with a temporary badge? The answer was no, because I'd gone over the cut off date of 6 weeks by one day, they won't issue me with a temporary badge end of.

All this because the DVLA were working to rule and they didn't like my signature on my licence so I had to submit another mandate. :roll: :roll: :roll:

I think it's time to get out of this trade.


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Nice to see a council using their noggin and using discretion

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skippy41 wrote:
Nidge2, All the council have to do is issue the badge and if there is something wrong with the DVLA check they can revoke it.
Why do they need a DVLA check anyway???



Well Skippy, the reason for DVLA checks is because some very naughty people were getting a duplicate licence from the DVLA claiming they had lost the original. They would then produce a "clean" original licence to the taxi licensing dept. And the penalty points they got on their replacement licence would not show up in a visual check.

A bit like the rail travel warrant scam that appeared in the Navy back in the sixties. Some naughty sailors, (not me, obviously) would "lose" their paybooks and be issued with a duplicate. Then the very naughty sailor would have two paybooks, and would be able to claim six travel warrants a year, rather than the standard three. Did that scam appear in the Army?

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Did that scam appear in the Army?


Good question....skip what was Sir Douglas Haig's view of such misappropriation?

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