Licence Check has enhanced its DAVIS Fleet solution with dynamic new features that include vehicle inspections, defect management, BiK taxation and fines management.
The new features give fleet managers greater functionality to help run operations more efficiently and with enhanced insight.
Part of the DAVIS (Driver and Vehicle Information Solutions) risk management platform, DAVIS Fleet is designed to provide fleet managers with actionable and insightful management information from a continuous stream of data variables.
The new features continue that development process and include a Defect Reporting tool that centres around the use of the DAVIS Driver App, which launched last autumn.
This gives drivers the capability to carry out walk-around inspections of their vehicles, capturing photographic evidence of any defects, adding any appropriate notes and updating the fleet manager via the app.
Defects are reported instantly within the new Defect Management dashboard, prompting the fleet manager to select the defect severity level and view and manage any remedial work more efficiently, leading to a successful completion.
Fleet managers are also able to upload and share company documents with drivers instantly, via the app, obtaining an e-signature to record acknowledgement and agreement. It’s a particularly useful feature for communicating changes in fleet policy as well as providing essential contact information, such as emergency numbers or breakdown service provider, enabling the driver to get in touch directly to shorten response times.
DAVIS Fleet also gets a new feature focused on Benefit-in-Kind tax reporting and providing BiK rates up to 2029/30 for all vehicles on the fleet for both 20% and 40% tax bands. Expected to be extremely popular, it also captures electric vehicle ranges and CO2 levels without the need for manual input, saving admin time and effort while providing all relevant information at a glance.
There’s also a new downtime management reporting feature that allows fleet managers to evaluate the reliability of their vehicles on their fleet by quantifying the amount of time they spend off the road for any given period. Outcomes could provide the necessary information to go back to the supplying manufacturer to negotiate better terms.
Also new is the ability to manage fines, such as speeding tickets, DART charges, parking permits and annual subscriptions within DAVIS Fleet. Fleet managers can assign fines against a driver and vehicle, highlighting repeat offenders and high risk drivers, as well as quantifying any recharges against drivers for fines received.
All vehicle information is archived for a minimum of three years so that any disputes can be easily resolved and all aggregated fines information is kept in one place for easy access.
Keith Allen, MD of Licence Check – which will be at the 2025 Great British Fleet Event – said the latest developments are part of ongoing work to reposition the DAVIS platform from a perceived licence checking platform to a comprehensive fleet management offering for car and van fleet operators
“These new features are the latest in a stream of new developments we have planned for DAVIS Fleet which consolidate vital fleet information into one integrated solution to allow fleet managers to do their job more effectively,” he added.
