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Transport industry gets boost with launch of driver ID platform

Transport industry gets boost with launch of driver ID platform

Nigeria’s transport sector is set to experience a significant leap as a new start-up, DriverCheck, has launched an easy and reliable Driver Verification Service. The online platform allows users to make background check of their drivers from the comfort of their locations, by relying on some basic details provided.

The platform is set to transform the way verification is made by making it easy for employers to obtain useful information about their drivers within a very short waiting period and at a very affordable cost.
Speaking about the new solution, Babs Akinyemi, DriverCheck’s CEO, explained that the platform had been designed to help employers get informative reports about their employees and not to investigate people. This will reduce the risk they are exposed to and increase the information they have about their staff.

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“DriverCheck solves the nagging problem of proper staff identification in Nigeria. Often, people are forced to work with their personal staff based on trust because the tools available for verifying requisite details of such staff are either too expensive to use and mostly unreliable. DriverCheck is an easy, affordable and very reliable option that is available to everyone,” he said.
To start, users will log on to https://www.drivercheck.ng/and upload the National Identification Number (NIN) or the Biometric Verification Number (BVN) of the driver being verified. You will also be required to upload the image of the Driver’s license, a personal picture and the address of the individual.

In the absence of a distinct address, you may use the newly launched NIPOST Digital Address of the driver (which can be easily gotten using the NIPOST DAS app for free). If the driver is computer literate, an e-form can be sent to him as well and he will fill in these details himself.
When these details have been submitted on the website, the details will be verified, and the collated result will be delivered to the verifier within 48 hours or less from query.

To verify the Drivers ID (BVN or NIN) and his FRSC Driver’s License as well as verify his Physical Address, the employer will pay the sum of N3,000.
However, if the verification will include the verification of the Driver’s Guarantors’ identity and their current residential address (up to a maximum of two guarantors), this will cost N5,000.
The DriverCheck is a highly secure and reliable platform powered by Youverify, a data aggregation company and the Village Capital PayPal Fintech Accelerator programme 2018 winner.