Drivers
The bar, then above it.
UK private-hire law sets a baseline for who can drive paying passengers. We treat that baseline as a starting point, then re-verify it every year. Here's exactly what that means.
Standard vetting
Six checks. Every driver. Every year.
- 01Enhanced DBS criminal record check (all drivers)
- 02DVLA license check + endorsement history review
- 03Council-issued PHV driver license verification
- 04Group 2 medical fitness standard
- 05Vehicle MOT + comprehensive insurance verification
- 06Annual re-verification of all of the above
Beyond minimum
What we add on top.
Practices beyond statutory vetting — coming soon. (Mahir to document.)
In the meantime: every driver who joins us has completed customer-service onboarding, vehicle-presentation review, and a buddy-shift with an existing driver before their first paying trip.
How dispatch works
From booking to driver.
- 01
You book a fixed price.
The system holds the price and routes the booking to the operations team.
- 02
Admin reviews and dispatches.
A human reviews the booking, picks the right vehicle category for the trip, and pushes it to drivers via the Fare 1 driver app.
- 03
Drivers see the trip in their app.
Drivers can accept the trip if it matches their availability and vehicle. The trip locks once accepted.
- 04
You get the driver’s details.
Name, photo, vehicle, registration plate, and ETA — confirmed before pickup so you know who’s coming.
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