Drivers who are licensed by Preston City Council must provide the documents listed below to be considered for driving on the Bolt platform.
Please follow the instructions carefully to have your documents successfully reviewed for account activation.
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Driver documents: |
Vehicle documents: |
DVLA Driving licence
- Must be a photograph of the front of the current UK DVLA Plastic Driving Licence
- Must be a full licence, not provisional
- Address (including postcode) must match your PH Driver licence
DVLA Check Code
- Must be generated on the government webpage or by calling the DVLA
- Must be a combination of letters and numbers exactly as shown on the webpage - the code is case-sensitive (please underline the capital letters if you are copying the code)
Private Hire Driver Badge
- Must be issued by Preston City Council
- Must be a photograph of the front of your current Private Hire Driver Badge
- Your image, PH Driver licence Number, Name and Expiry Date must be clearly shown
- Your Licence Number must match your PH Driver licence
Private Hire Driver Licence
- Must be issued by Preston City Council
- Must be a clear photograph of the full, original document
- Address (including postcode) must match your UK Plastic Driving Licence
Private Hire Vehicle Licence
- Must be issued by Preston City Council
- Must be a clear photograph of the entire page
- Must be a valid Private Hire Vehicle Licence
- The vehicle make and model must match the vehicle make and model on the V5C Logbook
MOT Test Certificate
- A valid MOT certificate is required for all vehicles
V5C Logbook, New Keeper Slip or E-Logbook
- The vehicle registration details and the registered keeper details must be visible
- New keeper’s slips will be accepted for up to 2 months from the date of transfer or sale
- Confirmation of Registration is accepted 1 year from the date of first registration
Insurance Certificate
To show proof of insurance, you must upload an insurance certificate or a temporary cover note.
Requirements for insurance certificates and cover notes:
- You must be named as the Policyholder, or be listed under the section “Persons Entitled to Drive”
- The insurance policy must be valid
- The Vehicle Registration Number (VRM) must be named as the insured vehicle
- The insurance policy must cover Private Hire/Hire or Reward
- The use must not be;
- limited to a single ride-hailing operator (other than Bolt)
- limited to rideshare
- restricted by any time limits
If you rent a car:
- A rental agreement issued by the company you rent your vehicle from
- A permission letter issued by the company or person whose vehicle you’re using
- Driver or vehicle schedule (for vehicles insured under a rental company’s fleet insurance policy)
Bank statement
- Must be for the same account that you will receive your Bolt payments to
- The account must be in your name
- We accept only personal bank details (including joint personal accounts)
- The address, sort code and account number must be visible
- The statement must not be over 3 months old
- This can be shown as an issue date or as a date of a transaction
- The financial details of the transactions can be excluded from the statement (cropped or blurred out)
Profile picture
- Visible to clients on Bolt passenger App
- Matches the requirements:
- Your face is centred in the frame
- Nobody else is in the frame
- The image is not blurry
- Please do not wear a hat or sunglasses (eyeglasses and religious garments are accepted)
- The photo is taken in good lighting (try facing a light source, like a lamp or window)
- The image is taken against a solid background
- The photo is taken with the camera at eye level
