DVLA

Fleets are risking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines by using an employee’s National Insurance (NI) numbers for driving licence checking. Fleets should ask drivers to enter their own NI […]

The DVLA has announced new rules around car repairs, restorations and modernisations. The new policies mean that drivers will no longer need to report like-for-like repairs and restorations to the […]

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will launch a dedicated online electric vehicle grant portal. The government unveiled the new electric vehicle grant this week, offering car buyers up […]

More than two million motorists in the UK have admitted to remaining behind the wheel after their driving licence has expired. According to research carried out by Confused.com, six per […]

DVLA data has revealed that the Ford Fiesta was the most stolen car in the UK last year. Analysis of the data carried out by motor insurer tempcover found that […]

The UK’s drink driving hotspots have been revealed in a new Freedom of Information request to the DVLA. According to the new data, Northampton had the highest number of motorists […]

Van thefts in the UK approached 12,000 between October 2022 and 2023, according to figures from the DVLA. Travis Perkins obtained the figures through a Freedom of Information request. They revealed […]

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has launched a new car tax service supporting drivers who have lost their V5C log books. Previously, drivers without a log book would […]

New data has revealed that 360,000 fewer 17- to 26-year-olds hold a full driving licence in 2023 compared with five years ago. This represents a drop of 9.2%. According to […]

The number of parking tickets issued by private companies in the UK rose by 29% in the year leading up to March. According to data from the Driver and Vehicle […]

Average speeds in the UK were 30% down in 2022 compared to 2021. DVLA figures revealed that the number of speeding convictions in the ‘SP30’ category for 2022 were estimated […]

Motorists around the UK have been urged to check their driving licences to avoid fines of up to £5,000. Recent figures from the DVLA have shown that the driving licences […]