• UK’s ageing driver population revealed

    • 24 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The DVLA has reported that a record number of people over 70 years old are currently on the roads Its data shows that over 57 million people aged 70 and over now have a full driving licence – up by 10% since March last year This equates to around one in seven of all drivers The figures show that by far the [...]
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  • Drivers warned about fake DVLA scams

    • 21 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is warning drivers to be on the look-out for scam emails and texts Scammers have been targeting motorists by impersonating the DVLA and attempting to gather personal and financial details from them The DVLA has also issued warnings over third-party websites which [...]
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  • Parking fines set for record levels

    • 25 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New figures reveal 195 million motorists received parking fines from private firms in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year compared with 497,678 in the first quarter of last year With fines capped at £100, private firms issued demands for up to £840m in 2019/20 and £195m in the first three months [...]
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  • New software accelerates licence checks

    • 11 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Licence Bureau has launched a new digital licence scanning solution allowing drivers to scan their licences via a camera on their laptop, smart phone or tablet The data is then sent to the DVLA, allowing Licence Bureau to check the drivers’ status in seconds In previous years drivers had to send a hard copy to [...]
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  • Abolition of VIC check scheme

    • 5 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) scheme that is required before repaired write-offs are allowed back on the road is to be abolished from 26 October 2015 Discarding VIC has the following implications for vehicle owners: From 26 October 2015 a new simpler process that will not require a VIC where the insurer has [...]
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  • DVLA loses £170m through untaxed vehicles

    • 1 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A staggering 1 million plus motorists in the UK are driving vehicles that are not taxed On the anniversary of the abolition of the tax disc, the DVLA has alluded to the fact that taxing your car is now much easier than before, however, the figures would contradict this statement It seems due to the lack of a [...]
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  • DVLA warns of email scam

    • 18 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The DVLA has warned the public of scam emails asking you to provide your driving licence and confirm credit card details ‘We’re aware that some members of the public have received emails claiming to be from DVLA which link to a website mocked up to look like a DVLA online service’ ‘The website asks for [...]
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  • Ultra-green car league table revealed

    • 18 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new shows that the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid remains the most common ultra-green car on the road in the UK However overall sales growth of the greenest vehicles slowed in the last quarter The figures are revealed in analysis of DVLA data by the RAC Foundation There were 12,066 Outlanders licensed at [...]
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  • DVLA extends car hire planning time

    • 10 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Travellers needing to hire a car abroad will now have three weeks to share extra driving licence details with hire companies instead of three days, the BBC reports The new system that was implemented 8 June 2015, requires motorists to access the DVLA website to generate a check code that allows companies to see [...]
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  • DVLA website struggles with new system

    • 9 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
      A new online system created by the DVLA for hiring a car has been experiencing problems, according to reports from customers and car hire providers A number of people who attempted to use the system (which does not apply to drivers in Northern Ireland) said it was not working properly, while some car [...]
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