• Driving speeds down nearly a third

    • 3 March 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    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 at 607,231 compared with 841,107 in 2021 The most recent figure was also lower than those for 2020 (731,020) and 2019, when 801,695 [...]
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  • Nearly a million drivers facing huge fines

    • 21 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    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 of more than 926,000 people in Britain needed to be updated as of September 2022 The stats account for over two per cent of British drivers, [...]
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  • Experts call for EV update to driving tests

    • 13 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    EV experts are urging the DVLA to encourage more UK learner drivers to take lessons and tests in electric cars According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, EV sales in the UK are expected to reach one in four of new cars in 2023, while sales of used EVs reached a new record high during 2022 With [...]
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  • 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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