DVLA

Experts call for EV update to driving tests

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 […]

UK’s ageing driver population revealed

The DVLA has reported that a record number of people over 70 years old are currently on the roads. Its data shows that over 5.7 million people aged 70 and […]

Drivers warned about fake DVLA scams

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 […]

Parking fines set for record levels

New figures reveal 1.95 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 […]

New software accelerates licence checks

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 […]

Abolition of VIC check scheme

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 […]

DVLA loses £170m through untaxed vehicles

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 […]

DVLA warns of email scam

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 […]

Ultra-green car league table revealed

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 […]

DVLA extends car hire planning time

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 […]

DVLA website struggles with new system

  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 […]

DVLA is ‘rushing in’ counterpart rules

  The car hire industry has accused the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of ‘rushing in’ new rules for motorists hiring cars, the BBC reports. The changes, which involve […]