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Drivers are being warned over the “alarming” sale of fake Highway Code books. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) said “popular retail websites” are selling counterfeit versions of the code, which contains advice and rules for Britain’s ...

02 Nov 2022 at 17:14

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at 14 companies and Network Rail again walked out on Friday, crippling services across the country a day after an unprecedented nursing strike. However, some planned strikes have also been ...

16 Dec 2022 at 17:10

Driving tests ‘bulk booked and sold for profit’ amid huge backlog

Driving tests are being booked in bulk and sold on for profit amid a huge backlog, an investigation has found. The BBC reported that learners are paying sellers in excess of £200 to secure a test, which is more than triple the standard fee. ...

01 Jun 2022 at 13:35

Industrial action expected across the UK: Strike dates from now until February

Train services were severely disrupted after rail workers walked out on Tuesday in the first of a wave of 48-hour strikes, as it was announced that physiotherapists in England and Wales have also voted to strike. Members of the Chartered ...

13 Dec 2022 at 18:38

Timeline of strikes due to hit Britain over Christmas and into January

Thousands of ambulance workers across England and Wales have walked out, crippling services across the country a day after an unprecedented nursing strike. Meanwhile, nurses in Scotland overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer from ...

21 Dec 2022 at 17:23

Driving examiners to walk out for five-day pay strike

Driving examiners will launch a five-day strike on Wednesday as part of escalating industrial action by civil servants in a dispute over pay, jobs and pensions. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) in 71 test ...

27 Dec 2022 at 13:00

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

The first of two 48-hour strikes at Network Rail and 14 train companies are to begin on Tuesday (Dec 13) after members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) rejected a pay offer. Services ranging from postal deliveries ...

12 Dec 2022 at 19:07

Industrial action set to cause more disruption as 2023 begins

Industrial action in different sectors will continue to cause disruption across the UK in 2023. Services from trains to health will be hit by walkouts in January and beyond. Here are some of the strikes planned: – January 3 ...

03 Jan 2023 at 17:02

Driving test delays hit trainee paramedics and aspiring police officers, MPs say

Driving test delays have hit trainee paramedics, aspiring police officers and an MP, the roads minister has heard as she vowed to tackle the issue as a “priority”. MPs told Lilian Greenwood on Wednesday that some of their ...

16 Oct 2024 at 19:44

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Derry public warned about parking fine text messages

The Police Service of Northern Ireland is urging the public to be aware of scammers sending fake texts claiming to be from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) asking people to pay traffic-related fines. In ...

28 Sept 2024 at 11:33

Training hundreds more examiners among measures to cut driving test waits

Training hundreds more driving examiners and changes to fees to discourage late cancellations are among the measures announced on Wednesday that ministers hope will bring down waiting times for driving tests. The ...

18 Dec 2024 at 18:20

Learners falling victim to flourishing black market in driving tests – MP

Learner drivers are increasingly falling victim to a “flourishing black market” in driving tests, with third parties using “bots” on the Government’s own website to snap up slots, an MP has warned. Lib Dem ...

20 Apr 2023 at 11:06

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