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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. One ...

01 Jun 2022 at 13:35

Learner drivers who fail test may have to wait 28 days to rebook under new plans

Learner drivers who fail their driving test could have to wait 28 days to rebook an exam to make them “think twice” about attempting it unprepared, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) said. The agency said that extending the period ...

25 Jan 2022 at 20:25

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

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

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

Timeline of strikes due to hit Britain over next few weeks

Workers in different sectors are continuing to take industrial action, crippling services across the country. National Highways began industrial action in London and the South East on Thursday, a day after thousands of ambulance ...

23 Dec 2022 at 13:21

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 ...

21 Dec 2022 at 17:23

Driving test examiners to strike over ‘flawed plan’ to clear backlog

Almost 2,000 driving test examiners across England, Scotland and Wales have announced four days of strike action in a row over workloads. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working in 270 test centres ...

26 Jan 2024 at 14:37

Driving test backlog to be tackled by changes to booking system

Learner drivers should soon be able to access tests more easily following changes to the booking system which aim to tackle the backlog. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) said it is altering the system to ...

30 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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 Munira ...

20 Apr 2023 at 11:06

DVSA ‘disappointed’ as workers balloted for strike action

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has said it will provide an update as soon as it can on any impact if workers go on strike. More than 1,900 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at ...

17 Nov 2023 at 10:52

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Higher car insurance premiums help drive sales growth for AA

The AA has said rising car insurance premiums helped drive up its yearly sales, but reported a more than 40% drop in profits. The motoring group said customers continued to spend on breakdown cover despite ...

24 Apr 2024 at 13:27

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