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Government explores options to tackle professional driver shortage as part of ‘post-Brexit freedoms’

The government has announced a number of options that it is exploring in the hope of addressing a significant shortage of professional HGV drivers. Set out in a ‘Call for Evidence’ that is being launched today (August 5), the government is seeking ...

05 Aug 2022 at 16:26

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

Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption

Travellers could face months of disruption unless the Government makes an improved pay offer, the leader of striking Border Force staff has warned. Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union general secretary Mark Serwotka predicted there ...

23 Dec 2022 at 20:17

Thousands of passengers arrive at strike airports amid threat of disruption

Thousands of passengers arriving at airports in the UK are being warned they face disruption amid the start of Border Force strikes. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union employed by the Home Office to operate ...

23 Dec 2022 at 08:10

Planes, trains and postal service to be affected by pre-Christmas strikes

Planes, trains, driving lessons and postal deliveries are set to be disrupted by strikes in the days before Christmas. Thousands of Border Force, National Highways, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Royal Mail ...

23 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military check passports

Military personnel checking passports at UK airports appear to be ensuring passengers are not being delayed on the first day of Border Force strikes. Heathrow and Gatwick both said their immigration halls were operating ...

23 Dec 2022 at 15:27

Driving test examiners announce 10 days of strike action

Driving test examiners have announced 10 days of strike action across England, Scotland and Wales. More than 1,600 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards ...

20 Feb 2023 at 16:04

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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 reining in ...

24 Apr 2024 at 13:27

DVSA staff back strike action over plans to reduce driving test backlog

Workers at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in a row over plans to reduce a backlog of driving tests. More than 1,900 members of the Public and Commercial ...

14 Dec 2023 at 18:00

Woman who posed as others to take more than 100 driving tests is jailed

A woman who impersonated other people to sit their driving tests more than 100 times has been jailed, police said. Inderjeet Kaur, 29, admitted to having taken approximately 150 theory and practical driving tests ...

07 Jul 2022 at 18:17

Warning over fake Highway Code books

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 ...

02 Nov 2022 at 17:14

Local News

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 ...

28 Sept 2024 at 11:33

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