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Johnson says public deserve ‘faster, cheaper’ passport service

Boris Johnson has said the public deserves a “cheaper, faster” passport service as he refused to rule out privatisation if it cannot clear the backlog of applications. Earlier, a senior Government source said the Prime Minister was ready to ...

26 Apr 2022 at 21:55

Prime Minister threatens Passport Office with privatisation over backlog

Boris Johnson has threatened to “privatise the arse” out of the Passport Office if it cannot clear its backlog and deliver better value for money, a senior Government source has said. The Prime Minister also put the DVLA and other “arm’s ...

26 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Drivers slapped with more than 22,000 parking tickets every day

Drivers are being handed an average of more than 22,000 tickets every day by private parking firms, according to new research. Companies issued four million tickets to British motorists between April and September, analysis of ...

04 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Scotland

Drivers with up to 23 points on their licence still on Scotland’s roads

Drivers with up to 23 points on their licence are eligible to be on Scotland’s roads, a freedom of information request (FoI) has revealed. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) records show that 220 people – 180 with ...

31 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Scotland

Dozens of drivers with 12 or more points on licence still on roads, figures show

Lives are being put at risk as some drivers with 12 or more points on their licence are still on the roads, ministers have been warned. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether ...

23 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests. Analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) data by the PA news agency ...

13 Jun 2022 at 09:11

Grant Shapps pledges to do ‘whatever it takes’ to improve DVLA

The Government will do “whatever it takes” including possible privatisation to improve the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said. He made the comment amid huge ...

27 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Delay for disabled drivers getting their licence is discrimination, says MP

People with medical conditions and disabilities are suffering “gross discrimination” from the DVLA with waiting times for licence applications taking months, ministers have been warned. Concerns have ...

14 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Three million people suffer driving licence delays since April 2020 – report

Three million people who applied for a driving licence since April 2020 have experienced delays – costing some their jobs or income, a report by MPs has found. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing ...

17 Mar 2023 at 10:39

Union leader questions why Government will not ‘talk to own workforce’ about pay

The leader of a civil servants’ union has questioned how the Government has been able to produce a pay offer for nurses while declining to begin negotiations for their own workforce. Mark ...

19 Mar 2023 at 11:25

Land Registry and DVLA staff to stage more strikes in pay row

Civil servants are to hold more strikes in the increasingly bitter dispute over pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said its members ...

15 Feb 2023 at 16:18

DVLA workers to strike in ongoing civil service dispute

Fresh strikes have been announced by workers at the DVLA in the long-running civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. The Public and Commercial Services ...

29 Mar 2023 at 17:59

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