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Half of MOT faults could be avoided with routine maintenance

The latest MOT testing data for Great Britain has shown nearly 50 per cent of all faults found on MOTs last year could have been avoided with routine maintenance.

28 Jan

Government to take fleet views into consideration on ‘streamlining’ motoring agencies

Government motoring agencies need to start catering for the needs of fleet operators and professional drivers, not just individual drivers.

15 Dec

Direct powers for DVSA to improve road safety

Proposed powers for DVSA to seize vehicles directly from unlicensed drivers have been welcomed by Licencecheck.

4 Dec

DfT launches motoring services review

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on plans to streamline and improve the delivery of motoring services.

16 Nov

Driving tests to run from Staffordshire fire station

The DVSA is to begin offering driving tests from Stone fire station in Staffordshire.

21 Oct

Paul Satoor takes up leadership of DVSA

Paul Satoor has been appointed interim chief executive at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), following Alastair Peoples’ retirement.

14 Oct

77% of drivers don’t read Highway Code, DVSA says

The DVSA is urging drivers to make sure they keep up to date with the rules of the road.

8 Oct

DVSA CEO Alastair Peoples to step down in October 2015

CEO of the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Alastair Peoples is to step down in October 2015.

12 Jun

Operator’s licence suspended after warning not heeded

An operator prosecuted for allowing an employee to drive without the initial driver CPC qualification will be suspended from operating for four days, after appearing before the Traffic Commissioner.

18 Nov

Reorganised motoring agencies ‘must deliver’ fleets a better service

The Department for Transport (DfT) must ensure that the recently reorganised agencies serving motorists work harder to deliver a better service for all, including business customers, a group of MPs have said.

7 Oct

Cash and carry firm banned from operating vehicles

A cash and carry business based in Tottenham and Peterborough has been disqualified from operating vehicles after being called to a public inquiry for the second time this year.

6 Oct

Levy raises £17 million from foreign drivers

More than 618,000 levies have been collected from more than 112,000 lorries from 76 countries since the HGV road user levy was introduced in April 2014.

15 Aug

Driver CPC deadline set to be achieved

Evidence suggests that the vast majority of drivers will have completed their 35 hours’ periodic training by the September 10 deadline.

12 Aug

DVSA: no Government licensing regime for vans

The Government will not introduce a licensing regime similar to that faced by HGV fleets to raise standards for van operators, according to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

18 Jul

HGV driver facing nine month suspension for false driving records

A South Lanarkshire HGV driver has been suspended from driving professionally for nine months after Scotland’s Deputy Traffic Commissioner found he deliberately falsified driving records.

10 Feb