• 400th ATF opens in Hemel Hempstead

    Published On: Thursday 9 January 2014

    DVSA, the newly-merged agency combining VOSA and the Driving Standards Agency, began 2014 in style with the opening of the 400th site in its authorised testing facility (ATF) scheme. The [...]

  • DVSA inspectors to gain irtec certification

    Published On: Thursday 9 January 2014

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA – incorporating VOSA) has announced that its inspectors will be undergoing a new training and assessment programme, which is quality-assured by the Institute [...]

  • Merc Arocs makes its mark in UK construction sector

    Published On: Wednesday 8 January 2014

    Three British operators have put the first UK examples of the Arocs – Mercedes’ new Euro 6-only construction truck – into service. Construction, waste management and recycling specialist GBN Services, [...]

  • Delay in automatic driving test reform

    Published On: Friday 3 January 2014

    Reforms to the truck and bus driving test regime, which were due to come into force in January, have been subject to a slight delay. Legislation will now come into [...]

  • Traffic commissioners’ annual report released

    Published On: Tuesday 17 December 2013

    The independent traffic commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales have released their annual report for 2012-13 – in which they have outlined recent developments in their work overseeing operator licensing [...]

  • VOSA and DSA merge to form Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

    Published On: Thursday 28 November 2013

    The launch of a newly-formed Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been announced today. The new name will gradually replace those of the existing Vehicle & Operator Services Agency, [...]

  • DfT: Driver CPC should be more flexible, not less

    Published On: Wednesday 27 November 2013

    The Department of Transport (DfT) has set out its stall on the future of Driver CPC – suggesting it would be unlikely to support major expansions of the project’s scope, [...]

  • Northern Ireland O-licences revoked in illegal fuel clampdown

    Published On: Tuesday 26 November 2013

    Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment (DoE) has announced it has revoked the operator licences of fleets found to be using laundered fuel. Three O-licences have now been revoked “for [...]

  • Vehicles ‘detained at roadside’ for Driver CPC non-compliance

    Published On: Wednesday 13 November 2013

    Reports have emerged that some drivers who require a Driver CPC but do not hold one are allegedly being prevented from continuing with their journeys when they are detected at [...]