ATF update: renewed calls for third-party examiners
Steve Banner casts an eye over the latest happenings in the authorised testing facility (ATF) network There is no denying that Boleyn Recovery & Fleet Services has benefited from being […]
Fleet operators could test their own vehicles
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its motoring services strategy, in which it outlines how its three executive motoring agencies – the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Driver […]
CV Show 2016: DVSA to offer operator advice
Stand: 5D98 The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be exhibiting once again at this year’s CV Show, allowing operators to ask questions of the enforcement agency in an […]
New drivers’ hours advice issued
Little appears to have changed in the DVSA’s latest updated advice on EU drivers’ hours regulations (Transport Operator 52), and what changes there are have been driven by shifting interpretation […]
DVSA: don’t hire discs to other operators
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded operators that the practice of lending or hiring vehicle operator licence (O-licence) discs is illegal, and can harm the repute of […]
New DVSA boss appointed
The new chief executive of the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be Gareth Llewellyn, who will take over from acting chief exec Paul Satoor on 1 April. Llewellyn, […]
Annual test pass rates on the rise again
First-time annual test pass rates for HGV and PSV have risen for the third consecutive year, according to the latest figures from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). In […]
DVSA wins royal recognition for load security effort
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work in improving load security on UK roads, in partnership with the […]
DfT considers private testers for ATFs
The Department for Transport (DfT) is inviting comment from operators on the future strategy for its motoring service agencies, in a wide range of areas relevant to the commercial vehicle […]