DVSA revises roadworthiness guide for 2014
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced revisions to its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness for commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles. “We are especially grateful for the views […]
DVSA issues advice on drivers’ hours for utility vehicles
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued detailed guidance on its interpretation of EC Regulation 561/2006, whose effect is to exempt some vehicles used in connection with sewerage, […]
Government says ‘adieu’ to foreign-language driving tests
Driving tests may only be taken in English and Welsh as of 7 April, as the result of a newly introduced policy claimed to improve safety and clamp down on […]
Official launch for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) was officially launched today, following a gradual rollout of the name since its initial announcement last year. The DVSA is a newly merged […]
DVSA issues headlamp aim advice
Headlamp aim remains the most common cause of initial annual test failure on heavy trucks. Although this is a seemingly trivial issue when compared to, for instance, tyres or brakes, […]
Driver CPC training deadline: six months to go
Great Britain’s traffic enforcement agencies have issued the latest in a series of warnings about the Driver CPC training deadline for ‘acquired rights’ lorry drivers, which is now less than six […]
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Remote enforcement office trial ‘makes good progress’
There has been a positive response to the Remote Enforcement Office trial in the Western Traffic Area, according to VOSA successor organisation the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Remote […]
Cameras to enforce foreign truck charge in April
The Department for Transport is to target foreign trucks for non-payment of the Lorry Road User Charge using live automatic number plate recognition technology when the toll is introduced on […]
MPs quiz DVSA on non-compliance in London
A recent evidence session of the House of Commons transport select committee saw MPs question the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on a high rate of vehicle non-compliance in the […]
