The off-road notification system of the DVLA is in disarray due to administrative chaos and the fact that is not legally enforceable. In fact, two court cases that have recently been settled suggest that the DVLA may be unlawfully acting against cars parked off-road, and does not really have any power over motorists, at least not . . . → Read More: DVLA off-road notification system has no teeth
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A Livingston man claims that he was given a fine for driving uninsured in a city that he has never been to that was meant for someone who has the same birthday and identical name. The man, David Lee aged 45, received post from the DVLA on Friday that stated he had received six penalty points and . . . → Read More: Man facing arrest for same DVLA details as another man If you haven’t replaced your paper driving licence with a photocard then here is a step by step guide on how to do it online. One nice feature of this is that if you have a recent passport then they can use the photograph stored for that so no new photos to . . . → Read More: How to apply for a replacement photocard driving licence online In the past four years thousands of vehicles were stolen using blank documents that were obtained from the DVLA illegally. Police were able to recover about ten faked log books every week, but there are around 130,000 blank books that were taken in 2006 missing. The Association of Chief Police Officers stated that over 11,000 cars that were . . . → Read More: After four years stolen DVLA logbooks still being used for theft Derek Lyon was in court yesterday fighting the loss of his job under unusual circumstances, by blaming the DVLA, police, and the Aberdeen sheriff clerk’s office. Lyon contends that due to the fact his identity was mistaken, and his car was crushed, he was unable to get to work. The problems begin a few months ago . . . → Read More: Wrong man has car crushed and loses his job Castrol Oil Company is taking a step forward in their advertising campaign by offering individualized billboard messages to passing motorists. The idea is simple a camera reads passing vehicle registrations sending the information to the billboard which will then light up and tell the driver that Castrol oil is the top pick for their vehicle. Castrol . . . → Read More: Do you want billboards spying on your car? While many residents on a Shrewsbury estate have already watched their vehicles get towed after the cares were clamped by the DVLA, one man, David Evans, has his own plan to prevent a tow truck from taking his beloved Commer Van. Evans made a visit to the DVLA in Harlescott to discuss the fact that he felt . . . → Read More: Man sleeps in van to beat DVLA tow truck The government is planning to tighten laws around those who drive without auto insurance by making it illegal to own a registered vehicle that is not insured even if the vehicle is not used according to transport ministers. Those who are caught failing to follow the new legislation could face fines up to £1,000 along with the . . . → Read More: New uninsured car owners clampdown on the way According to the latest annual report from the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) the government organisation has made major changes to the way it secures its information. The organisation now has information on well over 40 million drivers and nearly 35 million individual vehicles and makes nearly 112 million transactions annually. A few weeks ago a national . . . → Read More: The DVLA say that have made big changes to security |
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