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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is encouraging motorcyclists to brush up on their skills to make their riding safer and more enjoyable.
The MOT test changed on 20 May 2018, with new defect types, stricter rules for diesel car emissions, and some vehicles over 40 years old becoming exempt.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme was officially launched today (Tuesday 24 April 2018).
Publication of the business plans for motoring agencies of the Department for Transport.
Learner drivers about to take their driving test could get their first taste of motorway driving after a change in the law.
Learner drivers can take motorway driving lessons with an approved driving instructor from 4 June 2018.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed driving instructors who have relationships with learner drivers could be removed from the register.
The rules will change from 5 March 2018 so lorry, bus and coach drivers who drive tired will be fined for every time they've done it in the last 28 days.
Thirty businesses and public sector organisations are now benefiting from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition pilot.
The wait for the first MOT test on cars and motorcycles won't be extended to 4 years due to safety concerns.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiners found 293 lorries fitted with emissions cheat devices at roadside checks between August and November 2017.
The way that 2 of the 3 tests people take to qualify as an approved driving instructor (ADI) work will be improved from 23 December 2017.
Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has appointed Ian Baulch-Jones as a new non-executive director to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Government is no longer defending a judicial review over a planned lorry park near the M20 in Kent.
A test version of a new government service has launched to remind drivers by text message and email when their MOT is due.
Industry regulators say collective effort is needed to address significant road safety risks.
The driving test will change from Monday 4 December 2017 to include following directions from a sat nav and testing different manoeuvres.
The Environment Agency and DVSA will share intelligence and carry out operations to stop illegal waste carriers and improve road safety.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking a zero tolerance approach to physical and verbal assaults against its staff.
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