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DVLA sold almost 1.6m vehicle records to private companies in three months
New figures show that during the last quarter of 2017, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) passed on record numbers of driver details to private parking firms. In data released by the company itself, it was found that a total of
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R3C0RD Y34R for personalised number plate sales
A surge in so-called 'auto vanity' has lead to record numbers of personalised registration plates being sold. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) sold a record 374,968 private registrations last year, up 12 per cent in 12
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Businessman fakes accident in a bid to buy private number plate
The director of an accident claims firm has been convicted of unlawfully obtaining personal data, after reporting a fake crash to police so he could attempt to buy a personalised number plate. Miles Savory, from Bristol, took a fancy to the number
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Driving test to include use of windscreen wipers and sounding the horn
People taking their driving next year can expect to carry out "real life tasks", such as using the horn or windscreen wipers and opening windows. As of December, the "show and tell me" part of the test will be altered to
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Changes to driving test set to begin in December
Changes to the current driving test are set to start from December this year. Various improvements or additions have been made to the driving test, such as increased independent driving and answering vehicle safety questions while you
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DVLA selling 19,000 vehicle details daily to ‘bully boy’ parking giants
Parking firms are buying details of more than 19,000 vehicles a day from the DVLA so that they can chase unpaid fines. MPs warned that these 'bully boy' firms were targeting motorists and called for a crackdown to protect motorists, as
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GPs can now secretly report patients they think are unfit to drive
Doctors now have the power to report patients they consider to be unfit to drive to the authorities, without their permission. New guidelines that came into effect today outline how GPs have a responsibility to alert the Driver and Vehicle