Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Maintenance investigations assessment guida...

Apr 08, 2022Comments off

Following feedback, the Maintenance Investigation Visit Reports (MIVR), which DVSA carries out to ensure operators have the right systems and facilities in place to maintain

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Truckfile lays the foundation for CRS to ac...

Feb 24, 2022Comments off

CRS Building Supplies has joined the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Earned Recognition scheme, with the help of Truckfile digital fleet management systems. The Somerset-based

DVSA issues number plate concealment update

Feb 07, 2022Comments off

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is advising haulage operators that it is aware of a minority of operators who are deliberately attempting to

Hauliers warned not to tamper with exhaust ...

Dec 13, 2021Comments off

Vehicles that are part of a well-managed and maintained fleet should have little difficulty passing the exhaust emissions test. Indeed, many operators take pride in

Eddie Stobart on list of leading operators ...

Nov 30, 2021Comments off

Eddie Stobart is included in a list of operators the DVSA found was committing drivers’ hours offences during roadside inspections of its vehicles in 2020. The enforcement

Traffic commissioners question whether some...

Nov 23, 2021Comments off

Commercial fleet operators are being warned satnav systems need to be fit for purpose following the latest bridge strike data being published by Network Rail.

Transport manager disqualified following mu...

Nov 22, 2021Comments off

Following a public inquiry, Leo Al Auto faces its licence being revoked after its transport manager, Darren Boyce-Smith, was disqualified for two years. Boyce-Smith was

Update on changes to HGV and bus driving te...

Nov 18, 2021Comments off

The Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency  (DVSA) is advising that the Driver CPC part 3 test is being split into two separate parts. Learner drivers

New HGV drivers to be allowed to go straigh...

Oct 22, 2021Comments off

The DVSA has released more information about how the rules regarding learning to drive an HGV will change next month in order to help resolve

DVSA to recruit an extra 40 additional voca...

Aug 18, 2021Comments off

A campaign to recruit additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has been launched by the Driver