DVSA
Earned recognition tops 100 operators
Almost 10% of the UK truck fleet is now represented on the Earned Recognition scheme, according to DVSA head of national enforcement Caroline Hicks. Speaking at
Police ‘supercabs’ targeting M6...
More than 600 offences were discovered in a week of action by police and Highways England patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’. Police officers
Wren Kitchens reaches DVSA ‘best in class...
Wren Kitchens has been recognised by the DVSA with an Earned Recognition ‘best in class’ standard, after meeting all of the vehicle maintenance standards following
Dangerous West Midlands & South West d...
22 dangerous delivery vehicles were taken off the road as a result of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) operation at five different news distribution
DVSA: Removing roadworthiness prohibitions
From 1 June 2021, any prohibitions for testable vehicles or trailers that are not cleared at the roadside will be referred for a prohibition removal
Suspension of driver and vehicle testing sh...
The extent of the pandemic’s impact on DVSA coffers has been revealed in a Parliamentary minute, which confirmed that the testing and enforcement agency will
DVSA confirms 10-year-old tyre ban
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that tyres aged over 10 years will be banned on the front axles of lorries, buses,
Road-side checks for lorry emission cheatin...
Cheat devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The DVSA has now become routinely checking lorries they stop at
Garages could use MOT changes to ‘hold mo...
Car garages are already using the changes to the way the MOT works to ‘hold motorists to ransom’, according to vehicle ownership and maintenance expert,
More incentives needed for next stage of Ea...
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed DVSA targets to get 22% of HGV and public service fleets Earned Recognition accredited by 2020, but has
