DVLA hammers down the Premiership Trophy

While the chase for the Premiership Trophy is hotting up, bidders attending DVLA Personalised Registrations’ Spring auction can get up close and personal with it!
The opportunity to sit and even have a picture taken with the coveted cup is just one of the attractions lined up for bidders attending the forthcoming auction at Old Trafford, [...]

DVLA deals with 4,000 untaxed vehicles across Bristol

FOUR thousand vehicles in Bristol were clamped, impounded or crushed last year because they did not have road tax.
The figures have been released by the DVLA, which is running a campaign in the city this month against road tax dodgers.
During the last 12 months, 2,300 vehicles were clamped, more than 900 were impounded and more [...]

Fraud gang stole dead child’s ID

The mother of a child whose ID was used in a multiple fraud 16 years after he died has spoken of her shock and anger.
John Dempsey Hamilton’s birth certificate was one of 44 obtained online and used to apply for driving licences with which to open bank accounts and defraud over £20,000.
“It’s brought everything flooding [...]

5,000 staff to strike in pay-off row

AROUND 5,000 Swansea public sector workers look set to stage a two-day walk-out next week over changes to redundancy payments.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will take part in strike action on Monday and Tuesday.
Darren Williams, campaigns officer with the PCS, said: “There doesn’t seem to be any movement from the government, [...]

Drink driver jailed for using fake name

A serial drink driver who gave police his stepbrother’s details then used his name in court has been jailed for 18 months for perverting the course of justice.
Dale Hogwood, 38, of Poplar, had five convictions for driving over the limit when he was stopped in the West End in January.
City of Westminster magistrates’ court, handed [...]

Parking fines go cross-border

Motorists from Northern Ireland who earn penalty tickets in the Irish Republic will be chased across the border to pay their fines, as part of a new pilot scheme to tackle non-payment.
The cross-border agreement will also apply to drivers from the Republic who break the law in Northern Ireland.
Those from the Republic who parked illegally [...]

DVLA celebrate 10-series success

The first day of March will be a date motorists will instantly be aware of… thanks to the 10 indicator encased in new style registrations.
And with DVLA Personalised Registrations selling more than 9,000 since the 10-series were available to buy on December 1, 10’s should be seen on virtually every street corner! 
Those sold by the [...]

Unions to talk with DVLA over job cuts

UNION representatives are set to meet with DVLA bosses to discuss proposals that could lead to 300 Welsh jobs being lost.
Earlier this month doctors urged the DVLA to rethink plans to privatise medical advisory posts.
The department employs 20 medical advisors in the city, and a further 300 support staff in Wales, who advise the DVLA [...]

Dogs sniff out cannabis as cops swoop on DVLA in Swansea

POLICE sniffer dogs have carried out a search of the DVLA building in Morriston following concerns about drugs on the site.
Officers swooped yesterday morning in an operation planned with agency managers and security staff.
A quantity of cannabis was recovered, and one worker cautioned.
Acting chief inspector Nigel Whitehouse said the operation should send a message about [...]

Cowboy firms ‘conning drivers’

Cowboy parking enforcement companies are still “conning” drivers despite new controls on their activities, the AA has warned.
New rules introduced this week stipulate that ticketing firms must be full members of an approved operator scheme, administered by the British Parking Association, to trace vehicle owners via the DVLA.
But The AA said cowboy enforcers were threatening [...]