Since the start of 2019, DVLA wheelclamping teams have been busy up and down the country targeting untaxed vehicles. Bethan Beasley, DVLA’s Senior Leader of Enforcement Partnerships, tells us more.
Late September and a 6am start means a dark morning but nevertheless I was ready and waiting for a day of usability testing with fleet companies based in Bristol and the South West. Our destination – Motability in Bristol Business …
As most people were sound asleep at 4am one late September morning, user researcher David Drew and I were on the M4 and heading north of the border. We had two days scheduled with Arnold Clark in Glasgow, one of …
With only a week to go until one of the biggest changes in DVLA’s history, the question on many people’s mind is – Is DVLA ready? I can confidently say the answer is Yes! With a week to go, our …
As we draw closer to the final week before the tax disc is abolished I wanted to give you an update following our second web chat on 17 September 2014. It again proved popular with our stakeholders, in particular with …
Following my blog earlier this week, I said I’d issue another one by the end of this week to explain the use of trade plates, forms and obtaining tax on your customer’s behalf. These were all topics that cropped up …
As we start to get closer to 1 October 2014, media coverage of the abolition of the tax disc has increased but we've still got more to do to raise awareness of the change. This week we've started to write …
Using a mobile phone and other hand-held devices, whilst driving, is a criminal offence. Studies have shown this to be a serious road safety risk. If this happens whilst driving a large vehicle such as a bus or lorry, the …
The abolition of tax disc project is overseeing one of the biggest changes in DVLA history... The tax disc has been around for 93 years and our stakeholders and commercial customers have built their processes and procedures around it. These …
As many will be aware, DVLA was reviewed last year by Mary Reilly, non executive director at DfT. One of her recommendations was that we need to understand our customer segments a bit better. This recommendation coincided with some criticism …
Welcome to my first blog post for ‘Inside DVLA’, our regular update for stakeholders, commercial customers and suppliers. As Head of Communications here at DVLA, my job is to ensure we get the right information to you at the right …
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