Celebrating 10 years of DVLA’s STEM programme
Celebrating 10 years of DVLA’s STEM programme
Our STEM volunteer programme turns 10 this year. STEM ambassadors Mark Jones and Karen Pitt look back on the programme’s success.
Code Club @ DVLA
In my last blog I talked about the event we held to support DVLA’s Code Club initiative. We’re keen to develop the next generation of technical talent in the local area to support the local economy and ensure that the …
Final stakeholder webchat before abolition of the counterpart
We’re hosting this webchat on Thursday 21 May at 10.30am. Panel members answering your questions will be Hugh Evans (Corporate Services Manager), Dudley Ashford (Drivers Service Manager) and Rob Toft (Head of Data Sharing Policy). With just a few weeks …
Procurex Wales Live - an opportunity to showcase our products and services
In my last blog I told you that we were exhibiting at Procurex Wales Live at City Hall, Cardiff on 18 March 2015. The event turned out to be extremely busy, with over 750 delegates from Central Government, Welsh Government, …
Advice for motorists with paper driving licences: how they'll be affected when the counterpart’s abolished
Do you or any of your customers have old-style paper driving licences? Have you wondered what will happen to these paper licences once the paper counterpart to the photocard is abolished on 8 June 2015. Around 7 million GB drivers still …
Usability testing at DVLA
Back in November I presented to our Executive Team and was given approval to invest in a User Experience (UX) testing Lab. We’ve been doing usability testing here since 2008 and as an organisation we are committed to delivering excellent …
Second abolition of the counterpart webchat
Following the success of our first abolition of the counterpart webchat last month, we'll be hosting our second on Thursday 26 March at 10:30am. This second webchat will give our stakeholders, commercial customers and suppliers a further opportunity to ask …
DVLA’s Red Tape Challenge
Rohan Gye’s recent blog 400 days of transformation has reminded us that many of the changes we’re delivering stem from the Red Tape Challenge introduced by government in April 2011. This gave business and the general public the opportunity to challenge the …
Abolition of the counterpart – our free communications toolkit
As you know on 8 June 2015 the paper counterpart (D740) to the photocard driving licence will no longer be a valid document and will not be produced and issued by DVLA. This change will affect individuals and businesses that …
Changes to the drug driving law
On 2 March 2015 the drug driving law changed to make it easier for the police to catch and convict drug drivers. It’s now an offence to drive with certain drugs above a specified level in your blood - just …
DVLA helps children to become programmers of the future
In my role as head of DVLA Systems Development it’s not only my job to ensure my staff have the right skills to do their job but also to support an eco system of tech talent in the local area …