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From placement to professional: my DVLA software engineering journey

From placement to professional: my DVLA software engineering journey

For Learning at Work Week, Iestyn shares his DVLA journey from Year in Industry student to Junior Software Engineer.

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What DVLA has been doing to clamp down on vehicle tax evasion

Posted by: Bethan Beasley, Posted on: 21 March 2019 - Categories: Enforcement, Features, Statutory Off Road Notification, Vehicle tax
Image of car parked in a street with a giant clamp on it which says "We're clamping untaxed cars in your area"

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.

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Why apprenticeships matter at DVLA

Posted by: Richard Saunders, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: Features
Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders is DVLA’s Talent and Learning Consultant. To celebrate National Apprenticeship week, Richard tells us more about the how, what and why of apprenticeships at DVLA.

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Driving abroad after Brexit – things are changing

Posted by: DVLA External Comms, Posted on: 19 February 2019 - Categories: Features
Car driving on a country road

If you’re planning to drive abroad over the coming weeks and months, the driving documents you’ll need may change – here’s what you need to know.

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Driving collaboration in Swansea

Posted by: Andrew Falvey, Posted on: 19 February 2019 - Categories: Features

...2010, I worked at Swansea Council as a Head of Service. At the time I often pondered that I knew very little about the place, even though I’m from Swansea...

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What I learned from teaching schoolchildren about DVLA

Posted by: Nicola Braun, Posted on: 2 January 2019 - Categories: Features
DVLA's Nicola Braun speaks to children about the agency

They say never work with children (or animals). But Nicola Braun, of DVLA Vehicle Business Services, proved this wrong recently when she visited a class of local schoolchildren to tell them all about DVLA.

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Keep an eye on your vision for driving

Posted by: Dr Cathy Armstrong, Posted on: 21 November 2018 - Categories: Drivers medical, Features
Dr Cathy Armstrong

New Vision Panel Secretary Dr Cathy Armstrong shares her professional advice on getting your eyesight checked for driving, and the extra challenges of driving in winter.

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A diverse and inclusive workplace

Posted by: Uche Williams, Posted on: 23 October 2018 - Categories: Contact Centre, Features

Uche Williams has been working in DVLA’s Contact Centre for 2 years. Here, Uche shares her experiences of working at DVLA.

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Cars, collaboration and co-op service

Posted by: Helen Jones, Posted on: 16 July 2018 - Categories: Vehicle registration
vehicle registration service

Helen Jones, Vehicle Services Designer, gives an update on DVLA's new Register a Vehicle (RaV) service and other exciting new service developments!

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Leading the way on driver safety at DVLA

Posted by: Emma Melrose, Posted on: 9 July 2018 - Categories: Drivers medical, Features
Emma Melrose, Head of Drivers Medical

Emma Melrose, Head of DVLA Drivers Medical, shares her early experiences of being in the role.

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Working with medical charities to make our roads safe

Posted by: Russell Trowbridge-Matthews, Posted on: 4 July 2018 - Categories: Drivers medical
DVLA and Charity forum

Russell Trowbridge-Matthews, of DVLA's Corporate Services Team, is the relationship manager for medical charities. The team was set up just over 3 years ago to gain a better understanding of corporate customers’ needs. Russell explains more.

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