FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

After 40 years driving, DVLA now says my mother never passed a test

When she renewed her licence at 70, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sent her one for a moped instead of a car

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

UK government seeks to limit low-traffic schemes as part of its ‘plan for drivers’

Exclusive: The Department for Transport has already cut funding but now seeks to block councils’ ability to fine drivers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

Who will miss the manual car when it’s gone? Only the very smuggest drivers

We’re falling out of love with manual cars, says the DVLA. What will driving ‘enthusiasts’ have left to feel superior about now? asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

Drivers handed nearly 36,000 parking tickets a day by private firms

More than 3.3 million tickets were handed out between July and September

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2023

Police to be able to run face recognition searches on 50m driving licence holders

Exclusive: Privacy campaigners say clause in new criminal justice bill will put all UK drivers on ‘permanent police lineup’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

Where’s the justice? Heart-rending letters from vulnerable are ignored under 'broken' court system

Standard investigation reveals appeals from the vulnerable and elderly not routinely looked at by prosecutors under controversial single justice procedure

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

Range Rover drivers struggling to insure cars in crime-hit London as premiums soar

Range Rovers are now Britain’s most stolen vehicle and drivers are struggling to get affordable insurance

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

Car tax mix-up led to us being stranded at the roadside

Our rescue service refused to help us with a flat tyre after it discovered that our vehicle excise duty had expired

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Mark Harper launches crackdown on ‘sinister’ 15-minute cities

The Cabinet minister announced the Government will review its powers to prevent ‘overzealous use of traffic management measures’.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Councils’ use of DVLA records flagged in ‘misuse of 15-minute cities’ crackdown

Transport Secretary Mark Harper made his comments from the main stage of the Tory party conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023