CarParts4Less.co.uk has shared 10 easy-to-make mistakes that might be invalidating your car insurance. 1. Driving with pets Unsecured pets can make a car more at risk of accidents, as they may distract the driver or even physically get in the way of driving. If you crash with an unsecured pet in the car, it’s likely …
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DVSA is restarting testing for heavy vehicles from 4 July. Vehicles due to be tested in June have a three-month exemption and DVSA will issue further exemptions for July tests. This is to manage demand as testing resumes. The exemptions will be applied automatically. You can use the MOT history service to check the expiry …
Motorists who need to update the address details on their vehicle log book (V5C) can now do this online. This will cut the amount of time it takes for motorists to receive a new log book from up to six weeks to five working days. Last year DVLA received around 1.4 million paper applications for …
Drivers with a photocard driving licence due to expire between 1 February and 31 August 2020 will be granted a seven-month extension from the date of expiry. The DVLA says this will help drivers to make necessary journeys without having to obtain a new photograph to renew their licence. Normally drivers are required to renew …
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Carly Brookfield opens the DIA casebook and discusses a recent case where a member faced action for a malicious complaint.
The DVLA has hit the road with a warning to tax it or lose it The government agency is back on the road targeting motorists across the UK with a communications campaign that has a clear message for those who take a chance on not taxing their vehicle. The campaign is targeting the 20 regions …
UK motorists will continue to be able to drive in the EU as normal after Brexit and until the transition period is over.
DVSA is changing the way it handles complaints to make the process simpler, quicker and clearer. The biggest change is the removal of a stage of the process. The process currently has three stages. That means if a customer isn’t happy with DVSA’s first response to their complaint, it’ll try a second, and up to …
The government is still losing millions as a result of road tax evasion, despite a drop in the number of drivers failing to pay. Since road tax went paperless, the rate of tax evasion has risen from around 0.6% in 2013 to 1.8% in 2017. However, for the first time since the VED rules were …
Average car insurance premiums for drivers aged under 25 are falling. In the first eight months of 2019, the average comprehensive car insurance premium for a driver aged between 17 and 24 was £1,453.31 – a drop of 6% compared with the same period last year, when the same coverage cost £1,519.03. The Volkswagen Up! …
