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The DVSA has advised drivers to do their Driver CPC training early, due to an expected surge in September. Operators are also being encouraged to talk with their drivers to ensure all qualifications are up to date.

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is reminding operators that the deadline for many professional drivers to complete their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training is 9 September 2024.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is making changes to the annual test for heavy vehicles (HGV/PSVs) to make them more environmentally friendly.

The agency responsible for driver and vehicle safety will be subject to an independent review, as announced by the government. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will be assessed on the four pillars set by Cabinet Office, efficiency, efficacy, accountability, and governance.

In a new ‘Moving On’ blog post, Gordon Thomson, Head of Vehicle Testing Policy at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) explains what the DVSA’s strategic plan to 2025 and vision to 2030 looks like for vehicle testing.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed a new "Road to DVSA earned recognition programme” trial. The new programme gives HGV and PSV operators the opportunity to build best practice and good compliance into their business, which can ultimately lead to them achieving DVSA earned recognition status.

After sustained campaigning by the BVRLA and other industry bodies, a call for evidence has been published by the Department for Transport that could see big changes in the heavy vehicle testing regime for Earned Recognition Operators. The regime is currently a voluntary scheme for operators that can demonstrate the highest standards of maintenance systems and low annual test failure rates.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched its vision to 2030, setting out what needs to be done to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that some trailers fitted with Knorr Bremse Electronic Braking Systems (EBS) may have been incorrectly tested for service efficiency during the roller brake test aspect of the annual test.

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has now published heavy goods vehicle testing data from 2019 to present day. 

BVRLA members interested in the status of HGV testing in the UK can now exchange views with the DVSA’s Head of MOT Policy, Neil Barlow, via his new ‘Moving On’ blog.

The Government is proposing changes to the current requirements to obtain a vocational driving licence, for category C and D tests and all derivatives, as part of a wider set of measures being introduced to address lorry driver shortages.