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A new campaign by the motoring organisation, the AA, is calling for new drivers under 21 to be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age for six months after passing their test. The AA has estimated that introducing a graduated driving licence...
Deaths due to drinking and driving on UK roads have increased to 300 every year, a 13-year high, according to newly published data from the Department of Transport. There were an estimated 300 deaths where at least one driver was over the legal...
The Department for Transport (DfT) recently reintroduced the HGV levy following a temporary suspension during the Covid-19 pandemic. The levy, first introduced back in 2014, is aimed at making sure lorries make a contribution towards the wear and tear of...
An MS90 conviction is the DVLA endorsement code for the motoring offence of failing to provide the driver details when requested by the police. This carries an endorsement of six penalty points and a fine of up to £1,000. When does this type of...
The police, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and other organisations use endorsement codes to classify certain driving offences. What is a DR10? A DR10 relates to the offence of driving, or attempting to drive, with an alcohol level above...
Drug driving is a serious offence and the police, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and other organisations, use what is known as endorsement codes to classify offences. All the codes explained here on this page are related to drug driving...
From 17th September, motorists in Wales will be required to limit their speed to 20mph in built-up areas. The change follows a vote in the Welsh Senedd back in July 2022, to make Wales the first nation in the UK to adopt 20mph as the default speed limit...
As the UK basks in some late summer sun many of us will be getting behind the wheel with a pair of sunglasses close to hand. However, as the nights begin to draw in, and autumn months see the sun drop lower in the sky, most people are unaware that the wrong...
The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) has recently updated its list of eye conditions that car and motorbike drivers must declare. The guidance states that motorists must inform the DVLA of certain eye conditions affecting both eyes, or one eye...
The Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines significantly increase the sentences which can be imposed when an adult motorist is convicted of certain motoring offences in England and Wales. Under the revised sentencing guidelines, any...
