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DVSA at the Commercial Vehicle show

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 17 March 2015 - Categories: Features
DVSA staff at the Commercial Vehicle event

DVSA will be exhibiting at stand 4F50 in Hall 4, at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, taking place from 14 – 16 April, at the NEC Birmingham.

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Changes to headlamp aim test for heavy vehicles

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Vehicle testing
Headlamp of a vehicle at a test centre

From 1 April 2015, we’ll be introducing a simpler, more consistent headlamp standard that aligns the headlamp aim test with the 2010/48/EU and 2014/45/EU directives.

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Improved testing service for commercial vehicle operators

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Vehicle testing
Lorry in test centre

DVSA has improved the service it provides to Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) and on Monday 9 March 2015, the new arrangements formally went live for those operating in the Next Generation Testing pilot area in South Wales and Herefordshire.

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HGV task force wins safety award

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Safe driving
Truck and van on a road

London’s Industrial Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) task force has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to transport safety.

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Drug driving - know the facts

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 10 March 2015 - Categories: Safe driving
POlice officer giving a man a drug test by the roadside

On 2 March 2015, the drug driving law changed to make it easier for the police to catch and convict drug drivers. It is now an offence to drive with certain drugs above a specified level in your blood - just as it is with drink driving.

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Myth of the moment

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 26 February 2015 - Categories: Safe driving
Overloaded truck

“My vehicle needs to be pulled over to find out if it’s overloaded"

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Individual Vehicle Approval application goes online

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 17 February 2015 - Categories: Vehicle testing
Individual Vehicle Approval application form

A new Technical Application Submission (TAS) service that will allow you to apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test online was launched today (17 February 2015).

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Stay safe on the roads this winter

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 26 January 2015 - Categories: Safe driving
Lorry on a snowy road

In recent years, around two thirds of the Highways Agency’s gritter activity has taken place from mid-January onwards. The past two weeks have already been extremely busy for the Highways Agency.

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Changes to tachograph rules for local journeys

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 21 January 2015 - Categories: Operator licence, Safe driving
UK map showing 100 km radius

Soon some vehicles will no longer need to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ hours rules, but with GB drivers’ hours rules instead.

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On road joint working continues

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 14 January 2015 - Categories: Features
Highways Agency vehicle on the motorway

In September 2014, we began a joint working initiative with the Highways Agency (HA) to stop commercial vehicles at the roadside for the purpose of a DVSA inspection.

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