The Scottish government is to press Westminster into allowing the country to pilot a graduated licensing scheme (GDLS). Responding to calls from Labour MSP David Stewart for GDLS, Scottish transport minister Derek Mackay agreed to press the UK government for the introduction of a pilot scheme. In Holyrood, Stewart called on the Scottish government to […]

Shane Rae sent his licence to the DVLA to amend his address after moving house and had an unblemished 30-year driving record. When his licence was returned, it was returned minus his entitlement to ride a motorcycle – and when he complained he was warned that his car licence would be revoked as well because […]

Motorists are being warned to be aware of changes taking effect in just over two weeks time as the paper counterpart for the driving licence will no longer be issued by the DVLA. The IAM fears many motorists are still confused or unaware of the implications of the paper counterpart no longer having any legal […]

A man in Swansea has lost his driving licence after a prospective buyer took the car he was selling for a test drive and died in a crash. He had been in the passenger seat when the buyer drove the car he was looking to buy into trees at a Caravan Park. The owner of […]

The first step to gaining a full UK licence is to apply for a provisional licence. This can be done either online (which costs £34) or by posting off the hard copy form, which can be obtained from the Post Office, to the DVLA (which costs £43). In Great Britain, you have to be at […]

There are worries that the scrapping of the paper counterpart of licences in June could lead to car hire disruption this summer. Drivers will need to obtain a special online code before heading abroad or they may be refused a rental car. Drivers have been told to destroy their counterpart from June as it will […]

A man from Lewisham, London has managed to accumulate 40 points for 12 driving offences despite never possessing a full or even provisional driving licence making him the second highest penalty point holder in England and Wales ever. He was caught for exceeding 30mph limits on six occasions and was also caught without insurance on […]

New licences issued in the UK will carry the Union flag, Westminster has announced. However, since driver licensing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, licences there will not include the flag. The Union flag will appear alongside the European Union flag which currently appears on all licences. This decision by the government in Northern […]

The paper counterpart is to be axed from 1 January 2015, following the tax disc. However, there are concerns that this move could mean that drivers face car hire delays in the UK. In addition, motorists could become more susceptible to fraudulent emails. The DVLA recently warned fraudsters were sending out emails asking people to […]

The cost of apply for a provisional driving licence is being dropped from £50 to £34. This is the figure for those applying online, whilst the price of renewing online will be cut from £20 to £14. This comes after the cost of the theory test dropped from £31 to £25. The Department for Transport […]