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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • Experience of booking and managing car driving tests

    Share your experience and views of booking and managing car driving tests to help us develop proposals to improve the rules and processes.

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  • DVSA sustainability strategy

    This strategy sets out what the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will do to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably.

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  • DVSA strategic plan to 2025

    This strategic plan sets out what the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will do by 2025 to keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

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  • DVSA vision to 2030

    What the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) must do to meet the challenges of this decade.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Driving tests: improving availability and processes

    Proposals to improve the availability of driving tests, give learner drivers better information about driving instructors and modernise some test processes.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Ending or extending temporary exemptions to road haulage cabotage

    Seeks views on the potential for continuing or ending the existing flexibility in road cabotage rules for foreign hauliers.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Changes to HGV and bus driving tests and allowing car drivers to tow a trailer without an extra test

    Seeking views on changes to HGV and minibus, bus and coach driving tests, and allowing car drivers to tow trailers without taking another test.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Changing the cost of DVSA services for 2021 to 2022

    Proposed increases of about 1.5% to fees charged for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) services, such as theory tests, driving tests and vehicle tests.

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  • Temporary extension to road haulage cabotage

    Proposes implementing a temporary legislative extension of road haulage cabotage to alleviate pressures with the supply chain due to lorry driver shortages.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Allowing NHS ambulance services to carry out driving tests for their staff

    We’re seeking views on allowing NHS services to carry out driving tests for their staff and allowing emergency services and the Ministry of Defence to carry out driving tests for each other.

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  • Simplifying driving licence upgrade and motorcycle test rules

    Proposed changes to driving licence upgrades if you take a test in an automatic vehicle, and reducing the motorcycle engine capacity needed for some tests.

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  • DVSA Treasury minute – March 2021

    Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Public service vehicle operator licensing and tribunal rules: legislative changes

    Suggests changing public service vehicle rules so that operations begin sooner and introducing formal tribunal rules in traffic commissioner tribunal functions.

    • From: Department for Transport and 2 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Banning tyres aged 10 years and older

    On a proposed ban on tyres aged 10 years and older from heavy goods vehicles, heavy trailers, buses, coaches and minibuses.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Amendments to Driver CPC regulations

    Sought views on implementing EU Directive 2003/59/EC in the UK and modifying Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) rules to reduce administrative processes for course approvals and to modernise some aspects of …

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  • Road safety statement 2019: a lifetime of road safety

    Road safety statement and two-year action plan, addressing road safety issues throughout the lifetime of roads users.

    • From: Department for Transport and 3 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Improving rules for Approved Tachograph Centres (ATCs)

    Changes to Approved Tachograph Centre approval so centres don't have to offer analogue tachograph calibration, and other rule changes.

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  • Updating 'In service exhaust emission standards for road vehicles'

    Seeks views on a proposed update of the 'In-service exhaust emission standards for road vehicles'.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Extending first MOT date to 4 years

    Seeking views on extending the date of the first MOT from 3 to 4 years.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Improving moped and motorcycle training

    Changes to moped and motorcycle training to make sure newly-qualified riders are better prepared for riding on modern roads.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government