A dishonest DVLA employee altered vehicle documents in collaboration with two corrupt car dealers to inflate values and get more money for them. Dodgy dealers Joshua Sawyer and Ashley Harris paid the DVLA’s Matthew Holloway £23,000 to change the records of high-end vehicles that had been written-off or stolen as well as motor cycles and quadbikes. Holloway … [Read more...]
Essential daily checks change for autonomous vehicles
Clarity is needed over how fleet “walkaround” safety checks will be completed as autonomous vehicles (AVs) start to arrive on UK roads, says FleetCheck. Neil Avent, chief technical officer at the fleet software specialist, points out the legislation surrounding the introduction of AVs, which are already being trialled in taxi form on London streets, … [Read more...]
Speeders getting away with it, shows data
More than 4,000 drivers who have accumulated 12 or more penalty points for speeding offences have escaped being banned and are still behind the wheel, according to new data analysed by the RAC ahead of a Parliamentary event about tackling the problem later today. A Freedom of Information request obtained from the DVLA shows 4,154 drivers in the UK are still … [Read more...]
Specialist gangs stealing cars to order
QuestGates, the UK’s largest owner-managed loss adjusting and claims solutions group, has contributed to an international report on the criminal supply chains for vehicles stolen in the UK and EU. Published in April 2026 by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Theft For Export study was led by anti-corruption expert Dr Liam … [Read more...]
Drug driving growing danger on roads, says RAC
More than 12,300 drivers have been caught drug-driving on at least three separate occasions in the last 11 years – five times the number caught repeat drink-driving over the same period – new RAC analysis of DVLA data shows. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the RAC found that 12,391 drivers have accrued three or more DG10 endorsements for … [Read more...]
EVs biggest targets for mileage clocking
New analysis from vehicle history platform carVertical shows electric models are now the most commonly clocked cars in the UK, with 3% of those checked showing evidence of mileage tampering. That puts EVs ahead of diesel cars (2.8%), petrol cars (2.5%) and hybrids (2%) and comes at a time when many households are looking for ways to cut motoring costs by … [Read more...]
Fuel theft rising, say fleet managers
Some major fleets are reporting fuel theft is proving a limited issue in locations where criminal gangs also often strip vehicles of parts, says the Association of Fleet Professionals. A meeting of the industry body’s Mega Fleets Committee, representing its largest vehicle operators, heard the fleet managers experiencing these issues suspect the same … [Read more...]
Which? fight against spy cameras
The Consumers’ Association Which? magazine is highlighting inaccurate and illegal ANPR cameras used to charge penalty fines on innocent drivers. Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are increasingly used in car parks, petrol stations and on the roads more generally to monitor wrongdoing. But these cameras aren't always reliable. Even at an estimated … [Read more...]
Overloading cars is rising each year
Young drivers are increasingly putting lives at risk by dangerously overloading their vehicles with their friends, shocking new figures reveal. As L plates are torn up and pass certificates handed out, it's tempting to make the most of new-found freedom by cramming mates into the back seat and heading off for an adventure and its men who are the worst … [Read more...]
33,000 drivers fail eye-sight tests and lose licences
New data has revealed that nearly 33,000 British motorists have had their driving licences revoked or applications refused due to failing to meet legal eyesight standards over the last four years. The figures, obtained via FOI requests, come as the government enters the final weeks of a consultation on mandatory eyesight testing for drivers over 70. While … [Read more...]
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