DVSA to stop official taxi driving tests

Official driving tests for taxi drivers are set to be scrapped under plans to help decrease the waiting times for learner drivers, The Times reports.

What to consider when choosing a dash cam

For taxi drivers, dashboard cameras have many benefits, not least to provide evidence in the event of an accident. Although they’ve been around for some time, recent...

Concerns over second-hand Vauxhall Zafira sales

Concerns have been raised over potentially illegal sales of Vauxhall Zafiras by used-car dealers, the BBC reports. Safety recalls were issued for more than 234,000 Zafiras made...

MHA Motor Dealer Report suggests dealers remain confident

MHA’s Motor Dealer Report 2016 has revealed that dealers remain positive about the second half of the year, despite vehicle registrations being on a downward trend in Q2...

Authorities say action is needed as drink-drive figures stall

The latest Department for Transport (DfT) figures for the number of people killed as a result of drink driving have shown there has been little change in recent years, Fleet...

Illegal London taxi and minicab crackdown

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an increase in the number of officers in charge of cracking down on illegal taxi and minicab activity in the capital, the BBC reports.

Average age to start driving increases to 26

First time drivers are waiting nearly a decade to take to the road independently, according to a new survey.
The research, conducted by Auto Trader and driving school RED...

Road safety charity calls for tougher charges and sentences for criminal drivers

Road safety charity Brake is calling on the government to review guidelines for charging and sentencing criminal drivers.The charity’s new survey found that nine out of 10...

Dashboard Cameras Being Acclaimed

The growth of the use of dashboard cameras commercially has been built on a number of factors...