About 17,086 UK motorists are still paying tax on vehicles listed as stolen. The figures were revealed under a A Freedom of Information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency by the UK’s oldest specialist motor insurance loss adjuster, Claims Management & Adjusting. According to DVLA data for September 2023, of 54,804 vehicles recorded as stolen, almost a third (31.18%) are … [Read more...]
Older drivers collect more points, study shows
There are more than 304,000 over 65s currently driving on UK roads with penalty points on their licence, nearly 25 times the number of young teenagers – of which there are just over 12,000 with penalty points. The findings, which came from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the DVLA by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity – IAM RoadSmart – also revealed that the oldest person … [Read more...]
Welsh Government increases paper trips despite clampdown
There has been a sharp rise by Welsh Government moving documents in official cars. Despite moves to cut traffic generated pollution including a 50mph limit on parts of the M4 and other trunk roads in Wales, hundreds of trips have been made over three years, including a very sharp rise this year, by Welsh Labour-led Government-owned vehicles to just transport documents without a minister … [Read more...]