Move will help ensure that vehicles are kept safe to drive.

You can book a lorry, bus or trailer annual test (MOT) from 4 July 2020 - the deadline to get the test done depends on when the MOT was originally due.

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Changes to the validity of Driver CPC cards held by lorry, bus and coach drivers.

For operators and furloughed drivers on EU mobile working time rules and EU and AETR drivers’ hours and tachograph rules.

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This guidance explains how:

Driving tests are suspended for up to 3 months except for critical workers, and MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers are also suspended for up to 3 months.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is suspending driving tests in England, Scotland and Wales for up to 3 months from 21 March 2020.

What UK lorry and goods vehicle drivers need to do to drive professionally in the EU from 1 January 2021.

How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.

What is DVSA earned recognition

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme is a new way to prove you meet driver and vehicle standards.

DVSA have released their Top myths about DVSA roadside enforcement on their Blog.

Myths.

To keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), you need to do 35 hours of training, every 5 years.

Whilst many drivers, and their employers, schedule periodic training over the 5-year life of their Driver CPC card, we know some still wait until the last minute.

Over the summer months, many Driver CPC training courses tend to get booked up quickly, as more drivers plan their training.  This can make it difficult to get a space on some of the more popular courses.

DVSA has released their New Year’s enforcement dishonours list.

This time of year is a period of reflection for us all as we welcome in the New Year and look back at the past 12 months.

Whilst DVSA enforcement officers have seen some horrors on the UK’s roads in 2019, they have all played an active part in removing these dangers from our roads.