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DVLA asks staff to disclose their waist size as part of risk assessment to decide who is healthy enough to return to working at their Swansea headquarters DVLA said to have asked staff to disclose their waist size for a risk assessment Organisation said it did not ask staff members for exact waist measurements Claimed … Read more
Boris Johnson today vowed the Government is ‘working flat-out’ after a Covid outbreak at the DVLA headquarters. More than 500 cases have been identified at the driving agency’s offices in Swansea between September and December last year after bosses allegedly told staff with symptoms to return to work. It is thought to be Britain’s biggest … Read more
Car thefts accelerated by a third last year, according to new data, despite two national lockdowns and more drivers being indoors to keep a closer eye on their motors. There were 74,769 vehicles pinched from their owners last year – this is a 33 per cent leap up from 56,288 in 2019, according to Driver … Read more
More than 500 of the DVLA’s 6,000 workers in Swansea have caught coronavirus since March – as workers accuse bosses of ‘encouraging staff with symptoms to return to work’ Outbreak heaps pressure on ministers who critics say failed to protect workers A number of employees, including those who are vulnerable, still told to come in … Read more
DVLA announces 352 workers have been infected by Covid outbreak at its Swansea offices The DVLA has declared a coronavirus outbreak at its Swansea offices There have been 352 cases of Covid-19 at the contact centre since September Local health board has set up a testing facility to limit spread into community By William Cole For Mailonline … Read more
Motorists are being increasingly targeted by scam artists trying to steal their money or personal information via texts, emails and phone calls. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency says it has seen a 603 per cent jump in fraudulent activity in the last 12 months and warned drivers to be alert to the deceitful tricksters … Read more
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has today announced it has – for the second time in lockdown – extended the validity of photocard driving licences. Having introduced a seven-month extension in June, it has increased the period to 11 months as it continues to buckle under demand for renewals during the coronavirus pandemic. It … Read more
Money guru Martin Lewis tells millions of UK drivers to check their photocard licences after EU rule change came in to force extending their validity EU regulation extended all photocard driving licences for seven months Extension is for any photocard that expired between February 1 and August 31 MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis says 2.3million cards … Read more
Motorists granted a seven-month extension for driving licence renewals as the DVLA struggles to process applications during pandemic Drivers with photocard licences due to expire between 1 February and 31 August 2020 will be granted an extension to have them renewed Licences will be automatically extended by seven months from date of expiry Impacted motorists … Read more
The DVLA has earned £3million over four years by charging callers to use controversial premium rate phone lines Income is generated from premium-rate lines that cost 51p per minute to call They are more than three times the 16p per minute standard 01 and 02 numbers The income is proving ‘a nice little earner’ for … Read more