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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).. It carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, [2] carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls.
The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013. [2] The DSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and the DVSA took over its responsibilities on 1 April 2014.
New rules for driving tests have been set out by the DVSA under its plan to reduce waiting times and help drivers get on the road.. The agency says it will review and improve the rules for booking ...
The regulations state that the on-road driving time must be no less than 28-30 minutes. [29] If at any point during the test, the examiner has to intervene verbally or physically (including with dual controls), this will, in the vast majority of cases, be marked on the test report as a serious or dangerous fault, and result in test failure.
DVSA/DVA has only the power to discipline the station involved and cannot pursue compensation of any kind for the complainant; that is the responsibility of Trading Standards. A MOT station cannot be held responsible for defects that occur to the vehicle several months after the test was conducted.
The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013. [4] VOSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and its responsibilities passed to the DVSA on 1 April 2014.
Approved Driving Instructor (or ADI) is a UK term for a trainer of car driving who has been tested and registered by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). UK law requires driving instructors to be qualified before they can charge for their services.
Pre-2012 logo of DVLA. The vehicle register held by DVLA is used in many ways. For example, by the DVLA itself to identify untaxed vehicles, and by outside agencies to identify keepers of cars entering central London who have not paid the congestion charge, or who exceed speed limits on a road that has speed cameras by matching the cars to their keepers utilising the DVLA database.