Archive for ‘Driving Licence’

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Jul31

New driving licence applicants asked to join organ donor register!

by admin on July 31st, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Posted In: Driving Licence, Driving News

Department of Health says compulsory question about donation is aimed at giving people more opportunities to sign up. Anyone applying for a driving licence from Monday will be obliged to answer a question about joining the organ donor register, the health department has announced, in an attempt to boost the numbers of potential donors. Those […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul27

Paper licences to be phased out!

by admin on July 27th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Posted In: Driving Licence, Driving News

The counterpart driving licence is set to be axed. The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed that the document, issued with the photocard licence, will be scrapped in 2014. And old-style paper licences will be abolished shortly after. As part of an efficiency programme at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), driver records will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan28

DVLA in licence picture mix up!

by admin on January 28th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Posted In: Driving Licence, Funny

When Scott Allan received his provisional licence through the post, he realised something was not quite right. While the bearded white 27-year-old’s name, address and date of birth was all correct, the photograph showed a picture of an Asian woman in an hijab. The green card, which had been issued by the Driver and Vehicle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec31

Organ donor questions when applying for new licences!

by admin on December 31st, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Posted In: Driving Licence, Driving News

Anyone applying for a driving licence from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a scheme being brought in by the Government. The prompted choice system will make would-be drivers state if they want to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register or defer a decision until a later […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep21

Could ‘graduated driver licensing’ save lives?

by admin on September 21st, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Posted In: Driving Behaviour, Driving Licence, Driving News, Proposals, Research, Young Drivers

Newly qualified young drivers should be banned from night-time motoring and carrying passengers of a similar age, Cardiff University researchers say. They said such “graduated driver licensing” for those aged 17-19 could save more than 200 lives and result in 1,700 fewer serious injuries each year. Similar schemes already exist in New Zealand, Australia and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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