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DVLA advice on how to avoid scams

4th April 2025

Tips for motorists on how to recognise and avoid scams, including e-mails and text messages. The DVLA tells us: DVLA is reminding motorists how they can keep themselves safe from vehicle and driving licence scams. Latest figures show that in 2024, almost 20,000 customers called DVLA’s contact centre to report fraudulent activity. With fraudsters increasingly using more sophisticated … [Read more...]

A timely reminder if you’re holding a number plate on retention

11th February 2025

Dave Moss reports… The DVLA is reminding anyone holding number plates on retention documents or certificates that the first of new regular renewals required under this scheme are now approaching. If it has been ten years since the date of issue of the last certificate or retention document you hold for a personalised registration number, it will probably require renewal in 2025. Renewal is … [Read more...]

Classic car owners offered a little hope re. DVLA registration difficulties

22nd July 2021

DVLA agrees to look again at classic car registration problems... Kim Henson says, "Dealing with the DVLA over classic car registration matters has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Indeed it has been a major worry to genuine classic enthusiasts, who have had to cope with strange interpretations of seemingly illogical rules, applied randomly. Now there is a little … [Read more...]

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