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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...]

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