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The services currently provided by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) will be brought together into a single agency. Services will be delivered from 2014 by a single agency. Stephen Hammond said: “We need to make sure that we continue to keep pace with customers’ needs and deliver services […]
In case you missed it in other news sources, Toyota has announced a vehicle recall that affects a significant number of cars. Here is the release with the full information for your consideration: Toyota GB registered recalls for certain Avensis and Corolla models (July 2001 to March 2009) and for Prius (July 2003 to April […]
Here’s the latest directly from Toyota regarding this safety recall. Please make sure if you have a vehicle that is affected you do get the work carried out: Toyota has announced a recall of 138,000 Yaris, Auris and RAV4 cars in the UK. This involves the electrical contact in the driver’s side Power Window Master […]
Here’s the latest from The Chauffeur.com on how vehicles are being destroyed in order to send a message to operators: More than £150,000 of stretched limousines have been destroyed by VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) in an attempt to send a safety warning to the industry. A video of the exercise has been released […]
There are some possible changes afoot for the MOT system here in the UK. The biggest being that for newer cars the current annual MOT test could be required every two years. In an extremely positive move, ministers have recognised the massive increases in safety and car design since the 1960’s, when the MOT system […]
Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its iQ models in the UK to carry out a modification to the software used to manage the vehicle’s Electric Power Steering (EPS) system. It is working with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to contact registered owners and keepers by letter to advise […]