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Reports of licence plate cloning rise by a third in two years

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart warned the increase is a result of ‘wider criminality’.

Evening Standard

MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for personalised number plates

Customised plates often cost more than the car – and yet the number of people queueing up to buy them is at an all‑time high. What’s the appeal?

The Guardian - UK

DVLA Warning: Britons Risk £1,000 Fines and Disqualification Over 'Honest' Licence Errors – Check Yours Before It's Too Late

Britons face £1,000 fines and bans over simple DVLA errors in 2025. Check your photocard expiry, update details via GOV.UK, and avoid personal finance hits from expired licences.

International Business Times UK

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DVLA warning for drivers ahead of new rule change

The DVLA issued the warning ahead of the introduction of the new ‘75’-plated cars

The Independent UK

DVLA makes massive change to classic car registrations - are you affected?

The government say they want to cut the red tape to make owning and maintaining classic cars easier

Evening Standard

DVLA Car Registration Updates: What They've Changed For The First Time In 40 Years And Who Will Be Affected

DVLA updates decades-old policies, letting classic cars keep original identity after repairs, modifications, or electric conversions starting 26 August 2025.

International Business Times UK

Christopher Biggins ‘depressed and infuriated’ after driving ban over failed eye test

The actor was required to undergo an optical assessment when renewing his licence due to his age

Evening Standard

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Christopher Biggins says he’s ‘infuriated’ after driving licence is stripped over eye test

Pantomine actor, 76, said he passed three separate eye tests but DVLA has not renewed his license

The Independent UK

The electric cars you can get a discount for as government extends grant scheme

Twenty-two vehicles are now eligible for the electric car grant

The Independent UK

Major DVLA Driving Licence Changes 2025: Thousands Will Be Affected - What You Need To Know

Over-70s face mandatory medical checks to renew, aiming to boost road safety amid 1,633 deaths in 2024

International Business Times UK

Woman gets criminal conviction for not insuring motorbike when hospitalised with mental health crisis

The woman says she was in hospital with a mental health crisis when the insurance wasn’t paid

Evening Standard

Pensioner with cancer gets criminal conviction over £27 of unpaid tax on dead husband's car

The grieving widow mistakenly didn’t pay the tax as she also battled cancer

Evening Standard

DVLA insists my van was scrapped … that’s news to me as it’s passed its MOT

When I tried to renew tax I was told I had to send evidence vehicle was still running, and investigation would take weeks

The Guardian - UK

Teenage waitress convicted in fast-track courts over mix-up with surprise 18th birthday gift

The teenager was convicted in a fast-track Single Justice Procedure hearing conducted in private

Evening Standard

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Pensioner, 82, convicted of not paying car tax while in hospital having toe amputated

The pensioner sent in medical records to explain the mistake, but it did not stop a criminal conviction

Evening Standard

Mother grieving death of her baby faces criminal conviction over unpaid car insurance

Disabled and vulnerable people routinely face criminal convictions for not paying household bills

Evening Standard

Suicidal man convicted in fast-track court for not paying car insurance during breakdown

The Single Justice Procedure has become synonymous with cost-cutting and injustice

Evening Standard

Grieving daughter convicted over dead mother's unpaid car tax bill in latest Single Justice Procedure scandal

The DVLA prosecutes around 180,000 cases a year through the scandal-hit Single Justice Procedure

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Evening Standard

Woman with cancer convicted in fast-track courts for not paying car tax while undergoing life-saving treatment

The woman with cancer is the latest victim of the fast-track Single Justice Procedure

The Guardian - UK

My mother-in-law is still driving despite a near miss. How can we stop her?

Accepting you can no longer do things is a huge deal, so this will need to be handled very sensitively

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to take action over ghost number plates

The plates have a reflective coating which prevents them from being identified by police cameras.

The Guardian - UK

More than 130 official suppliers willing to sell cloned UK number plates, experts find

Exclusive: Academics warn abuse of system poses major risk to policing, road safety and critical infrastructure

Evening Standard

Widow convicted in fast-track SJP court over car tax when husband had just died

The government has not committed to urgent Single Justice Procedure reform despite pressure from MPs and lawyers

Evening Standard

Mother convicted over unpaid £8.75 car tax bill while grieving death of baby in latest fast-track justice outrage

The Labour government has not taken urgent action to fix the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

Fulham FC captain Tom Cairney fined £7,500 for forgetting to pay £2.92 in car tax

Tom Cairney received the punishment for £2.92 in unpaid car tax

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