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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Neil Lancefield

More than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025

Some 10,054 motorists were handed penalty points in 2025 for driving unroadworthy vehicles (Alamy/PA) -

More than 10,000 drivers in Britain were caught driving unroadworthy vehicles last year, an investigation has found.

The RAC, which obtained the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) figures, warned that “far too many vehicles are unfit for the roads”.

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