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Martin Lewis warns millions check driving licence or face £1000 fine

Martin Lewis is back with another gem of advice – and this time he’s urging everyone with a driving licence to give it a proper once-over or risk getting slapped with a hefty £1,000 fine.

The Fashion Central · Apr 11, 2025

Stroke victim handed criminal conviction for unpaid vehicle tax while in hospital

The 64-year-old from Streatham was convicted over unpaid vehicle tax as he lay in a hospital bed

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025

Do I need to pay car tax? New rules and rates for 2025 as electric vehicles included for first time

Drivers need to pay car tax every year to use UK roads - and EVs have lost their exemption

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

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Harsh justice: Grieving relatives convicted in secretive fast-track courts over unpaid household bills

Staggeringly harsh convictions continue to flow through the secretive fast-track Single Justice Procedure courts

Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2025

Grieving widow convicted of not insuring her husband's car when he died from cancer

Sick pensioners and relatives in mourning continue to be prosecuted in the fast-track private courts

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

I tried to sell my car but was told it had been written off

What looks like an example of cloning is explained by a typo in an insurer’s claims reference number

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

Pensioner, 82, convicted of not paying £35 in car tax when wife died

The pensioner prosecuted by the DVLA lives in the constituency of Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

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As Starmer prepares to cut the number of quangos, what are they and what do they do?

The bodies, regularly created and axed by politicians, can help ministers demonstrate priorities and avoid blame

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025

Man convicted in fast-track UK court for not paying car tax while stuck in war-torn Ukraine

Mitigation letters containing important information are still going unread by prosecutors in the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2025

Pensioner, 93, with dementia convicted in fast-track SJP courts for not having car insurance

The pensioner received a criminal conviction despite the details in her letter

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

Private prosecution shake-up announced by ministers after Post Office and 'fast-track justice' scandals

A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of proposals aimed at restoring public faith in criminal justice

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

DVLA bans more than 140,000 drivers from UK roads – worst areas revealed

Northern regions home to the worst drivers in 2025, figures show

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Motorist fined nearly £40,000 for forgetting to tax his car with the DVLA

A magistrate handed out the staggering five-figure fine in a court hearing which was conducted in private

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

‘Humphrey' government AI assistant looks to slash UK public sector red tape

Humphrey will help unlock new efficiencies across government departments, including the NHS, HMRC and DVLA.

TechRadar · Jan 21, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Police want access to driving licence database to catch more Far-Right Southport rioters by facial recognition

Violent disorder erupted in towns and cities in the UK last summer after the Southport stabbings

The National (Scotland) · Jan 18, 2025

UK Government to announce change to driving licences to make ‘people’s lives easier’

THE UK Government is set to announce plans for digital UK driving licences next week, according to reports...

International Business Times UK · Jan 8, 2025

UK Drivers Need To File Car Tax Ahead Of Fiscal Year Even If 'They Pay Nothing' Or Be Fined £2,500

DVLA has issued an urgent reminder about car tax, emphasising that all drivers must renew their tax on time, even if their vehicle is exempt from payment.

International Business Times UK · Jan 3, 2025

5 New Laws UK Drivers Should Know About and 1 Reason Why Your License May Be Revoked

In 2025, UK drivers will face five new laws, including higher EV taxes, stricter HGV regulations, and increased BiK.

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The National (Scotland) · Nov 7, 2024

Drivers urged to report elderly relatives to DVLA 'in confidence'

Age UK are assuring motorists that they can report their relatives “in confidence” to the DVLA, if they have concerns about their safety behind…

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

Concerns over the fitness of elderly drivers

Letters: The DVLA must have a more robust process of assessments, says one reader, while octogenarian Judi Fendley says she would be happy to undergo and pay for tests

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Royal Navy Marine handed fast-track conviction over unpaid car bill after Afghan war trauma

The Royal Marine’s parents wrote in about his tragic circumstances but it did not stop the prosecution

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024

Dying man prosecuted in fast-track court over lapsed van insurance

The case was dealt with in the Single Justice Procedure, a secretive fast-track courts system which the government is under pressure to reform

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2024

Pensioner convicted in fast-track courts over £20 tax bill after wife died from cancer

The pensioner was ordered by a court to pay the £85 cost of taking his case to court

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

Justice in crisis: My baby died - then I was convicted over lapsed car insurance

Broken and lost after her three-month-old daughter died from pneumonia, Jenny Beasley forgot to renew a policy - and found herself prosecuted as a criminal under the controversial Single Justice Procedure, Tristan Kirk reports

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

My justice nightmare: Grieving mother's fast-track court ordeal revealed in Standard and ITV probe

A panel of expert barristers has found nearly three quarters of the SJP prosecutions they assessed were not in the public interest

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