Daily Mail

Backlog of 56,000 HGV licence applications could grow even bigger as DVLA staff ballot for more strikes in Covid safety row

Workers at the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are set to vote on more strike action in the coming weeks, threatening to worsen the huge 56,000 backlog of HGV licence applications. Members ...
The Mirror

Letters sent to a million HGV driving licence holders in desperate bid to solve crisis

Drivers who hold an HGV licence are being encouraged by the government to get back behind the wheel of lorries to solve the current shortage crisis with nearly one million letters being sent out. It ...
Daily Mail

A THIRD of DVLA workers are STILL not at their desks despite delays in processing almost 30,000 HGV licence applications and supply-chain issues over Christmas

A third of staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are still working from home, despite warnings of supply-chain issues over Christmas because of driver shortages. Government workers ...