DVLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON THE BRINK?

DVLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON THE BRINK?
THE PUBLIC'S PATIENCE HAS RUN OUT - IN A RECENT POLL, A MASSIVE 90% VOTED FOR NOEL SHANAHAN TO BE SACKED
THIS BLOG IS IN THE INTERESTS OF THE GREAT BRITISH MOTORING PUBLIC WHO DESERVE BETTER SERVICE.

DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

The DVLA appears to be a badly run organisation.

Ian Broom is Customer Services Manager and Noel Shanahan is Chief Executive.

Unfortunately, if you do encounter a problem, neither Mr Shanahan nor Mr Broom will be available to address your concerns.

Surely it is now time these pair of clowns were put to task over the running of this incompetent organisation.

The staff at their call centre in Swansea haven't a clue what they are doing or saying. I have been given bad information, causing me to be out of pocket by some £100. I have been passed around from one clueless department to another without anyone being able to address my concerns and I am sick to the back teeth of it.

So I now feel it necessary to name and shame the people responsible for this mess - Noel Shanahan and Ian Broom.

I do not feel either of them have - or will ever have - the necessary skills required to be capable of managing in such a high profile organisation. I feel it is now time these two were replaced and the department overhalled - with proper staff training administered.

DESIGNED BY THE DVLA BY ANY CHANCE??

DESIGNED BY THE DVLA BY ANY CHANCE??

Thursday, 14 May 2009

Police launch operation to cut crime in Birmingham - BirminghamMail.net (DVLA NEWS)

Police launch operation to cut crime in Birmingham - BirminghamMail.net

Police launch operation to cut crime in Birmingham
BirminghamMail.net, UK
Officers have teamed up with customs officers, the DVLA and Trading Standards for the operation, which is being run for the fourth time since September 2007. Each operation runs for a six-week stint. This time it is being headed up by Inspector Craig ...

Source: news.google.com

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Road safety event arrests - Bexley Times (DVLA NEWS)

Road safety event arrests - Bexley Times

Road safety event arrests
Bexley Times, UK
The Mottingham and Chislehurst North Safer Neighbourhood Team held the event in partnership with DVLA and the Met's South East Area Traffic Unit on May 6 in Grove Park Road, Mottingham. Officers arrested the man for driving while disqualified after he ...

Source: news.google.com

Private plates appear online - Honest John

Private plates appear online
Honest John, UK
The latest 59 series is available to view online immediately and DVLA Personalised Registrations suggested they may prove particularly tempting to people celebrating their 50th birthday this year as they would have been born in 1959. ...
Hitting 50? Get a matching plate Dumfries and Galloway Standard
all 5 news articles

Source: news.google.com

Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway - Telegraph.co.uk

Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Although he filled in the necessary forms, the DVLA sent its official round to check, and spotted the "illegal" parking. He notified the DVLA and completed the SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate as proof the car was untaxed and off the ...
Car clamped on driveway This is Somerset
all 3 news articles

Source: news.google.com

Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway - Telegraph.co.uk (DVLA NEWS)

Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway - Telegraph.co.uk

Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Although he filled in the necessary forms, the DVLA sent its official round to check, and spotted the "illegal" parking. He notified the DVLA and completed the SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate as proof the car was untaxed and off the ...
Car clamped on driveway This is Somerset
all 3 news articles

Source: news.google.com

DVLA software glitch duplicates 62000 tax discs - ComputerWeekly.com

DVLA software glitch duplicates 62000 tax discs
ComputerWeekly.com, UK
A software glitch led to around 62000 duplicate tax discs being sent out from the Driving Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA). Drivers who applied for a tax disc on 11 April this year via a system run by IBM were sent two discs a few days apart. ...

Source: news.google.com

Police launch operation to cut crime in Birmingham - BirminghamMail.net

Police launch operation to cut crime in Birmingham
BirminghamMail.net, UK
Officers have teamed up with customs officers, the DVLA and Trading Standards for the operation, which is being run for the fourth time since September 2007. Each operation runs for a six-week stint. This time it is being headed up by Inspector Craig ...

Source: news.google.com

Private plates appear online - Honest John

Private plates appear online
Honest John, UK
The latest 59 series is available to view online immediately and DVLA Personalised Registrations suggested they may prove particularly tempting to people celebrating their 50th birthday this year as they would have been born in 1959. ...
Hitting 50? Get a matching plate Dumfries and Galloway Standard
all 5 news articles

Source: news.google.com

Thousands of foreign drivers have been caught speeding in ... - Southport Visiter

Thousands of foreign drivers have been caught speeding in ...
Southport Visiter, UK
“But the cost of tracing the registered keeper of a foreign vehicle outweighs the benefit of pursuing a fine or prosecution in these cases, as the DVLA only hold information for UK registered vehicles. Therefore, these incidents are not pursued. ...

Source: news.google.com

Monday, 11 May 2009

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ... - Liverpool Echo (DVLA NEWS)

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ... - Liverpool Echo

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ...
Liverpool Echo, UK
“But the cost of tracing the registered keeper of a foreign vehicle outweighs the benefit of pursuing a fine or prosecution in these cases, as the DVLA only hold information for UK registered vehicles. Therefore, these incidents are not pursued.”

Source: news.google.com

DVLA issues 62000 duplicate tax discs after systems glitch - CIO (DVLA NEWS)

DVLA issues 62000 duplicate tax discs after systems glitch - CIO

DVLA issues 62000 duplicate tax discs after systems glitch
CIO, Germany
The problem was with a system run by IBM that controls the automatic processes, from drivers making applications online to processing and sending out the discs. IBM referred comment to the DVLA, citing client confidentiality.

Source: news.google.com

Ride your way to healthier life - Grimsby Telegraph (DVLA NEWS)

Ride your way to healthier life - Grimsby Telegraph

Ride your way to healthier life
Grimsby Telegraph, UK
"It has now been well over 18 months since I had my last seizure but no letter has gone off to the DVLA and why should it? "There is no need when I have two wheels, and cycling is much more convenient than people think, not forgetting that Grimsby is ...

Source: news.google.com

MOTTINGHAM: Cops clampdown on drivers - This is Local London

MOTTINGHAM: Cops clampdown on drivers
This is Local London, UK
DVLA officers, who also took part in the initiative on May 6, reported 15 drivers for car tax offences and they now face prosecution. The safety event was led by the Mottingham and Chislehurst North safer neighbourhood team. ...

Source: news.google.com

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ... - Liverpool Echo

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ...
Liverpool Echo, UK
“But the cost of tracing the registered keeper of a foreign vehicle outweighs the benefit of pursuing a fine or prosecution in these cases, as the DVLA only hold information for UK registered vehicles. Therefore, these incidents are not pursued.”

Source: news.google.com

Government introduces incentive for motorists to 'scrap' old cars ... - Linex Legal

Government introduces incentive for motorists to 'scrap' old cars ...
Linex Legal, UK
There will be proper verification procedures to ensure the rules are followed, including audits by DVLA to avoid abuse that has been encountered in other countries. Business Minister Ian Pearson said: "People will not only save hard-earned cash on ...

Source: news.google.com

Government introduces incentive for motorists to 'scrap' old cars ... - Linex Legal (DVLA NEWS)

Government introduces incentive for motorists to 'scrap' old cars ... - Linex Legal

Government introduces incentive for motorists to 'scrap' old cars ...
Linex Legal, UK
There will be proper verification procedures to ensure the rules are followed, including audits by DVLA to avoid abuse that has been encountered in other countries. Business Minister Ian Pearson said: "People will not only save hard-earned cash on ...

Source: news.google.com

MOTTINGHAM: Cops clampdown on drivers - This is Local London

MOTTINGHAM: Cops clampdown on drivers
This is Local London, UK
DVLA officers, who also took part in the initiative on May 6, reported 15 drivers for car tax offences and they now face prosecution. The safety event was led by the Mottingham and Chislehurst North safer neighbourhood team. ...

Source: news.google.com

Ride your way to healthier life - Grimsby Telegraph

Ride your way to healthier life
Grimsby Telegraph, UK
"It has now been well over 18 months since I had my last seizure but no letter has gone off to the DVLA and why should it? "There is no need when I have two wheels, and cycling is much more convenient than people think, not forgetting that Grimsby is ...

Source: news.google.com

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ... - Liverpool Echo

Speeding foreign motorists go unpunished after being caught on ...
Liverpool Echo, UK
“But the cost of tracing the registered keeper of a foreign vehicle outweighs the benefit of pursuing a fine or prosecution in these cases, as the DVLA only hold information for UK registered vehicles. Therefore, these incidents are not pursued.”

Source: news.google.com