Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Car retailers must embrace every opportunity in H2 aftersales 'Tsunami'

Car retailers have been urged to embrace every opportunity presented by an MOT and wider aftersales "Tsunami" in the remainder of 2021.

Aftersales 3 Aug

Steve Nash, chief executive of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)

COVID-19 lockdown extension ‘no excuse’ for lower MOT standards

The Institute for the Motor Industry (IMI) has said that the DVSA’s MOT extension is “no excuse” for lower test standards or compromised road safety.

Aftersales 24 Jun

One-in-seven MOT passes should have been failures, investigation finds

More than 2.9 million vehicles on UK roads could have potentially dangerous faults according to an investigation which found one-in-seven MOT passes should have been failed by testers.

Aftersales 23 Jun

Jaguar Land Rover issues 44,000 vehicle CO2 emissions recall

Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 44,000 vehicles for repairs after the discovery excessive CO2 emissions may be produced by diesel-powered models.

14 Mar

BMW engine fires prompt ‘dialogue’ with DVSA over 324,000 car recall

BMW UK has said that it is embarking on a technical campaign to examine its diesel vehicles' exhaust gas recirculation modules after the brand made the decision to recall 324,000 cars due to a risk of engine fires.

9 Aug

BMW recalls 300,000 UK cars over stalling fault

BMW has issued a recall for over 300,000 cars in the UK following a DVSA investigation which concluded that certain models could stall without warning.

9 May