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Working together: DVSA and the driver training industry  

Posted by: Pauline Reeves, Posted on: 23 October 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive

DVSA’s Director of Driver Services, Pauline Reeves, details ways that we are working to try to improve how we communicate with you.

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Prison sentences and large fines: how we’re stopping illegal driving instructors

Posted by: Stuart Gale, Posted on: 16 October 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Feature, Learning to drive

Find out more about the work DVSA is doing to stop illegal driving instruction through investigations, proactive enforcement operations and criminal prosecutions.

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Four decades in the passenger seat: My journey as Chief Driving Examiner

Posted by: Mark Winn, Posted on: 14 October 2025 - Categories: Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive, Learning to ride
Mark Winn, DVSA Chief Driving Examiner

Chief Driving Examiner, Mark Winn, retires this month after 39 years in driver testing. Here he reflects on the changes he’s seen since becoming Chief Driving Examiner in 2018.

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