by Jordan_NRI | 18th October 2023 | News
Department for Transport (DfT) has announced new policies to help make the rules more flexible for Category B license holders looking to drive Alternatively-Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs). Category B licence holders in the UK are already permitted to drive...
by Jordan_NRI | 26th June 2023 | News
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a summary of the responses received to its recent call for evidence about potential changes to the driver licensing regime. One aspect of the call sought views on the training, qualification and registration of LGV/HGV...
by Jordan_NRI | 24th March 2023 | News
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has announced that its members will take part in discontinuous strike action during April 2023. At present, DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) are unable to confirm what level of impact this action might have on...
by Jordan_NRI | 23rd March 2023 | News
We have discovered a technical issue with our backend office system. This means we are currently unable to: Dispatch certificates and ID cards Verify and process exam results and Instructor registrations Issue invoices and statements Access records To resolve the...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 21st September 2022 | News
John Bowman from National Register of LGV Instructors (NRI) provides an important update on the development of the new PSV (Public Service Vehicle) Instructor register. In May 2022, JAUPT (Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training) advised the transport and logistics...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 22nd June 2022 | News
The National Register of LGV Instructors (NRI) has been formally recognised as an accrediting body for the new Trailer Training Accreditation Scheme (TTAS) launched by DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency). The new scheme is aimed at organisations and Instructors...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 20th December 2021 | News
The UK Government has confirmed that the regulations surrounding trailer testing and licensing have changed. The new change allows anyone who has passed their car driving test to be automatically awarded category BE (B+E) entitlement, allowing them to pull tow...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 4th October 2021 | News
DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) recently announced that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be deploying their Defence Driving Examiners (DDEs) to work alongside DVSA examiners to deliver additional LGV/HGV driving tests. Increase in tests The MoD will...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 27th September 2021 | News
The UK Government has announced further plans to help reduce the LGV/HGV driver shortage. These plans follow the recently announced vocational test changes which will create an extra 50,000 lorry tests every year. DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) has already...