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...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 21st September 2021 | News
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) announced an update on 10th September informing the industry about the changes the Government plans to introduce to help tackle the LGV driver shortage. Booking car and trailer tests ceased on 16th September via DVSA’s...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 14th September 2021 | News
As a trainer or instructor, whether you’re employed within an in-house organisation, at a training centre, or self-employed, it’s important to stay up to date with the Highway Code. From today (14th September 2021), there are changes to the rules on using motorways,...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 9th September 2021 | News
To help address the current LGV driver shortage, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) announced a package of measures back in July 2021, including a consultation on proposed changes to the current requirements to obtain a vocational driving licence. NRI worked...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 1st September 2021 | News
DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) has updated its Standard Operating Procedure SOP for COVID-19: Conducting Driving Tests (Vocational). This SOP outlines the procedures DVSA examiners will follow in conducting a driving test as well as updates including: Face...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 11th August 2021 | News
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is launching a campaign to recruit additional vocational examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the current lorry driver shortage. This is part of DVSA’s overall aim of recruiting 40 new vocational examiners,...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 16th June 2021 | News
–> In November 2020, the UK government announced that sales of new petrol and diesel vans will be banned from 2030. This accelerated the work of van operators to identify where Alternatively-Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs) can be most sensibly and easily...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 27th April 2021 | News
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched a brand-new Safe Driving for Life website – which goes live today (Wednesday 28 April). The new site includes exciting new features to help your pupils pass their theory test first time. And it will provide...
