A recent ballot by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has resulted in an 86.2% vote in favour of strike action in a dispute of pay and conditions. The PCS Union represents workers in government departments and quangos including the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Both the DVSA and DVLA’s potential strike action will affect the driver training industry. Turnout in the ballot was 51.6%, exceeding…
Every 4 years an Approved Driving Instructor should receive a standards check every 4 years. However the backlog for standards checks has reached the level where it is unlikely to be dealt with any time soon. Instead the DVSA have introduced a new system to arrange standards checks for instructors who demonstrate the most pressing