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facebook More than 900,000 drivers risk a £1,000 fine after failing to renew photocard licenses which expired in the past year, an investigation has found Photocard licences More than 900,00 drivers could be at risk of a £1,000 fine, the DVLA has warned. Motorists are being urged to check their photocard licences are in date after an investigation found almost a million licences had expired and needed to be renewed. DVLA figures obtained by the PA news agency following a Freedom of Information request showed 926,000 people entitled to drive in Britain held cards on September 3rd which became out of date in the 12 months to the end of August. This equates to 2% of drivers in the UK. A small proportion of the 926,000 are likely to have stopped driving without notify...

Possession or distribution of electronic devices used to commit vehicle theft will be banned, carrying a maximum sentence of 5 years. Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals in 40% of vehicle thefts in England and Wales will be banned under new laws, as part of the government’s mission to make the nation’s streets safer. Having your vehicle stolen is a costly and distressing experience for victims. It disrupts livelihoods, stopping people from working and from seeing their families. As the government works to prevent crimes from impacting working people’s lives, police officers and the courts will be given new powers to target criminals who steal vehicles using electronic devices, including ‘signal jammers’, along with the organised groups who manufacture and supply th...