Rise of the van driver
Van drivers have been the quiet backbone of life in the UK for years. Online shopping and food delivery have caused a huge spike in the number of van drivers on the road – a 30% increase over the last...
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DVSA closes newly reopened driving test booking system
The DVSA reopened its practical driving test booking system on Friday 21 August, for the first time since lockdown in March. Unfortunately, as the five-month backlog of hopeful learners all jumped at the same time, the website couldn’t handle the...
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The UK’s first medium-sized electric van
The UK’s first medium-sized electric van has finally arrived, a year later than scheduled – and it qualifies for a government grant. The Mercedes-Benz eVito The Mercedes-Benz eVito is the first opportunity for drivers of mid-sized vans to go electric....
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What a COVID-19 driving test looks like
Practical driving tests start back up again in England on 22 July, but things will look very different. 1. A major fault will end the driving test Every driving instructor tells their students, “Just keep going”. A mistake could...
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We’re hiring – Finance Analyst/Accountant
About the role As our Finance Analyst, you’ll report to our Head of Finance and work closely with our experienced CFO. You’ll become an integral part of our finance team. Day-to-day tasks: Assisting in financial operations, specifically cash reconciliations and...
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MOT due during lockdown? Get booked in now!
On 30 March, the government announced a six-month extension for MOTs. This temporary measure ends on 31 July, so if your test is due after that date, usual rules apply. If your MOT was originally due during lockdown, you should...
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Getting back to normal
When lockdown began, we switched to homeworking for all our staff and reduced our customer service hours. Once things started to open up again – particularly car dealerships – we were suddenly extremely busy. That resulted in some delays, so...
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When will learning to drive start back up again?
The DVSA halted theory and practical driving tests in March, and driving instructors had to stop teaching. Although tests did resume for key workers during the first months of the pandemic, most learners were left in limbo. Now, we’re just...
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What to look out for if you’re starting to drive again
We’re still in this, even if ‘this’ is starting to feel a bit more normal. None of us should be driving as much as we were before COVID-19, unless it’s for work. That said, we can take a drive to...
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Gary Lineker gets his own taste of VAR – Van Action Replay
To launch our connected motor insurance for van drivers, we set Gary Lineker (who’s one of Ticker’s investors) the challenge of driving a van – for the first time in nearly 40 years. Oh, and watched closely by VAR. Van...
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