Lesley Cowley on DVLA's Board

Brassneck · Oct 16, 2014

"DVLA today announced the appointment of Lesley Cowley OBE as its non-executive Chair."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lesley-cowley-obe-appointed-as-chair-of-dvla

jasman · Oct 16, 2014

Well get ready for a sell-off of unregistered short registration plates, followed a couple of years later by a new even shorter or letter-only registration plate format undermining the value of all existing registration plates.

mojoco · Oct 16, 2014

In her new role at DVLA Lesley states...

"we are considering how we can introduce the new license enabling you to drive on the right hand side of UK roads"

Skinner · Oct 16, 2014

Isn't there 1 road already in the UK where you can drive on the right side ? some road in london which leads to a hotel ?

I saw it on TV a while ago, maybe she likes that hotel

Edit: yes I know its humour, but still and interesting fact.

mojoco · Oct 16, 2014

Skinner said:
Isn't there 1 road already in the UK where you can drive on the right side ? some road in london which leads to a hotel ?

I saw it on TV a while ago, maybe she likes that hotel

Edit: yes I know its humour, but still and interesting fact.

"FOR more than 100 years now vehicles, be they horse drawn or mechanical, have entered and left 'Savoy Court' on the right-hand side of the road. This is due primarily to the construction of the 'court'. When approaching and leaving the hotel it is easier to do so while driving on the right-hand side of the road. Savoy Court is privately owned property. It is not a public thoroughfare as it leads only to the hotel itself. Therefore driving on the right-hand side of the road does not contravene British traffic regulations...."

http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1501,00.html

spiderspider · Oct 16, 2014

mojoco said:
In her new role at DVLA Lesley states...

"we are considering how we can introduce the new license enabling you to drive on the right hand side of UK roads"

And there I was thinking she would give all car owners 5 years to take up the opportunity to get their number plates with the penultimate 2 letters/numbers taken way, and charge them £50 for the privilege.

Obviously, the DVLA would tell us after the fact, in a very wimsickle way, that it is for our benefit, and has nothing to do with boosting the coffers. Only those in the number plate industry would be aware of the proposed new introduction, prior to it happening. They will be consulted, but by the time it gets to V3, it would be a 'like it or lump it' version.

Car owners will then be informed of this change, by a letter sent 5 months after it has happened, telling them that they may, if they want, register their new number plate, but no rush, 5 years to go........