The authority has awarded...
The authority has awarded a contract for 40 million new high-durability polycarbonate-based cards. These will still feature the driver"s picture, but the agency has built into the contract - and the design - the possibility of holding smart card chips (image). A spokesman for the DVLA said: "We are in the process of replacing the driving licence to address the increasing threat to security posed by counter-feiters. We don"t know when it will be adopted." The huge contract was won by Swiss firm Trüb, which says the new cards will be "virtually impossible to forge".
The two-seater convertible...
The two-seater convertible will be seen whizzing around the capital"s streets, with a young woman driving and a man on the passenger side. At the end of the clip, he climbs from the car and the line "Vauxhall Tigra. Two seats. Use them wisely" appears on screen. The advert - to accompany new cinema and video releases from November - will target young female buyers.