Warning: scam emails, texts and calls targeting motorists rise 600%

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has seen a six-fold increase in scam reports. Between July and September 2020, the DVLA received 603 per cent more reports of fraudulent emails, texts and phone calls than it did in the same period last year. There were 3,807 reports of email scams alone - up 531 per cent from the 603 reported in the three months to September 2019. Reports of