DVSA issues warning to 10m drivers who used Covid-19 MOT exemption last year

Motorists in Britain are being urged to sign up for an MOT reminder service after millions had their test due dates changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has highlighted that today marks 12 months since the coronavirus-related MOT exemption was made available to motorists – of which almost 10 … Read more

Police banned from searching Queen’s private estates for looted artefacts under special exemption

Police have been banned from searching the Queen’s private estates for stolen or looted artefacts, it emerged today.  Her Majesty was given immunity from the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act, which protects valuable cultural objects. According to The Guardian, citing documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act, the exemption is understood to have been made … Read more

England’s World Cup qualifier in Albania WILL go ahead as planned after the FA secured exemption

England’s World Cup qualifier in Albania next month WILL go ahead as planned after FA secured an exemption from the Government’s travel rules England’s World Cup qualifier with Albania will go ahead as planned  All direct flights from the UK have been suspended since December 22  But the FA secured an exemption from the Government’s … Read more

Backlash over UK quarantine exemption for SOME business travellers

‘Letting their mates in quarantine-free’: Backlash after Grant Shapps announces ‘high-value’ business travellers returning to England will be EXEMPT from self-isolation rules from Saturday Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced an easing of quarantine rules   ‘High-value’ business travellers returning to England will not have to self-isolate Exemption from quarantine applies even if they come back … Read more

Backlash over quarantine exemption for ‘high-value’ business travellers

‘Letting their mates in quarantine-free’: Backlash after Grant Shapps announces ‘high-value’ business travellers returning to England will be EXEMPT from self-isolation rules from Saturday Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced an easing of quarantine rules   ‘High-value’ business travellers returning to England will not have to self-isolate Exemption from quarantine applies even if they come back … Read more

Grant Shapps announces quarantine exemption for business travellers

Grant Shapps announces ‘high-value’ business travellers returning to England will be EXEMPT from quarantine rules from Saturday – but only if they have been ‘undertaking specific business activity’ – while sport stars will also be given a free pass Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tonight announced an easing of travel rules   ‘High-value’ business travellers returning to … Read more

Portugal and Hungary are taken off quarantine exemption list

Portugal and Hungary are taken off quarantine exemption list – meaning holidaymakers must get home by 4am on Saturday or self-isolate for two weeks By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 17:17 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 17:41 BST, 10 September 2020 Portugal and Hungary have today been removed from the quarantine exemption list, meaning … Read more

Dying woman hugs her sister after she was granted exemption to fly to Australia during coronavirus

Heartwarming moment dying woman hugs her sister after she was granted coronavirus travel exemption so they could meet one last time before she dies Christine Archer was denied permission to fly to Australia on four occasions Ms Archer’s sister Gail Baker was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late March  Australian Government eventually allowed Ms Archer to travel … Read more

Trade bodies call for six-month MOT exemption to be AXED over road safety fears

Major UK motor bodies have today called on the Government to axe the six-month MOT exemption for vehicles put in place due to Covid-19 over fears of a rapid rise in the number of dangerous cars on the road now that the lockdown has been eased. New measures announced by the Prime Minister this week … Read more

95% of Oregon anti-vaxxers print their OWN exemption certificate from the state government website

About 95 percent of Oregon anti-vaxx parents print their own exemption certificate from the state government website. Oregon is one of 17 US states that allows exemptions for religious, philosophical and/or personal beliefs.  Of the 31,500 non-medical vaccine exemptions filed in 2018, about 30,000 were done from parents who watched an online education module and … Read more