Mark Winn retires from DVSA after 40 years

Mark Winn has announced that he is retiring from his role as the DVSA's chief driving examiner at the end of October. Mark has been with the agency since 1986, when he joined as a driving examiner. In 2018, he was appointed the organisation's chief driving examiner.

To mark his retirement, Mark has penned a blog post, outlining the highlights of his four decades at the DVSA[1] - including overseeing the change that allowed learner drivers onto motorways for the first time. Other recent highlights include the DVSA's work in updating the Highway Code to introduce the hierarchy of road users, as well as rising to the challenges caused by the Covid pandemic. In the blog post, Mark Winn said: "While I prepare to hang up my keys at the end of the month, I've been asked to reflect on a career that began in 1986 - the year the M25 officially opened, Casualty first appeared on our screens, and 30 million viewers watched Dirty Den serve divorce papers to Angie in EastEnders.

"It was quite a year to start my journey with what would become the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

And I suspect more people are still talking about EastEnders!

"So, nearly four decades later, as I step down from my role as chief driving examiner - a position I've held since 2018 - I'm struck by how much has changed in road safety and driver training, and how privileged I've been to play a part in that evolution."

References

1. ^ outlining the highlights of his four decades at the DVSA (despatch.blog.gov.uk)