MTC26 Speaker

Earned Recognition National Account Manager, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Phil Breen has spent more than two decades with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), working across both Testing and Enforcement functions. After several years as a Traffic Examiner, he brought his frontline enforcement experience into leading DVSA’s bus compliance work, and he now oversees the agency’s flagship Earned Recognition scheme.

DVSA Earned Recognition is a cornerstone of the agency’s enforcement strategy and a priority for expansion, as highlighted in the Department for Transport’s Road Safety Strategy. By identifying and partnering with operators who can demonstrate consistently high standards, the scheme enables DVSA to focus its resources on those who are seriously or repeatedly non‑compliant.