World Socialist Web Site replies to DVLA spokesman over alleged “inaccuracies” The World Socialist Web Site received a letter from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) representative David Whitbread requesting changes be made to our recent article on a strike at the company’s offices over Covid-19 safety. Below is a reply by the article’s author, Tony Robson. Mr Whitbread’s original letter is included below. The DVLA's HQ in Swansea (credit: Google) Dear Mr. Whitbread, Thank you for your email regarding my article on the You do not specify the position you hold at the agency, but you are regularly cited in the media as a spokesman. It is in this capacity that you have approached the WSWS asking us to publish a press release on behalf of a “DVLA Spokesperson”.