The driving test will change from Monday 4 December 2017 to include following directions from a sat nav and testing different manoeuvres. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales will change from Monday 4 December 2017. The changes are designed to make sure new drivers Read More
Driving test changes: 4 December 2017
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales will change from Monday 4 December 2017. The changes are designed to make sure new drivers have the skills they’ll need to help them through a lifetime of safe driving. The changes will only apply to car Read More
Driving test changes: plans revealed to improve road safety
The government is committed to reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads. Changing the driving test will help to do this, by making it a better assessment of the candidate’s ability to drive independently in modern driving conditions. What the changes are The changes are to: increase the ‘independent Read More
New qualification helps to further professionalise the MOT industry
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is introducing: an industry-recognised qualification for new MOT testers and managers annual training and assessments for the existing 58,000 MOT testers Carrying out MOTs to the right standard Around 27 million car MOTs are carried out in Great Britain each year. The vast majority are done to the Read More
Worst learner drivers test attempt numbers revealed
England’s 20 worst learner drivers have attempted the practical test more than 700 times between them, it has emerged. Figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show how one 38-year-old Liverpool man took 39 goes to pass the driving test. Heckmondwike, in Yorkshire, accounted for a fifth of the top 20 Read More
Worrying rise in used car finance problems
A new survey has shown that more cars are showing outstanding finance after they are sold, which a buyer can be held responsible for. 48% of all checks in January 2016 flagged up at least one issue, up by 6% on the same month in 2015. This could be anything from a perfectly legal registration Read More
No Change There
More than half of the drivers do not know how to change a tyre, while 28% do not know how to open their car bonnet, according to research by leasing Options. Less than (24%) of 18 to 24 year olds know how to change a tyre on their vehicle.
The Long Wait
The rise in practical driving tests waiting times continues, despite statements from the DVSA that the matter is being addressed urgently, and that a recruitment drive for more examiners was in full swing. Patron of the ADI National Joint Council, Quentin Willson stated; “With lead in times for driving tests now running at four months, Read More
What’s putting the brakes on driverless cars?
Ethical dilemmas Our driverless cars will be programmed to avoid collisions, especially with people. But suppose a mother pushing a buggy steps out into the road suddenly and the car does not have enough time to stop. Who’s to blame? While law-abiding driverless cars, with all their cameras, sensors, radars and faster-than-human reaction times, could Read More
Proposed new driving test
Follow a sat nav instead of the examiner For around 20 minutes of the driving test you will be asked to follow directions given to you from a sat nav. This is being done to make the test more realistic. The sat nav will be provided and the examiner will always be ready to step Read More