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Calls for rural roads in driving test

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:11:57 +0000

The IAM has renewed its calls to the Government to include rural A-roads in the test

Research by the IAM concludes that 82% of rural fatal accidents occur on single carriageway roads compared to 18% on motorways and dual-carriageways.

Young drivers are most at risk where the test doesn’t include skills such as high speed corners, inclement weather and overtaking manoeuvres on single carriageway A-roads.

Immediate driving instructor suspension

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:50 +0000

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has new powers to immediately suspend a driving instructor who poses a threat to learners or other road users.

Current law allows the DSA to suspend an instructor but it takes 45 days to come into effect during which time the instructor can still give driving instruction. The new powers will remove instructors from the registrar immediately. The DSA currently employs around 2,000 driving examiners. In 2008/2009 the DSA did 1.72 million practical car tests, 84,000 vocational tests and 105,000 motorcycle tests. 1.5 million theory tests were carried out.

950 attempts to pass driving test

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:29:32 +0000

A woman from Korea has passed her theory driving test after the 950th attempt

She needs a driving licence for her business and has spent, since 2005, £6000 on travel and test fees, achieving only a 60% pass mark. She had taken the theory test every day except on weekends and public holidays. She still needs to pass the trickier practical test. Due to her notoriety she has become a bit of a celebrity in Japan with TV appearances.

Resitting the driving test after a ban

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:33:31 +0000

If you have been disqualified as a result of a driving offence a court can order you to take the extended practical driving test

The courts can impose the extended test if you are convicted of an offence that requires disqualification such as dangerous driving. The extended driving test is much longer, includes a greater range of roads and is double the cost compared to the normal driving test.

What will happen at the end of my driving ban?

When your disqualification period finishes and you have been ordered to do the extended test, you will need to apply for a provisional driving licence and be expected to adhere to the driving standards that all learners have to. It is not compulsory to have driving lessons from a driving instructor. You will then need to successfully pass the theory test and the extended practical test.