Opinion

Restrict licences or evolve pre-test training?

01/06/2023

DIA CEO Carly Brookfield looks at the important subject of graduated licensing and the future plans to discuss this topic on the next episode of the DIA Motormouth.

Business advice

Good news from HMRC for small self-employed businesses

29/05/2023

Driver Trainer’s resident chartered accountant, Kevin Halstead, discusses the Making Tax Digital and what that means for small self-employed businesses.

Driving test

When will the wait be over?

19/05/2023

Driving test waiting times continue to frustrate learners and instructors. Kevin Martin asks when will the backlog clear? Long waiting lists cause challenges for education and work.

M1 four lane smart motorway in West Yorkshire

Smart Motorways

Smart decision

17/05/2023

Success! Edmund King OBE shares news on how future smart motorway rollouts have been halted, focusing on reverting inside lanes to hard shoulders for safer roads.

Driving test

We need to talk about test waiting times

27/04/2023

DVSA is considering using test appointment data to improve waiting times and identify areas that require more examiners. Carly Brookfield discusses why we should push for better communication on driving test availability.

Business advice

Highlighting the need for personal responsibility

16/03/2023

Jim Milton raises concerns about the lack of personal responsibility among some learners and the importance of ensuring they take their learning seriously to become safe drivers, after a pupil failed a test due to not reading the Highway Code.