There is much debate about how the pass rates should be calculated in the first place. But at the moment, post-COVID, we seem to be in a stir-crazy situation where the ADI may be surreptitiously being blamed for the fall in pass rates.
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.
Over the past couple of months, the team at PassMeFast has been busy researching the state of the driver trainer industry, and Kevin Monk, PassMeFast CEO, is excited to share some of our findings with you.
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.
Rochdale resident Aaron Farrell, 27, who engaged in fraudulent activities by sitting driving tests on behalf of others, managed to evade a prison sentence by citing a “no income” defence, despite being labelled a “prolific nationwide impersonator” by officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Farrell was intercepted at a test centre operated …
Due to the ongoing backlog created by pandemic lockdowns, learners who are desperate to obtain a driving licence are still being forced to wait weeks or even months to take their practical tests. And despite the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s best efforts to reduce wait times over the last three years, exclusive data provided …
Learners are waiting up to half a year for a driving test Read More »
The test centres in England where you are most likely to fail or pass your practical driving test have been identified, and the variations in pass rates are staggering. Issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, the pass rate data revealed 1.2 million people took their test between April and December 2022, and only …
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Reports of the UK government planning to introduce a graduated licensing scheme for new drivers appear to have been overstated, according to the Driving Instructors Association (DIA). The scheme would have prevented new drivers from carrying passengers in their first six months of independent driving. Media outlets, including television news channels, reported on the supposed …
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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.
Edmund King OBE discusses the driving test backlog in the UK and proposes solutions to manage learner expectations and help them plan.
