Driving test

To help clear a backlog of around 420,000 tests, adults with full driving licences are being urged to train as approved driving instructors (ADIs), according to the RAC. The huge waiting list has grown over the past year as the number of people taking their test fell by 73% largely due to pandemic-related cancellations. The …

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In reply to a question asked of DVSA concerning the start of 8 tests a day and a potential examiner strike on the 11th and 12th October we have heard the following from DVSA: “We are not moving to new programmes on Monday 11 October and there will be no examiner strike on 11 and …

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According to a recent survey from road safety charity IAM Roadsmart, as many as 61% of 17-24 year olds plan to apply for an automatic-only licence. With the incoming 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and a downturn in vehicles with a manual gearbox being sold, the days of traditional …

Learners earning ‘manual’ driving licences could fall due to electric cars Read More »

A report by the government into claims made by the National Highways agency over the safety of Smart Motorways has called for more data, while a revised version of the Highway Code is being rolled out to better inform drivers about Smart Motorway rules and regulations. The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) are calling …

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It has been suggested that more than a million tests were delayed during the pandemic. According to research published this week, British roads could see 1.3 million new drivers earn their licence this year.  Car insurance firm, Direct Line, analysed government figures to find that the coronavirus pandemic had caused a huge backlog of drivers …

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DVSA plans to help address the lorry driver shortage by prioritising vocational tests.

The service has reopened but will be closed between 8pm and 8am for the next 10 days for maintenance.

The Scottish government has announced that physical distancing rules are being relaxed from two metres to one metre on 19 July.

The number of theory test centres in Great Britain will increase from 6 September and many will change location.