The Mayor of London has challenged the Government to protect cyclists, by adding an element to the driving test which forces learners to pay more attention to bicycles. Boris Johnson wrote to Transport Secretary Lord Adonis after the death of the seventh cyclist to be killed in the capital so far this year, London’s Evening […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learners from the the area have the best pass rate in the country taking an average of 1.87 attempts before succeeding. In contrast, on the busier highways of London and the south east, motorists tended to have to take their test at least twice before gaining their license, an AA/Populus survey of 20,109 AA members […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to cut the number of drivers who take risks on them each year, Network Rail has said. It said there were 14 crashes and 13 deaths last year and 140 near misses between vehicles and trains. The rail operator recorded 3,200 incidents of misuse, but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learner drivers should be examined on ‘green’, smoother driving techniques as part of the standard driving test, according to a business group. The CBI says that each motorist could make fuel savings of 5-10% through efficient driving practices, reducing carbon emissions and saving up to £250 a year. And the group argues in its Tackling […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thousands of learner drivers are facing test day disappointment if they turn up in a Toyota because worried examiners are refusing to get into the cars. The Driving Standards Agency has sent out an urgent warning to all 400 test centres in the country banning staff from sitting alongside novices at the wheel of any […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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