Less than 30 per cent of candidates pass their driving tests first time at some examination centres, while only 152 out of 340 test centres in England, Wales and Scotland recorded pass rates of 50 per cent or more. The other 188 centres confirmed that more than half of first-timers taking their tests failed, according […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AN 87-YEAR-OLD grandmother from Weymouth has become one of the oldest motorists in England to pass the Advanced Driving Test. Jean Rawson, of Belle Vue Road, has never passed a driving test as her provisional licence was automatically upgraded to a full licence after the Second World War. But she decided to take on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More than 300 candidates and examiners were injured during driving tests in the UK last year, according to new statistics released today. Five examiners suffered physical attacks and 209 reported “verbal assaults” as tensions in the car boiled over. The figures, obtained in a Freedom of Information request by Autoglass®, also reveal that learner drivers […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Motorists over 60 could be forced to take regular driving tests under a ruling, which is expected to come into force in 2013. However the European Commission has announced that it has no plans to enforce these additional measures to drivers within this age bracket in the UK. The EU Directive on Driving Licenses which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
IT’S one “L” of record – a Coventry motorist failed 24 driving tests before finally passing. That makes the dogged driver the holder of a unique MOT – most often tested – in the whole city. At the 25th attempt, and thousand of pounds lighter in fees, the persistent rookie was able to rip up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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