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RECENT NEWS FOR LEARNER DRIVERS

Worst Driving test mistakes – 21/08/2019

A funny article by the Independant where driving instructors share the worst things students have done during a driving test, makesure you dont make any of the mistakes listed in the article!

Check if your instructor is a fraud – 21/08/2019

The Independant has a new article highlighting fraudulant driving instructors it's a really interesting article and important you know the difference when looking for a driving instructor!

Major changes UK driving tests – 21/07/2016

The Sun has a new article detailing major changes to the UK driving test that can be read here this is to try anfdmake the driving test seem more realistic and changes will include;

reversing out of a parking bay
follow directions on a sat-nav rather than using road signs
reversing round a corner will be scrapped

New laws on road signs landed across the UK – 05/05/2016

There is a really interesting new article on the Road Safety GB web site That details the new law passed giving local authorities the right to decide wether to repeat multiple speed limit signs on roads or simply not to bother. Basically this means it may now be even harder than before to know for sure what speed you should be travelling at as you pass through different areas it will get rid of common standards and could lead to increased confusion amongst driver. Its definitely something to be more aware of and more details can be found here

Bradford and Ilkley pensioners talk about the new website set up for older drivers – 29/03/2016

The Telegraph and Argus have published a really interesting article about older drivers and how to stay safe on the road, the article includes interviews with elderly drivers from The Bradford and Ilkley area. Follow the link to read more on the Telegraph and Argus website

Teenager Grant Ferguson passes sat-nav driving test – 26/05/2015

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) has been trialing a revised driving test that involves taking directions from a Sat Nav, The DVSA hopes to complete 1,000 of the new tests, which will continue until early 2016, with around 40 people so far that have sat the new style driving test designed to reflect the changing world of driving and technologies that acompany it, more about this can be found on the BBC's Website.

How to choose a driving instructor

We recently became aware of a new web site called First Time Driver It's got loads of useful info for new drivers, including this article on how to choose a reputable driving instructor take a look here. Towards the bottom of the article there is a really useful "Driving instructor checklist" it's definitely worth a read.

Changes to the hazard perception test

If you have to resit your driving theory test you might want too know that from Monday the 12th of January the tradional video based hazard perception part of the test has been replaced by a CGI (computer generated imagery) segment. This is too alow the DVSA to create situations on the hazard perception test that illustrate other road users such as cyclists in dangerous situations without actually putting them in these situations.

If you would like to learn more about this there is a more indepth article on the 2pass website. Also have a look at the new DVSA hazard perception test on the DVSA Youtube channel.