Latest driving news, mainly focused on new effecting learner drivers and people taking their theory driving test. There is also a smattering of crazy driving related news, if you have any news please contact us to submit it.
The fee for the theory driving test will fall by £6 in October 2014, taking the cost of a test from £31 to £25, with a further drop of £2 in October 2015. To see the new Theory Test fees click here The practical...
From January 2015, DVLA will no longer issue the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence. The traditional paper driving licence is to be phased out from January 2015 as...
Photocards issued from February 2014 will have a refreshed design and contain a host of improved security features such as a new security holograph, raised surface pattern and an...
From 1st October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer be issued or required to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. Motorists are still required to pay for...
The Government is considering whether to increase the age that a young person may take their driving test, to 18. The move is in an attempt to reduce the number of people killed and injured in accidents on our...
A Chinese translator in Birmingham has been jailed for 12 months after helping 200 learner drivers cheat on their theory driving test. Peter Hui, an approved DSA (Driving Standards Agency) translator, helped over 200 learner drivers cheat by providing them with...
Passing your theory test is an exhilarating experience, but what happens if you don’t pass the first time? Nerves do get the better of some people and it is not unusual to have to sit your...
Fraud seems to be an unrelenting force within the world of driving tests with both practical and theory tests attracting their fair share of unscrupulous instructor’s examiners and candidates. In recent weeks the police have raided...
A new procedure has been launched today (7th February 2013) which gives the police the power to request an immediate suspension of a driver’s licence if the driver fails a police eyesight test. Before the introduction of this...
A Leicestershire cyclist has petitioned the government asking for cycle awareness to be a compulsory element in the practical driving test. Cycle awareness is already covered in the theory driving test but is not a requirement of...
In a meeting with Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond, the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has asked that rural roads be included in the national driving test. Milly Wastie, Chairman of the NFYFC campaign, called upon...
In an attempt to crackdown on cheating, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced that practical and theory driving tests will no longer be available in a foreign language. Currently, the test can be taken in twenty one...
Road safety minister Stephen Hammond, has given the go ahead for practical driving tests to offered by the car parts and accessories chain, Halfords. The deal has been in the pipeline since summer 2012 but was given the...
Ministers are considering the option of placing a ban on young drivers in England and Wales from carrying passengers, other than family members in their car. The proposal is specifically aimed at young newly qualified drivers and is...
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