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Should I become an HGV driver and how much does it pay?

Published 04 October 2021
By Shane O' Donoghue
With HGV drivers hitting the headlines, we look at how to become one, how much it costs, and what to expect in terms of pay.
Private ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training" before hitting road at high speed

Ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training"

A former member of staff at a private ambulance company has told how he received one hour of training to drive vehicles at high speed.
Published 12 January 2017
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Children at the wheel as experts call for driving to...

Experts are calling for a driving lesson shake up, arguing that children as young as 11 years-old should be taught to drive as part of the school...
Published 29 July 2015
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Letters of the week, September 28

The issues that got you talking this week.
Published 01 October 2014
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News: Ambulance drivers go back to school in face of...

Health authority's £400,000 accident repair bill requires emergency attention
Published 08 July 2014
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Right, Mr Bond, I expect you to floor it

Now that Britain’s spooks can legally break the speed limit, the former head of MI5 Jonathan Evans learns how to go on a hot pursuit and beat off...
Published 30 April 2014