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Learner drivers struggle to book tests amid backlog

Published 22 April 2021
By Kieran Ahuja
Learner drivers are scrambling to book driving tests amid a backlog of around 420,000 people caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Learner drivers struggle to book tests amid backlog

DVSA dismisses driving test petition

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has told Driving.co.uk that allowing driving instructors to pass learners would "not be lawful".
Published 19 January 2021
Those who pass driving test first time are safest drivers, says study

Those who pass driving test first time are safest

New research has settled the debate about whether or not the best drivers actually pass first time.
Published 25 June 2020

Driving tests have been temporarily suspended

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced that driving tests due to take place today and tomorrow will be postponed due to Covid-19.
Published 19 March 2020
Substandard driving instructors to be exposed in Ofsted-style league table

Substandard driving instructors to be exposed

Ofsted-style ratings for driving instructors will be published amid concerns that too many learners are being forced to sit their test...
Published 09 May 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

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
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Video: Pranked driving instructors have a wild ride...

We all remember our driving instructor, but how often do driving instructors remember their students?
Published 27 March 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Video: Cyclists instructed to get out of the gutter...

Self-preservation or road-hogging? Taking the lane or taking liberties? If, when behind the wheel of a car, you have wondered why cyclists take up...
Published 14 November 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Mirror, signal, donation as driving instructors relay...

IF YOU cruise up behind a convoy of driving school cars in early November, don’t worry ‒ you won’t have to sit behind an interminable series...
Published 02 September 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Samuel L Jackson, the driving instructor, passes...

Snakes on a plane! Get that driving instructor on the phone
Published 08 July 2014
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News: I’m sorry to say you’ve failed ‒ as my...

A NEW survey has found that 20% of novice drivers fall out with their instructor and change them for another before they’ve even taken their test.
Published 02 June 2014