Changes to the UK Driving Licence : No More Counterpart

From yesterday, Monday 8th June 2015, the paper counterpart of the UK driving licence will no longer be issued by the DVLA. Here’s what you need to know about the changes. The paper counterpart of the UK driving licence has been used to display information about driving licences that is not included in the photocard, […]

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Should “Graduated Driving Licences” Be Introduced to the UK?

According to research published by the British Medical Journal, almost 9000 injuries could have been avoided in the last two years had young drivers been restricted when they first passed their driving test. Campaigners would like to see a series of “graduated driving licences” which could include restrictions on the age of passengers that newly […]

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What is a Graduated Driving Licence?

This is the question I found myself asking the other day when I heard it mentioned on the radio. So I decided to do a little digging…

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Could It Be the End of the Road for This Driving Test Manoeuvre?

The BBC has recently reported that there could be a radical shake-up to the UK driving test, which might see standard driving test manoeuvres such as turning in the road, replaced with newer manoeuvres that more accurately reflect the way that we drive on the roads of the UK today. The proposed shakeup has potential […]

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Five Fantastic Different Driving Experiences

Luckily driving is one of the few past-times which isn’t always, necessarily affected by the weather and driving conditions.

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What’s Changed in the Driver Training Industry Recently?

In the last ten years many thousands of people have taken and failed their driving test in the UK. Is the test actually getting harder?

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New Research On Driving Test Collision Rates

New research published by IntelligentCarLeasing.com last week has revealed the number of driving tests resulting in collisions with other vehicles over the past 5 years; identifying some interesting trends and predictions for the future. The data was collected via the DVSA and shows that most interestingly the number of collisions that occur during driving tests appears to […]

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Would You like to Become a Winner Behind the Wheel?

What would be the best gift you could give a budding and enthusiastic junior driver, who can’t wait to get behind the wheel?

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Celebrity Reality TV Show “Driving with the Stars” Needs Investigation

The National Association Steering Group has made calls for the programme to be investigated by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

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Clearing snow at Portsmouth driving test centre

Portsmouth Driving Test Centre Staff Clear Snow

APass4U applaud the DSA driving examiners at the Portsmouth driving test centre who put on their winter gear and went out to shovel snow.

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