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Car driving tests in England, Scotland and Wales are changing from tomorrow (4th December 2017). The new test will include the requirement to follow directions from a sat nav, answer vehicle safety questions while driving and perform different reversing manoeuvres. It will also feature a longer independent driving section [1]. Commenting on the changes, Jason Wakeford, […]
The UK driving test is no longer fit for purpose, and should be replaced by a graduated driver licensing system. That’s the opinion of more than 90 per cent of drivers in a recent survey by road safety and breakdown specialist GEM Motoring Assist. According to GEM road safety officer Neil Worth, graduated driver licensing […]
Today is the 80th birthday of the driving test, so road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has gathered a few fun facts to help us mark this important road safety milestone. GEM chief executive David Williams commented: “The driving test has had a positive and significant impact on road safety from its very […]
Road safety organisation, and the number one for breakdown cover in the UK, GEM Motoring Assist today reveals that a massive 76 per cent of UK motorists are still confident that they would pass their driving test first time if they had to take it again now. Despite claims that drivers learn bad habits and […]
Auto Express has covered the upcoming changes that are set to take place next year for those learning to drive. The biggest change in terms of practicalities is the inclusion of motorway driving being legal for a learner driver. The objective being to reduce the number of fatalities on British roads amongst this particularly at […]
The Mail Online is reporting that the new driving test, which will be introduced from October 4th, will incorporate a ‘memory’ element that will require the examinee to memorise a route given by an examiner. The new element to the test will take ten minutes to complete, and will also require the completion of a […]