Learner drivers will need to be accompanied by an approved driving instructor and driving a car fitted with dual controls. Motorways lessons will be voluntary and it will be up to the driving instructor to decide when the learner driver is competent enough for them.
Ministers put road safety first today, announcing that a move to change a new cars first MOT to four years has been scrapped. As a result, the period before a new car’s first MOT test will remain ...
In a move that could save motorists over £100 million a year, the government has tabled a proposal that would extend the period before the first MOT test is needed from the current three years to four years.
A number of driving test centres could be closed and the driving age limit raised as part of a major shake-up currently being planned by the UK Government.
Independent rental broker YelloHire has become a member of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA). Yellohire has been in the car, minibus and van hire business since the late ...
The number of learner drivers crashing during driving tests is expected to plummet in 2014. Data from the DVSA shows that the number of crashes with other vehicles during driving tests was 22% dow...
Roads Minister Stephen Hammond has announced the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which is the result of a merger between the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle and Operator ...
The Highway Code needs to be updated to emphasise the importance of safety innovations in today’s new cars, according to Britain’s driving instructors. Electronic Stability Control has been compul...