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• Plans for new M20 junction published

  31/03/2010 Details of a key scheme to allow for major economic growth in the Ashford area by increasing...

• English-only driving test in state of Georgia

  31/03/2010 The Atlanta, Georgia, Senate has voted to require residents of Georgia to take their driving licence tests...

• 500,000th Fiat 500 rolls off the production line

  31/03/2010 News just in: the 500,000th Fiat 500 has just rolled off the production line. The half-millionth car...

• Clacton test centre gets six-month reprieve

  31/03/2010 A driving test centre threatened with closure has been given a stay of execution after hundreds of...

• Over-the-limit driver crashes on his first lesson

  30/03/2010 A driver crashed into a school when he was over the limit – on his first driving...

• New safety requirements for bikers and lorry and bus drivers

  30/03/2010 Measures to improve skills and safety for new motorcycle riders, drivers of lorries and buses and new...

• Check tests in English and Welsh

  25/03/2010 All Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) are required to take a test of continued ability and fitness to...

• Changes to ADI theory test question bank

  25/03/2010 From 6 April 2010, the DSA is encouraging L-test candidates to have their ADI (or another observer...

• Teenager 'almost died' in bike test crash

  24/03/2010 From MCN (Motorcycle News)   A woman “almost died” after crashing while attempting the new motorcycle test,...

• New arrangements for driving tests in the Barry area

  24/03/2010 The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has confirmed new arrangements for customers wanting to take driving tests in...

• New driving test centre to open in Wrexham

  24/03/2010 A new driving test centre will open at Wrexham next month, the Driving Standards Agency has announced....

• Petition for a better deal for the South East's roads

  24/03/2010 Surrey County Council Leader Dr Andrew Povey has urged residents to sign a petition demanding better investment...

• Motorcycle testing – 'millions spent, nothing gained' says BMF

  23/03/2010 The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) has welcomed the findings of the Transport Select Committee’s report The new...

• Romanian 'drunk pedestrian' warning signs scrapped

  17/03/2010 Street signs warning Romanian drivers to be careful of drunken pedestrians lying on roads have been scrapped...

• Highway Code in top three most borrowed books

  17/03/2010 According to the Hounslow Chronicle, the top three most borrowed publications in Hounslow Library between 2006 and...

• Gillingham MPTC operational from 26 April 2010

  16/03/2010 The DSA has confirmed that the operational date for car and motorcycle tests at the new Gillingham...

• Pashto-speaking ADI wanted in Peterborough

  15/03/2010 We have been asked by a community project leader for an ADI who is familiar with the...

• New motorists should be tested on eco-driving, says CBI

  11/03/2010 Energy-efficient driving should become a mandatory part of the driving test in order to cut transport emissions...

• L-test should cover level crossings, says rail chief

  11/03/2010 Network Rail chief executive Iain Coucher has called on the government to do more to curb unsafe...

• Deaths on Devon roads fall

  11/03/2010 From the Plymouth Herald website:   Road deaths and serious injuries in Devon last year were the...

• Leeds road pricing U-turn as £2 billion fund is axed

  10/03/2010 From the Yorkshire Evening Post:   Ministers have abandoned their bid to tempt Leeds City Council into...

• DSA Contact Centre to be closed on 16 March

  03/03/2010 The DSA Contact Centre will be closed all day on Tuesday 16 March for a training and...

• DSA industrial action on 8/9 March: tests will be rebooked

  03/03/2010 Jason Falk, Customer Operations Manager at the DSA tells us that while it is impossible to gauge...

• ADIs may act as interpreter on test

  02/03/2010 From 6 April 2010, driving examiners will ask all learner drivers at the start of their test...