ADI industry news
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24/11/2010 Some driving tests may be affected by winter weather over the next few days. The Met Office...
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Crackdown on illegal sale of Bulgarian driving licences
23/11/2010 One of the major causes of Bulgaria's high mortality rate has been the illegal sale of driving...
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Protect yourself from used car scammers
18/11/2010 With rising numbers of used car buyers being duped by ads for vehicles that don’t exist, and...
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New drivers should display green P-plates, say magistrates
17/11/2010 All new drivers should be forced to display green P-plates to help warn other motorists they are...
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17/11/2010 The Energy Saving Trust calculates that drivers could save up to two months’ worth of fuel each...
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ADIs – tell the TSO what you need
16/11/2010 The Stationery Office (TSO) has set up an online survey for ADIs (and trainee ADIs), to find...
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Could you be TV's next driving expert?
16/11/2010 Channel 4 is currently developing a major new series which follows learner drivers as they hone their...
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Louth instructors launch petition to save test centre
11/11/2010 Up to 600 learner drivers will be forced to fork out an extra £250 each and spend...
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FleetNews survey names UK's most reliable cars and vans
11/11/2010 The BMW 3 Series is the most reliable company car in the UK according to a survey...
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Braking exercise change for lorry, coach, bus and trailer tests
10/11/2010 People taking tests to be lorry, bus, coach or car-and-trailer drivers will perform the braking exercise on-road...
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Toyota announces voluntary recall of iQ in the UK
09/11/2010 Toyota GB has announced it will recall a number of its iQ models in the UK to...
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DSA launches Facebook page for learner drivers
08/11/2010 The Driving Standards Agency has launched a Facebook page called “I can't wait to pass my driving...
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Britain is being strangled by green tape, says ABD
08/11/2010 The Association of British Drivers (ABD) says that rather than simply owning up to damaging past mistakes,...
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Temporary closure of Redditch driving test centre
08/11/2010 The Redditch driving test centre will be closed for improvements between Wednesday 16 February and Wednesday 30...
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Temporary closure of Abergavenny driving test centre
05/11/2010 The Abergavenny driving test centre will be closed for improvements to the heating system between Wednesday 2 February...
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Temporary closure of Croydon driving test centre
05/11/2010 The Croydon driving test centre will be closed for refurbishment between 23 February and 29 March 2011....
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DSA to stop publishing theory test questions
02/11/2010 The Driving Standards Agency is to stop publishing the multiple-choice questions and answers used in theory tests,...
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Electronic parking brakes allowed on driving tests
01/11/2010 The DSA has released the following information about electronic parking brakes and suitability for test. Electronic parking...