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• Driving test repeat candidates more likely to fail

  27/12/2011 From The Daily Telegraph Some people are simply not cut out to get behind the wheel of...

• All DVLA offices to be closed, except Swansea HQ

  27/12/2011 Over 1,200 DVLA jobs are at risk following a government announcement that it plans to close all...

• The Highway Code wants to be your friend

  26/12/2011 The DSA has introduced the Highway Code to Facebook and Twitter in a bid to remind motorists...

• Motorcycles to be allowed access to bus lanes

  22/12/2011 Transport for London (TfL) has announced that motorcycles will be able to drive in bus lanes on...

• Learner driver jailed for killing girl during first lesson

  22/12/2011 From The Daily Telegraph A learner driver who killed a nine-year-old girl during her first lesson with...

• Theory test booking confirmations

  21/12/2011 The DSA has made a change to online bookings for theory tests. When booking online, you’ll need...

• Motorcycle guides and ATB manual published

  21/12/2011 Five new guides about becoming a motorcycle instructor and training provider have been published on Business Link....

• Government slashes motoring red tape

  15/12/2011 Drivers are to be released from reams of red tape currently required by government, Transport Secretary Justine...

• Stephen Fry makes driving QI

  14/12/2011 Stephen Fry has become the latest talent to lend his mellifluent tones to TomTom sat nav devices....

• Get your RPMT newsletter here!

  14/12/2011 Issue 8 of the register of post-test motorcycle instructors (RPMT) newsletter is out now. This issue talks...

• Motorcycle test YouTube playlist updated

  14/12/2011 The DSA’s motorcycle test playlist on YouTube has been updated. It now includes a recently published video...

• Changes to the theory test: the facts

  14/12/2011 DSA press release From 23 January 2012 the theory test will be made up of multiple-choice questions...

• New MoT test items from 1 January 2012

  09/12/2011 The Department for Transport is adding a number of new mandatory test items to the annual MoT...

• You stop, he doesn’t: the downside of winter tyres

  09/12/2011 Goodyear’s current ad campaign has a straightforward message: Goodyear Cold Weather Tyres can reduce braking distance on...

• Learner drivers to be allowed on motorways – but not yet

  09/12/2011 It’s been in the headlines all week. “Learner drivers are to be allowed to have driving lessons...

• DSA opening hours – Christmas and New Year

  07/12/2011 Here is a guide to when the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) customer service centre and driving test...

• Young people desert the driving test

  05/12/2011 A new survey has revealed that 13% of people know someone who is driving on UK roads...

• Older drivers 'should lose their licences'

  01/12/2011 From The Daily Telegraph More than three in five drivers think motorists should have to give up...