New legislation being introduced, will allow for any driving instructor that poses a significant threat to the safety of the general public to be suspended immediately. The current legislation has to allow 45 days to investigate and remove an Approved Driving Instructor from the roads, during which time they can continue teaching pupils. The new […]

Radical plans to make it compulsory for instructors to sit in the back of the car when their pupils go up on test have done an emergency stop. The original plan was to alter the driving test regulations to see instructors in the back of cars from October 2010. The original plans were implemented as […]

Magistrates ordered Margaret Street to take an extended test before being allowed to drive again and heard that she was unlikely to get behind the wheel again. Prosecutor Helena Jackson said that at 10pm on October 7 police officers saw a car heading towards them in what was for them the outside lane. They switched […]

A combination of the Government’s “cash for bangers” scrappage scheme and a rush to beat next year’s 2.5 per cent VAT increase combined to give car makers another buoyant month. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders the scrappage scheme – in which anyone trading a 10 year old car gets a £2,000 […]

Many driving schools have been affected by the recession this year, with many having to lay off staff and cut costs wherever possible in order to survive. For many driving schools, without the increase in demand they cannot support their pricing strategy and for many they are losing a lot of money. However, there is […]

Each year thousands of cars used by the AA driving school to teach learners are being re-sold to unwary members of the public. Many of the buyers once realising where their car has come from are unhappy as traditionally learners are thought of as the most volatile drivers on the roads. The cars are being […]

An investigation has been launched by the DSA (Driving Standard Agency into phony driving instructors when suspicions were raised by DSA examiners at driving test centres in and around London. Many learners were shocked to discover that their instructors were not qualified. One offender, Deekan Vig of Southgate was found guilty of three charges of […]

An information pack for new ADIs (Approved Driving Instructors has been developed by the DSA (Driving Standards Agency). All new ADIs will receive a plastic wallet containing leaflets and booklets full of information about their new career. Charles Morton, Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors said: “We have listened to feedback from ADIs, which indicated that […]

POLICE today revealed they were regularly being called in to challenge the identity of people sitting driving tests in a bid to put the brakes on bogus pupils. It is feared fraudsters are assuming the identity of provisional drivers to help them pass the test, either as a favour to friends or for a cash […]

The number of vehicle LPG conversions carried out has increased dramatically as more people realise its cost and environmental benefits. An added benefit of running a vehicle on LPG can include up to 100 per cent exemption from the London Congestion Charge. There are environmental benefits too, as vehicle running on LPG produce far fewer […]