Maintaining Professional Standards
Some of you are reaching the end of your Driver Qualification Card’s (DQC) life. So you’ll need to make sure that your training is booked and logged as soon as you can and certainly before it expires.
How driving test waiting times are looking at the end of January 2024
Loveday Ryder, DVSA Chief Executive, gives an update on how driving test waiting times are starting to reduce across Great Britain.
What the driving test waiting time actually means
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) works out the driving test waiting time, what it actually means, and other measures that DVSA looks at to monitor waiting times.
Helping driving instructors learn about the top driving test faults
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Amanda Lane, Posted on:
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Driving instructors, Ready to Pass?, Resources for instructors
Amanda Lane, Head of Driver Testing and Training Policy, recaps what was covered during a recent webinar for driving instructors about the top 10 faults made during driving tests, and looks at techniques you can use to explore your pupils' thoughts, feelings and beliefs about them.
What we learned from the 2023 driving instructor survey
Amanda Lane, Head of Driver Testing and Training Policy, shares the findings from the 2023 working as a driving instructor survey, and sets out some immediate priorities for DVSA to support ADIs.
Helping you to carry out realistic mock driving tests
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Graham O’Brien, Posted on:
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Driving instructors, Driving test, Ready to Pass?
Last Friday (22 July 2023) marked 13 months to the day since we first published guidance to help you carry out realistic mock driving tests for your pupils. Our latest blog post looks at the top 13 facts from the first 13 months of the mock test guidance.
What is causing the long driving test waiting times?
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Loveday Ryder, Posted on:
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Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Helping someone to learn to drive?, Ready to Pass?
In this blog post, CEO Loveday Ryder explains the three main reasons behind what is causing long driving test waiting times.
How we’re dealing with bots and the reselling of driving tests
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Loveday Ryder, Posted on:
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Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Helping someone to learn to drive?, Learning to drive, Ready to Pass?
In the blog post CEO Loveday Ryder, explains what bots are, the challenges they pose, how the agency is protecting learner drivers and the steps being taken to deal with them.
ERS – A tale of two trainers
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Mark Jaffe and Mike Desmond, Posted on:
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Learning to ride, Motorcycle test, Motorcycle trainers
Mark Jaffe and Mike Desmond, both Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) trainers, discuss delivering ERS training, the benefits the scheme brings to riders skills and how it improves their pupils confidence. As part of our commitment to a lifetime of safe riding, we want to encourage people who have passed their full test to keep improving their riding skills and knowledge. ERS is a great way for riders to continue the develop of their skills in environments they don’t ride in day to day.
Helping learner drivers to feel more comfortable ahead of their test
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Rowland Williams, Posted on:
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Driving instructors, Driving test, Learning to drive, Ready to Pass?
Thousands of learners and their families have been visiting driving test centres across England for events to find out more about what happens on test days. Our test centre open days and drop-in sessions give your pupils a chance to …
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'Ready to Pass?' campaign toolkit for driving instructors
Find graphics to use on your social media and website to encourage your pupils to be ready to pass the driving test.