It’s now 6 months after the driving test changed and the latest driver and rider testing statistics have been published today (Thursday 28 June 2018). This is a good opportunity to share the early impact of the changes with you and give some advice on how you can better prepare your pupils.
Chris Parr, Assistant Chief Driving Examiner lets you know about the work we've been doing to improve post-test training for qualified motorcyclists, and how you can join the scheme.
Lesley Young, Chief Driving Examiner, is retiring in June 2018, and in her final blog post reflects back on a career in road safety.
Mark Winn, Head of Rider and Vocational Policy, explains what changes we'll be making to improve the trainer booking system.
Jacqui Turland, ADI Registrar, explains how certain types of inappropriate conduct by a driving instructor might be dealt with to protect learner drivers, and protect and improve the reputation of the ADI profession.
It’s been nearly 2 months since we implemented the changes to the driving test. Chief Driving Examiner, Lesley Young, shares some of the feedback we've had so far from our driving examiners, learner drivers and driving instructors.
Last year, we ran two workshops in Nottingham and Cardington to see what changes we could make to improve the motorcycle and vocational trainer booking service. We'd like your feedback to help us develop the ideas you gave us in the workshops.
Last year, between 30 December 2016 and the 17 February 2017 we held a consultation on proposals to improve the way that motorcycle training works in Great Britain. I wanted to go through each of the proposals, the level of support received for each proposal and explain how we’re going to progress these.
In September, RoSPA carried out a risk assessment of the driving test changes. Gordon Witherspoon, Deputy Chief Driving Examiner, explains what happened on the day.
Lesley Young, Chief Driving Examiner, addresses your feedback about the driving test changes handbook we sent to you in September to help you prepare.
Dave Wedgewood, Local Driving Test Manager and Laura Unwin, Driving Examiner explain the training they've received for the new driving test.
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