Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more
Frustrated learner drivers are calling on the Department of Transport to extend the period that theory test certificates are valid for after thousands of practical tests were cancelled due to the pandemic. A public petition has more than 57,700 signatures, but it requires 100,000 before it will be considered for debate in Parliament. A theory test … Read more
Frustrated learner drivers are calling on the Department of Transport to extend the period that theory test certificates are valid for after thousands of practical tests were cancelled due to the pandemic. A public petition has more than 57,700 signatures, but it requires 100,000 before it will be considered for debate in Parliament. A theory test … Read more
Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark before taking their test in bid to slash number of accidents Format will be similar to pilot training which helps cope with adverse conditions Learners may keep a ‘logbook’ to document their different driving conditions Overhaul is designed to reduce number of serious accidents involving novices … Read more
Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver, 17, for overshooting red light by a few feet Joseph Bell, who was 17 at the time, stopped at a junction in Nottingham last year Student was having a lesson with instructor and paused in zone for 14.8 seconds He was granted absolute discharge … Read more
Learner drivers react with fury after DVSA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test after lockdown as some moan they have been ‘waiting for hours’ Some claimed they had to wait ‘hours’ to book a test without getting through Others received error message reading: ‘Oops! You went away and came … Read more
He should keep his L plates on a bit longer! Shocking moment learner scooter driver uses PAVEMENT to overtake car Dashcam footage shows a car driving down a congested residential street The traffic slows to let a van travelling in the opposite direction pass by At this point a seemingly inpatient learner scooter driver mounts … Read more