Friday 22 April 2016

Wellingborough driving tests are moving.

Wellingborough: driving tests moving

DVSA has been given notice by Halfords and needs to move from the test centre at Wellingborough from July.
We're committed to providing testing in the Wellingborough area and are working to secure a replacement site.
If your pupils are booking their car driving test to take place after July, they can choose one of the following nearest test centres:
  • Kettering
  • Northampton
  • Cardington
Future plans
We’ll let you know when we have any further updates.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.


Monday 18 April 2016

Driving lessons in Milton Keynes

Passed in Milton Keynes

A great standard of driving from Hannah resulted in her passing the driving test in Milton Keynes at the Bletchley driving test centre. 

If you are thinking about learning to drive in Milton keynes, then James at Travis School of Motoring is the instructor to help you.  www.drive-travis.co.uk 
For great tips and advise, just check out my website.  Or if you wanted to view some of my FREE video tutorials then click on the link to my YouTube channel.

Sunday 17 April 2016

New test trial update


Practical Driving Test Trial update from the DVSA
Monday, April 11, 2016
The DVSA has informed the DIA of the interim findings of the ‘Transforming the Practical Driving Test’ trial.

The findings, from the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), are based on responses from 1,039 drivers from the ‘learning to drive’ survey, in addition to data gathered from focus groups and interviews.

In terms of overall progress, the trial is going very well. The trial currently has 852 ADIs and over 4,500 learners registered and taking part.  

As the trial has exceeded its original targets for participating candidates and passes in both the trial and control groups, registration closed in late January for ADIs and in early March for learner drivers.  

Feedback from those involved in the trial has been overwhelmingly positive, with ADIs, successful candidates and supervising drivers all in agreement that the new test was a better preparation for post-test driving than the current test. 

Whilst it is very early in the research to draw any conclusions from the trial, first indications have identified that learners:
  • Had a driving style that was less ‘decisive, experienced, confident and fast’, and was therefore safer and more considered
  • Had greater confidence that they could safely use a sat-nav
  • Spent more time on fast dual carriageways with their ADI when learning.

Over and above the proposed changes, the trial also represents a timely study of the driving test, and will provide invaluable data to road safety practitioners across Great Britain to increase our understanding about learning to drive.

Next steps
The DVSA are currently scheduled to give a demonstration of the trial test to Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport in May.  

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