Government drops graduated driving licence plans
The focus will be on a new curriculum to teach learners how to deal with a range of road and weather conditions.
Driver Training
Under control
In part one of his driver trainer glossary, James Whalen defines terms relating to car control
Learners booking more lessons than before lockdown
77% of learners who were practising before the UK lockdown believe they would have passed their test already had they not had to pause training.
Back to it
Jim Milton tells us about his return to bike training and his worries about the ongoing COVID crisis
Always more to do
Our CEO Carly Brookfield gives an update on what the DIA has been doing on behalf of members this month
Along for the ride
Mike Abbott tells us about how the British Superbike School started and gives us some information about their trackdays
Scottish driver training to resume on Monday
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today that driver training can resume on Monday 24 August in Scotland. There has been no date announced so far for the restart of practical driving tests in Scotland.
Scooting ahead
Edmund King OBE wonders if the experience of lockdown will cause long-term changes to the way we travel
UK could see national shortage of driving instructors
The UK could see a major national shortage of driving instructors in the second half of 2020 and beyond, according to new research. This is due to the recent lockdown restrictions, a 2003/04 ‘baby boom’ and a decline in registered driving instructors. The statistics from learner driver car insurance provider Marmalade looked at the potential …
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Scottish driving lessons expected to resume on 24 August
The Scottish Government has announced the indicative date of 24 August for driving lessons to resume in Scotland. This is to allow instructors time to plan and prepare for the restart of lessons. The actual restart date will be confirmed on or around 20 August.
