Drivers face a new "minimum" learning period rule if the DVSA bows to pressure from campaigners. Labour Party Cabinet member and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has been warned a significant rise ...

The Government will take measures to prevent learner drivers from "rolling over" their learner permits without sitting a driving test. Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien will soon bring a memo to ...

At present, it is possible to upgrade an automatic licence to a manual one by taking and passing an additional manual driving test, usually after a few lessons. Automatic drivers are allowed to drive ...

Stricter rules for learner and newly qualified drivers will be introduced, eight years after legislation was passed providing a framework for the new licensing scheme. Learner drivers will have to ...

08:36, Wed, Aug 28, 2024 Updated: 08:38, Wed, Aug 28, 2024 A warning has been issued to learner drivers desperate to book lessons and even their tests. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT According ...

Trainee motorists are urged to train on varied road types before sitting for their driver's test. However, operating a vehicle on a motorway while still learning could incur a fine of up to £1,000 and ...

Deaf campaigners have called on the government to help make learning to drive more inclusive, as figures reveal there are no British Sign Language (BSL) qualified driving examiners anywhere across ...

Learner drivers from as far away as London and south Wales are booking driving tests in the north of Scotland to try to get ...

Motorists could face a fresh "minimum" learning period requirement should the DVSA succumb to campaigner pressure. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, a Labour Party Cabinet member, has been ...