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Parents must brush up before they teach teens to drive

Parents should take a driving lesson or two before teaching their teenagers to drive, says the What Car? Driving School. This would give parents an updated understanding of the Highway Code, and knowledge of the skills required by the new test.

Practical Driving Test Changes October 2010

Independent driving will be introduced into the practical driving test from October 2010. This change will comprise no more than 10 minutes of the overall practical driving test which will remain approximately 40 minutes total duration.

HIDDEN road signs represent a “major safety risk” according to the Government’s own guidelines.

A snap survey of the roads around Sevenoaks by the Chronicle found a number of sites where safety messages and speed restrictions were barely visible due to overhanging branches and overgrown hedges.

45% of drivers would fail another driving test

Three quarters of drivers think driving standards are declining, but only one third think their driving is getting worse. What Car? has revealed that 45% of drivers in the UK would be likely to fail the practical part of the current driving test if they retook it today

Spalding High School’s “Not quite Top Gear activity day” is a roaring success.

Students at Spalding High School were introduced to the basics of learning to drive by experts from What Car? Driving School.

Independent Safeguarding Authority – Government undertakes review.

The Government has halted the implementation of new regulations required for the vetting and barring scheme.

What Car? Driving School’s Rachel scores perfect zero.

Rachel Mulroy from St Ives in Cambridgeshire who has been taking lessons with What Car? Driving School Instructor Graham Lilley passed her practical driving test without incurring any minor driving faults whatsoever. The perfect clean sheet.

What Car? Driving School success for Jamie Thomas

What Car? Driving School success for Jamie Thomas – (Haymarket Media Group Teddington) Classic & Sports Car’s Jamie Thomas passed his driving test with What Car? Driving School with only one minor fault.

Happy Birthday Driving Test

The British driving test became compulsory on June 1, 1935 The driving test is 75 today, and the What Car? Driving School is calling on the Government to allow learner drivers to experience motorway driving before taking their test. “It’s ludicrous that as soon as learners get their full licence they can drive on the fastest and arguably the most intimidating roads in the country without having any relevant experience,” said Paul Atkinson, of the What Car? Driving School.

SEAT CELEBRATES WHAT CAR? DRIVING SCHOOL DEAL

The Spanish brand has secured an exclusive two-year contract to supply Ibizas to the newly-launched What Car? Driving School. The deal will see What Car? Driving School’s nationwide network of franchised instructors slip behind the wheel of one of a range of stylish new Ibiza 5drs.

Learning to drive? Is your instructor a learner, too?

5000 partly qualified instructors teaching right now What Car? Driving School is warning all learner drivers to check that their driving instructor is not a learner, too. Paul Atkinson, What Car? Driving School co-founder, said: “There are approximately 5,000 partly qualified instructors teaching right now, which means they are learning on the job. It’s ludicrous that part-qualified instructors can conduct lessons and charge the same rate as a fully qualified instructor without formally disclosing their status.”

Petrol prices at 5 year high

The Chancellor offered beleaguered motorists and driving instructors in particular an olive branch by delaying and phasing in the implementation of the 3p per litre increase in fuel duty.

Driving Examiners strike action continues today 24 March 2010

To avoid forfeiting the £62 practical driving test fee, candidates with practical tests booked today must turn up at the test centre to record their attendance even if the test is cancelled.

Carshalton High School for Girls get into gear with What Car? Driving School

Students at Carshalton High School for Girls were introduced to the basics of learning to drive by experts from What Car? Driving School.

National Driving School moves ahead in Sutton, Croydon, Sevenoaks & Bromley

What Car? Driving School – Britain’s newest driving school – has appointed its first instructors in the Sutton, Croydon Bromley and Sevenoaks areas.

National Driving School motors ahead in Guildford

What Car? Driving School – Britain’s newest driving school – has appointed its first instructor in the Guildford area.

National Driving School Starts in Kent

What Car? Driving School – Britain’s newest driving school – has appointed its first instructors in the Kent area.

What Car? Driving School – Business Accelerates Smoothly off the Grid

What Car? Driving School which launched its new national driving school business only 3 months ago has got off to a flying start with over 350 instructors expressing interest and talking to the business about taking a franchise.

Independent Safeguarding Authority – Bureaucratic madness

What Car? Driving School has described the new Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and its registration process for driving instructors as ‘unnecessary duplication and bureaucratic madness’.

Economic downturn puts pressure on ADIs

Figures just released by the DSA show a 7.6% year-on-year decrease in demand for theory tests by learner drivers. At the same time the number of ADIs registered has increased by 2.6%.