Driving Test
- NewsAOL
Close call during driving test
A person taking their driving test in Peterborough has released footage of a dramatic near-miss. All appears to be going fine until the driver passes a shop. Without warning a child rushes into the road and crosses to the other side, missing the
- LifestyleAOL
Great gran passes her driving test aged 75
A great gran has become one of the UK's oldest learner drivers to pass their test aged 75 - more than half-a-century after her first lesson. June Evans first got behind the wheel in 1967 but packed it in after a few lessons to bring up her
1-min read - NewsAOL
New drivers could face restrictions in a bid to reduce accidents
Learner drivers who have recently passed their test could soon face a 'graduated licence' scheme, after the Prime Minister announced she would approach the Department for Transport and ask for an investigation. The move would see new
- NewsAOL
Motorists should re-take their driving test every five years, study suggests
More than half of motorists support changes to the driving test to improve standards on the road. A recent poll of 2,000 motorists by Continental Tyres revealed support for frequent updates to the test - and that regular retests would be
- NewsAOL
Pensioner colliding with a driving instructor caught on camera
A learner driver in Newport, South Wales had a big shock recently, after an elderly driver collided with her instructor's car. The incident was caught on dashcam, and captured the crash – as well as the screams of both student and
- NewsAOL
Driving instructors rally against changes to the test
Thousands of UK driving instructors have hit out at upcoming changes to the driving test, signing a petition to ban one of the newly required manoeuvres. They say the proposed move is not only unsafe, but breaks the Highway Code. Changes to the
- NewsAOL
Driving test to include use of windscreen wipers and sounding the horn
People taking their driving next year can expect to carry out "real life tasks", such as using the horn or windscreen wipers and opening windows. As of December, the "show and tell me" part of the test will be altered to