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  600,000 drivers have forgotten how to drive 18 Mar 2010 (News)
  Research by the AA Charity has revealed that 600,000 drivers say they have forgotten how to drive because they have not been behind the wheel for so long. The greatest number of lapsed drivers said they had given up because they no longer enjoyed driving or were scared to get behind the wheel
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  AA Offers Dangerous Driving Lessons 18 Oct 2011 (News)
  AA Charitable Trust offers 2,000 free courses to help Britain's dangerous drivers. * Dangerous Drivers' School (C5 starts Wednesday, October 19, 8pm, for 6 weeks) shows an expert team of AA Driving School instructors tackle some of the UK's worst motorists. * Apply
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  Driving examiners plan to strike over driving test changes 20 Nov 2017 (News)
  Over 2000 driving examiners are planning a walkout on the day that the new driving test is introduced over concerns about changes in working conditions and the way the test is carried out. The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union has warned thousands
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  Red Driving School To Offer Affordable Fully Comprehensive Insurance For Young Drivers 15 Oct 2012 (News)
  One of the UK's leading driving schools has announced that it has teamed up with young driver insurer Ingenie to offer more affordable insurance for 17-25 year olds. Any driver who passes with Red (and is aged between 17 and 25 years ld), will be offered an 'out
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  Calls for motorway training to be added to driving test 11 Mar 2011 (News)
  Motorway training should be integrated into the driving test to help improve the general standard of driving, according to the Driving Instructors Association which also wants the current Pass Plus scheme integrated into the driving test syllabus. The DIA is the UK's
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  The 10 easiest places to pass your driving test 10 Jul 2017 (News)
  More than a million driving tests take place in the UK every year, but less than half of all learners obtain a pass which means drivers are paying over £40 million on failed driving tests. However, did you know that the pass rates vary wildly, depending on where you take your
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  Surge in number of children disqualified from driving 23 Jul 2018 (News)
  The number of children being disqualified from driving has exceeded 1000 for the first time on record. Data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) obtained by the Daily Mail show that the number of youngsters aged 16 or under being disqualified from driving
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  Co-op Insurance Launches Black Box Scheme For Young Drivers 16 Mar 2011 (News)
  The Co-operative Insurance has today launched a new Young Driver motor insurance product, which calculates premiums based on the driving behaviours of 17 - 25 year olds. Young drivers will be rewarded for safer driving. 'Pay How You Drive' will be on average £328 cheaper than competitor
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  TV PROGRAMME SEEKS LEARNER DRIVERS 24 Feb 2003 (News)
  Is learning to pass your driving test driving you crazy? Are you man enough to admit that you are finding learning to drive difficult? Granada is looking for learner drivers (including males!) who are struggling to pass their driving test for a brand new television series
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  Fantastic first year for Mercedes Driving Academy 24 Jun 2010 (News)
  A revolutionary new UK driving school has been a huge success in its first year, attracting more than 2,500 students and nearly doubling the first time driving test pass rate, compared with the national average.  Now it’s seeking more qualified ADI instructors
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  One in five people think their partner is a dangerous driver 27 Sep 2018 (News)
  A quarter of Brits have refused to get in the car with their partner in the past year because they fear for their own safety. Taking too long to pull out of a junction, driving in the wrong gear, road rage and driving too fast are some of the most common
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  Practical Guides: How to test drive a used car 11 Jan 2012 (News)
   Practical Guides: How to test drive a used car    
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  AA Driving School to use the new Ford Focus 22 Aug 2011 (News)
  If you fancy learning to drive in the brand new Ford Focus then you’ll be pleased to hear that the AA is to add more than 1,650 of them to its driving school fleet. The AA Driving School already uses
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  Driving theory test gets shake-up for 2020 20 Feb 2020 (News)
  The driving theory test is being updated to make it more reflective of real world driving conditions. From 14 April 2020, car learners will be required to watch a 30 second video and answer three multiple choice questions based on what they have seen. Currently
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  Confused.com adds Drive Like a Girl Telematics to its panel of insurers 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  Insurance price comparison site Confused.com has added Telematics insurers 'Drive Like a Girl' to its panel of insurers offering the chance of more reasonably priced cover to younger drivers. Drive like a girl, a telematics insurance company aimed at 17-25 year old female
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  Confused.com adds Drive Like a Girl Telematics to its panel of insurers 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  Insurance price comparison site Confused.com has added Telematics insurers 'Drive Like a Girl' to its panel of insurers offering the chance of more reasonably priced cover to younger drivers. Drive like a girl, a telematics insurance company aimed at 17-25 year old female
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  Top 10: Front-wheel drive classics 14 Dec 2017 (News)
  It’s been around for so long that we tend to take front-wheel drive for granted. Back in the 1960s and ’70s, however, there was deep suspicion among many traditional buyers as to the reliability and longevity of what was seen as a new-fangled
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  Top 10 toughest places to take the driving test 10 Jul 2017 (News)
  If you're booking your driving test then you'd be forgiven for thinking that the location of the test doesn't matter a great deal. Yet, according to data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) the location can mean the difference between a pass or a fail
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  Mercedes Drive Courses For Kids 12 Jun 2009 (News)
  The new Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy is set to revolutionise the way British teenagers learn to drive, with the aim of encouraging safer driving on Britain’s roads. With young drivers amongst the most vulnerable on the roads (nearly 1 in 3 car drivers who die or are seriously injured
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  Driving licences and entitlements extended by 11 months 1 Sep 2020 (News)
  If your driving licence or entitlement to drive is due for renewal in 2020, it will be automatically renewed for 11 months following an announcement from the DVLA today (1 September). In June, the DVLA granted a seven-month extension for driving licences as it struggled