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Illegal driving instructor receives a suspended sentence
A man was sentenced today at Stoke Crown Court for pretending to be an approved driving instructor and in the process conning thousands of pounds from various learner drives. The man advertised his illegal driving lesson service form his wife’s hairdressing salon, his vehicle speared genuine with a a top box on his car and controls [...]
Continue reading...Theory driving test impersonator gets 15 months prison sentence
Friday, February 20, 2009
A man was sentenced to 15 months in prison following a long investigation by the DSA (Driving Standards Agency). The man in question was sentenced at Luton Crown Court, at a previous hearing the court had heard that he had taken over 40 theory driving test impersonations. Four of the people who should have taken the test [...]
Continue reading...DSA urges new drivers to put a plus in their pass this winter
Monday, December 8, 2008
With Winter time being the most common season for motoring accidents , the Driving Standards Agency has advised motorists passing their test at this time of the year to take a course aimed at making motorists become safer drivers. The DSA hopes that this will help reduce road deaths and injuries in the process. Winter is [...]
Continue reading...Driving instructor given suspended jail term
Friday, November 21, 2008
A Berkshire driving instructor was sentenced at Reading Crown Court yesterday after he continued to give driving lessons despiter being struck off. The driving instrcutor struck off the Approved Driving Instructors’ register in 2003, after he was convictied of indecently assaulting a learner driver. The instrcutor in question carried on giving lessons and as a result was [...]
Continue reading...Broadstairs test centre closes
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Broadstairs Test Centre, which is located in Piermont Park, will be closed down for good next Friday after the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) decided to relocate the test centre it to Herne Bay. The council suggesting alternative spots on the isle in a bid to get the (DSA) to change its mind, but the DSA [...]
Continue reading...Driving examiner strike suspended
Friday, November 7, 2008
The a strike set to take place next Monday (10th November 2008) has now been called off and the DSA is urging all candidates to attend their driving tests on Monday. Monday’s planned strike would have been a nationwide strike led by the national Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, of which some driving examiners are [...]
Continue reading...Driving test fees set to rise?
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has launched a consultation of their new proposed fee structure for 2009. The fees for practical and theory driving tests is set to rise for people who have tests booked on or after the 30th March 2009. The closing date for responses to this consultation is 18 January 2009 Below is a table [...]
Continue reading...Bradford has the lowest pass rate
Saturday, October 18, 2008
A driving test centre in Bradford has according to a new survey “the lowest pass rate in the country”. The latest figures from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) revealed that less than a third of learner drivers passed the practical exam at Heaton Test Centre. According to the DSA difference in test centre results doesn’t mean that [...]
Continue reading...Harder to pass your driving test in London?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
According to an article on “this is London” the answer is yes, they reported that learner drivers in London face much tougher examinations in order to pass their driving test than the rest of the country. The article was based on a new survey of official Driving Standards Agency test centres by motoring magazine Auto Express. [...]
Continue reading...DSA issues severe warning for driving test impersonators
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Today the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) issued a severe warning to all impersonators who sit driving tests for others. The DSA has stated that their actions will be monitored and impersonators will face prosecution with tough sentencing by the courts. The DSA further warned impersonators that it is committed to ensure that offenders prosecuted, in order [...]
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