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PUBLISHED: 16:02 23 August 2019 | UPDATED: 16:02 23 August 2019
A driving instructor was caught using their phone while driving in Great Yarmouth. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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New figures reveal that it is far easier to pass driving test in Highlands than in inner city Birmingham.
An idea to increase the state pension age to 75 in just over 15 years’ time has sparked incredulity among some older people who have already had to wait longer than expected for their pension.
The Government has said it is not considering the proposal from a think tank. However, this has not alleviated everyone’s fears, with some highlighting the risks involved with working later in life in certain careers.
Ann Baker expected to get her pension at 60 but had to wait an extra three years because of changes to the threshold for women. She continued working as a driving instructor until she was 61, but could not keep going until 63.
Almost 1,000 fake driving instructors have been reported in the last five years to the body which overseas lessons.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 961 allegedly illegal instructors have been reported to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) since 2014.
Instructors must be registered with the DVSA and have passed a series of special test and background checks in order to charge for lessons.
Doing so without DVSA approval is a criminal offence under the Road Traffic Act.
Taking lessons from an unlicensed instructor either intentionally or unwittingly is also potentially dangerous and could prove costly.
Mia Cuddington, 17, screamed as the fleeing car mounted a pavement and sped past her followed by three police vehicles.
For many of us, taking our driving test is a pivotal, terrifying experience. A great deal hinges on whether or not you pass – the ability to take your mates to ...
Almost 1,000 fake driving instructors have been reported in the last five years to the body which overseas lessons.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 961 allegedly illegal instructors have been reported to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) since 2014.
Instructors must be registered with the DVSA and have passed a series of special test and background checks in order to charge for lessons.
Doing so without DVSA approval is a criminal offence under the Road Traffic Act.
Taking lessons from an unlicensed instructor either intentionally or unwittingly is also potentially dangerous and could prove costly.
Almost 1,000 fake driving instructors have been reported in the last five years to the body which overseas lessons.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 961 allegedly illegal instructors have been reported to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) since 2014.
Instructors must be registered with the DVSA and have passed a series of special test and background checks in order to charge for lessons.
Doing so without DVSA approval is a criminal offence under the Road Traffic Act.
Taking lessons from an unlicensed instructor either intentionally or unwittingly is also potentially dangerous and could prove costly.
Dublin Bus took on its first woman driver in 1980 but females still only account for 4 per cent of all drivers.