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The Highway Code is undergoing a digital revolution as Transport Secretary, Justine Greening, launches it as an interactive app for smartphones.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety, Road transport, Traffic signs
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 15 May 2012
Type: Press release
Driving tests will continue to be available in Arbroath and Forfar following an agreement to offer tests from two local supermarkets.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 4 May 2012
Type: Press release
DSA wants candidates to turn up for their driving test, despite the potential for strike action by driving examiners on Thursday 10 May.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 2 May 2012
Type: Story
A new online driver enquiry service allows drivers to view how many hours of periodic training they have completed towards their Driver CPC.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety, Road transport
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 17 April 2012
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates in Southend-on-Sea are set to benefit from a better local service as DSA brings practical driving tests back to the town.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 11 April 2012
Type: Press release
Measures to boost safety for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers have been put forward in Parliament.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 2 April 2012
Type: Press release
Candidates in the Worcester area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
Candidates in the Watford area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
Candidates in the Manchester area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
candidates in the Kettering area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
Candidates in the Glasgow area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates are set to benefit from a more convenient service as DSA extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 March 2012
Type: Press release
The practical driving test centre in Bury, Lancashire, is scheduled to re-open on 30 March following the completion of repairs and improvement works.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 14 March 2012
Type: Press release
You can now give DSA permission to use your photocard driving licence photo for your approved driving instructor (ADI) certificate.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 23 February 2012
Type: Story
DSA is bringing practical driving tests back to Warrington as part of a trial to provide a more local service for candidates.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 9 February 2012
Type: Press release
From 23 January 2012 the driving theory test will no longer use pre-published questions in a move to stop candidates from learning answers by rote.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 23 January 2012
Type: Press release
The Official Highway Code has joined Twitter and Facebook to share reminders about the rules for road users.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 19 December 2011
Type: Story
From 23 January 2012 the theory test will be made up of multiple-choice questions which are no longer published in learning materials.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 12 December 2011
Type: Story
Find out when the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) customer service centre and driving test centres are open over Christmas and New Year.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 6 December 2011
Type: Story
Driving test candidates booked to take their test on 30 November are urged to turn up at the test centre despite the threat of industrial action.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 28 November 2011
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates in the Trowbridge area will benefit from a more local service under plans confirmed by DSA.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 15 November 2011
Type: Press release
Driving tests will be returning to Barry as part of a trial bringing practical car tests closer to candidates.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 15 November 2011
Type: Press release
Proposals to modernise the Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) have been announced by DSA.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 9 November 2011
Type: Press release
A new framework setting out the key competences expected of driving instructors and motorcycle trainers has been published by DSA.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 31 October 2011
Type: Press release
Bus, coach and lorry drivers with a British paper driving licence are asked to exchange it for a photocard licence to get their DQC at no cost.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road transport, Vehicles
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 18 October 2011
Type: Press release
Learner riders in the Shetlands will now be able to take both parts of the motorcycle test without leaving the islands.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 13 October 2011
Type: Press release
Find out about DSA’s range of online services for approved driving instructors (ADI). They are available from 6.00 am to midnight, seven days a week.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 4 October 2011
Type: Story
New official driving and riding theory books have been published to help candidates revise in preparation for changes to the test in January 2012.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 19 September 2011
Type: Press release
From 31 October, learner drivers in North and East Ayrshire will be able to take their practical driving test at a new test centre in Irvine.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 14 September 2011
Type: Press release
• Test for new taxi drivers • Assessments at Kings Lynn • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 5 September 2011
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates in the Barry area could benefit from a more local service as the DSA carries out a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 July 2011
Type: Press release
A free online service making it easy for learner drivers to find qualified instructors in their area has been launched by DSA.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 18 July 2011
Type: Press release
• Contract awarded for three years with option to extend • Bid includes publication of the Highway Code
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 13 July 2011
Type: Press release
DSA is urging all driving test candidates booked to take a test on Thursday 30 June to attend, regardless of the threat of strike action by examiners.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 28 June 2011
Type: Press release
DSA is bringing practical driving tests back to Girvan and plans to resume testing in the town by the end of July.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
DSA is bringing practical driving tests back to Cumnock and plans to resume testing in the town by the end of July.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
Driving tests in Ashford are being evaluated as part of a national trial that aims to provide a more local service for candidates.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates in the Warrington area could benefit from a more local service as DSA carries out a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
DSA is bringing practical driving tests back to Louth after reaching an agreement to deliver tests from the town’s Meridian Leisure Centre.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates in Wiltshire could benefit from a more local service as DSA carries out a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
Driving test candidates could benefit from a more local service as DSA carries out a trial exploring a new approach to test .
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
Driving tests in Dumbarton are being evaluated as part of a national trial that aims to provide a more local service for driving test candidates.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 27 June 2011
Type: Press release
DSA is urging all approved driving instructors (ADIs) to log on to businesslink.gov.uk/manageadi to update their contact details.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 22 June 2011
Type: Story
To improve access for those candidates who have to travel long distances to take the module one test, DSA is looking for additional casual hire sites.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 17 June 2011
Type: Story
DSA is reminding learner motorcyclists to wear suitable clothing when they take their module one and two motorcycle tests.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 16 June 2011
Type: Story
• Transport agencies to save more than £9m over contract lifetime • Four year contract with services, maintenance and building group
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 14 June 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Newcastle • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Liverpool and Chester • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Rail safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Ipswich • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Liverpool • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Edinburgh • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Carlisle and Barrow in Furness • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Reading • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Glasgow • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Birmingham and Coventry • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Glasgow • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
• Centre to close due to over-capacity in the area • Tests to be delivered in Bristol and Swindon • No change to practical testing provision
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 May 2011
Type: Press release
Find out what you can do if you have used an unofficial driving test booking website, and what DSA is doing about unofficial sites.
Mode/topic: Roads
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 6 May 2011
Type: Story
• Improvements to how motorcycle related incidents are recorded • Changes to existing ATBs’ responsibilities • Changes from 16 May 2011
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 20 April 2011
Type: Story
One of Britain’s best selling and most iconic publications – the Highway Code – is 80 years-old on 14 April 2011.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road management, Road safety, Traffic signs, Vehicles
Delivered by:Mike Penning MP Date: 14 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Driving assessments for new taxi drivers • Assessments at Darlington • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Driving assessments for new taxi drivers • Assessments at Failsworth and Chorley • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Driving assessments for new taxi drivers • Assessments at Reading and Newbury • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Test for new taxi drivers • Assessments at Hartlepool • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Test for new taxi drivers • Assessments at three centres • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
• Driving assessments for new taxi drivers • Assessments at four centres • Road safety initiative
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 7 April 2011
Type: Press release
Find out about minor changes that DSA is making to the motorcycle module one test from 16 May 2011.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 28 March 2011
Type: Story
DSA’s process to remind you to renew your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration is about to change.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 25 March 2011
Type: Story
Toyota has updated its information about the build dates of vehicles affected by its February 2010 recall.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety, Vehicles
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 21 February 2011
Type: Story
DSA has announced the closure of its area office at Caradog House in Cardiff.
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety, Transparency
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 18 January 2011
Type: Press release
• ID cards cancelled from 21 January • guidance updated for reporting for theory and practical tests • change also applies to Driver CPC periodic training
Mode/topic: Roads, Road safety
Published by:Driving Standards Agency Date: 12 January 2011
Type: Story
