Changes to the driving test will help improve road safety
The proposals announced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will help reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads, and ensure safer drivers and journeys.
The changes are:
* increase the ‘independent driving’ part of the test from 10 to 20 minutes
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Hide Ad* ask candidates to follow directions on a sat nav as an alternative to following road signs
* replace current manoeuvres such as ‘reverse around a corner’ with more real life scenarios for example, driving into and reversing out of a parking bay
* ask one of the two vehicle safety questions while the candidate is driving, for example, asking candidates to use the rear heated screen