2pass Newsletter - April 2006 issue 87


2Pass Newsletter	April 2006 / Issue 87
In this issue: • Driving Test Fees Increase • Driving Tip of the Month • Pass Plus News • EU driving licence on the cards • Focus prizes for this month • Driving School ban in name of safety • Zero road tax band doesn't exist • Driving offences reach new record • Car buyers urged to carry out history checks • Cancel your subscription	Driving Tip of the Month Dealing With Emergency Vehicles You could encounter an emergency vehicle at any time while on the road. It's important that you know what to do as delaying emergency vehicles could cost lives. The Highway Code Rule 194 says :- You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights, headlights or sirens. When one approaches do not panic. Consider the route of the emergency vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but do not endanger other road users. To find out more read on! Pass Plus News Are you interested in taking some Pass Plus tuition but would like some help with the costs? In light of the importance and success of the Pass Plus course several local authorities are helping pupils with the cost of the course. More EU driving licence on the cards European Union ministers are expected to agree on the details of an EU driving licence. The credit-card style licence, with photograph and possibly a microchip, would replace dozens of different licences used in the 25 member states. National driving licences would be phased out between 2012 and 2032. A spokesman for the UK's Department for Transport said Britain was keen on the measure, because it would help British police know whether licences held by drivers from other European states were valid. Full Details
Driving Test Fees Increase Fees for practical and theory driving tests have increased. Driving test fees are to rise from 1 April 2006 by 50p for the theory test, taking it from £21 to £21.50, and three pounds for the car practical test, taking it from £45.50 to £48.50. The motorcycle practical test will rise by three pounds to £58.00 and lorry and bus practical tests will rise by four pounds to £89. The changes can be found here Focus Multimedia prizes Focus Multimedia prizes for this month include:- Language Translator Infinite Kakuro Chessmaster® 10th Edition Art Attack™ Digital enter our free prize draw Remember that Focus do a great range of Theory, Hazard and Practical Test Software and DVD's more
Driving School ban in name of safety A PETITION is to be handed to Parliament calling for a new bill to be introduced banning driving schools from operating within enclosed estates. The petition has been drawn up by residents of the Firs Estate in South Woodford, which has seen over 30 accidents involving learner drivers in the past four-and-a-half years read more Zero road tax band doesn't exist Shamefaced Treasury staff have been forced to admit that there are no cars on the roads in the UK that would qualify for Gordon Brown's road tax exemption. The chancellor said that revenue gains made by a new top tax rate for vehicles which produce the most carbon would be balanced against tax exclusions for green vehicles. No car currently in sale in the UK qualifies for the exemption band, which is open to cars which produce less than 100 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre. read more Driving offences reach new record The UK committed 13.5 million driving offences over the course of 2004 say Home Office figures: one offence for every two cars on the road and a new record. Almost 90 per cent of the dangerous driving miscreants were men. They were also more likely to cause death through dangerous driving, both their own and other peoples. Women committed the most parking offences and obstruction misdemeanours, however. The three top motoring offences over the year were obstruction, waiting and parking (8.5 million), speeding (2.1 million) and paperwork related (2.1 million).		Car buyers urged to carry out history checks Car buyers are being warned to make sure they carry out history checks on vehicles before purchasing them in order to avoid unnecessary financial losses. A new report published last month reveals that around 80 per cent of people spending more than £10,000 on a used car failed to carry out history checks before buying it. Unfortunately for these car buyers, a third of all used cars have some kind of hidden history, which may include write-offs, stolen markers or outstanding finance, according to a study. Now you can check with the original Vehicle Check Specialists HPI Check. They have been checking backgrounds of cars since 1938. HPI Check
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