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Welcome to the latest 2pass Newsletter
In this months Issue:-
- Snow takes its toll on Driving Tests
- Free soft drinks for designated drivers this Christmas
- Driving Test Success Theory Test for Car Drivers iPhone Apps Available
- Driving Tip of the Month
- Scottish Government Road Safety Survey
- Need Car Insurance for that ONE Christmas Trip
- Free Download 'Know your traffic signs' booklet
- Practice the Theory Test on Your Mobile Phone
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
- ADI News
Braking exercise change for lorry, coach, bus and trailer tests
DSA to stop publishing questions used in theory tests
1) Snow takes its toll on Driving Tests
Some practical driving tests have been affected by snow in the first few days of the month. More bad weather is forecast over the next few months.
Only call your test centre if there is snow or ice in your local area on the day of your test.(the phone number and more advice will be on your appointment email or letter).
If your practical test is cancelled it will automatically be rearranged by the DSA at no further cost to you. A new appointment date is usually sent within three working days.
However, compensation is not payable for a driving test cancellation due to bad weather.
You can Check, change or cancel your practical test on line at the DirectGov website.
2) Free soft drinks for designated drivers this Christmas
Road Safety Minister Mike Penning has launched the THINK! Christmas drink drive campaign. THINK! has teamed up with Coca-Cola’s Designated Driver campaign to offer drivers free soft drinks in more than 8,000 participating venues across Britain as part of the Driver Friendly campaign.
Read more.
3) Driving Test Success Theory Test for Car Drivers iPhone Apps Available
Driving Test Success Theory Test for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
Pass your Theory Test first time with the UK’s best-selling driving test software brand, now available for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad!
Contains EVERY question and answer from the OFFICIAL DSA Theory Test question bank, valid until September 2011.
No internet connection required once installed.
More Info and to download the App.
Driving Test Success Hazard Perception for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
To pass the Hazard Perception Test in Great Britain or Northern Ireland you’ll need to learn precisely what constitutes a developing hazard and then put that skill into practice.
By using this App you will learn how to recognise potential dangers on our roads and gain the confidence and experience you need to pass the second part of the Theory Test.
More Info and to download the App.
4) Driving Tip of the Month
Driving in Snow
Nobody likes driving in the snow and dealing with the delays that result. If you must travel in the snow, taking these steps should increase your chances of getting home again safely.
There's nothing more beautiful than a blanket of new-falling snow. Unless, of course, you're driving in it. Winter snow and ice pose special problems for even the most experienced driver. Take a few moments to learn these basic rules of winter driving safety.
Read more.
More Video Lessons available from our Video Page Index
5) Scottish Government Road Safety Survey
Are you a young driver (aged between 17 and 25) or the parent or carer of a young driver?
If so the Scottish Government would like to hear from you. This is your chance to share your views on the things that might make a difference to driver safety.
The short online questionnaire will take no more than five minutes to complete.
You don’t have to live in Scotland to take part.
Scottish Government Road Safety Survey
6) Need Car Insurance for that ONE Christmas Trip
Christmas is traditionally the time to visit family and friends and more people are driving over Christmas than at any other time of the year.
Temporary car insurance for 1-28 days from tempcover.com guarantees the most competitive daily insurance rates in the market.
TempCover is also a leading provider of short-term car insurance.
TempCover offers:
- Instant insurance cover
- Temporary additional cars and vans
- Temporary additional drivers
- Protected no-claims bonus
- Immediate drive away cover
7) Free Download 'Know your traffic signs' booklet.
You can now download the Department for Transport's 'Know your traffic signs' booklet in full and for FREE
It's a big PDF file with 144 pages.
Traffic signs play a vital role in directing, informing and controlling road users' behaviour in an effort to make the roads as safe as possible for everyone. A knowledge of traffic signs is there essential, not just for new drivers or riders needing to pass their theory test, but for all road users, including experienced professional drivers.
Download the PDF file here
8) Practice the Theory Test on Your Mobile Phone
Driving School UK Car Theory Test offers the most advanced test system to your mobile phone offering practice to 500 of the latest OFFICIAL DSA Theory Test questions. Download once to your mobile phone and take the tests as many times as you like.
text TEST to 80556 (calls cost £5 plus usual network rate)
More Information9) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Thank you for all your support throughout the year.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and let's hope for that new car is on the drive on Christmas day!
Enjoy your Holiday and have a Safe, Blessed, Prosperous & Happy New Year...
From all the 2pass team!
10) ADI News
Braking exercise change for lorry, coach, bus and trailer tests
People taking tests to be lorry, bus, coach or car-and-trailer drivers will perform the braking exercise on-road rather than off-road from 1 January 2011, the Road Safety Minister Mike Penning has announced. Candidates will be asked to perform the braking exercise immediately before the angle start, where the driver is asked to pull away from behind a parked vehicle.
Mike Penning said:
"This update to the testing process reflects advances in modern braking technology and allows us to strengthen our assessment of the candidate’s ability to brake safely in real traffic conditions.
"I have asked the Driving Standards Agency to keep the test under review to see if it is possible to identify any other improvements."
Currently candidates have to perform reversing, uncoupling (where appropriate) and braking exercises off-road. Only the braking exercise is being moved.
The new method does not mean any change to the actual content of the test. Other categories of test are unaffected.
DSA to stop publishing questions used in theory tests
The Driving Standards Agency is to stop publishing the multiple choice questions and answers used in theory tests, Road Safety Minister Mike Penning has announced.
from 1 January 2012, DSA will create theory tests using questions which will not be published
This will help to ensure that new drivers learn the principles behind driving theory rather than just learning answers.
The move follows the introduction of independent driving into the driving test and the DSA's decision to stop publishing test routes in October 2010, to make sure the test assesses a learner's ability to drive and not their capacity to memorise routes.
Read more