2pass Newsletter - February 2007 issue 97


2Pass Newsletter	February 2007 / Issue 97
In this issue: • Euro licences on way • Driving Tip of the Month • Tough New Penalties • Vehicle Recall Affecting Driving Tests • Road Toll Tax • Ministers close points loophole • SOS telephones facing final call • ADI Corner • Cancel your subscription	Driving Tip of the Month Dealing with Single Track Roads On narrow, single-tracked roads use passing places correctly:- Pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. Give way to vehicles coming uphill where possible. Be prepared to reverse to the nearest passing place so that oncoming vehicles can pass. Don't park in passing places. Be careful of tractors, horse-riders and cyclists on the road ahead, slow down and leave plenty of room as you pass them. Check out our video lesson for this subject here (best with a broadband connection) Tough New Penalties It`s Good to Talk...But not at the Wheel! Motorists face tough new penalties for breaking the law by using a hand-held mobile phone while driving from February 27 2007. From that date, the fixed penalty will for the first time include the award of three penalty points as well as doubling the fine to £60. Watch the video. More
Euro licences on way The familiar green UK driving licence is on the way out. A single European permit, valid for up to 15 years, will be introduced within seven years to replace all the current versions. This follows the EU transport committee's decision to introduce a document that will be issued to every driver and motorcyclist across Europe. More Vehicle Recall Affecting Driving Tests With effect from 5th February 2007 all Vauxhall Corsa D models taken on the Driving test must have a recall confirmation letter stamped to show the vehicle has been inspected by a dealer under the recall arrangements. More inforamtion from the DSA website. More
Road Toll Tax The government is planning to scrap the Road tax but replace it with a Road Toll tax. The idea of tracking every vehicle at all times is sinister and wrong. They can also find out when you are speeding on any road. Road pricing is already here with the high level of taxation on fuel. The more you travel - the more tax you pay. It will be an unfair tax on those who live apart from families and poorer people who will not be able to afford the high monthly costs. Sign the petition now on the official website of 10 Downing Street. More Ministers move to close points loophole Points accumulated by motorists in Northern Ireland do not count in Britain, so they can amass nine there and nine more on the mainland without punishment. Motorists with 12 points in the UK can be banned. Transport Secretary Stephen Ladyman said the loophole was "unacceptable". SOS telephones facing final call The end's in sight for emergency telephones, due to lack of use... Make sure you take your mobile, as emergency telephones are being phased out. Emergency telephones along a main trunk road could be removed due to high costs and a lack of use, a council has warned. Devon County Council, which provides the phones for the North Devon Link Road, said it shelled out £7,000 on rental and repair in 2006, but only £7.19 was spent on calls.		ADI CORNER Expanding your driving School You're an independent driving school, and you've got so much work that you can't take on yourself. You've also decided to take on more staff. Where do you start, and what do you do? Follow the link below to the UK Driving Instructors Confederation. This page deals with lots of Questions on the subject. More Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors A companion to the popular best-seller The Driving Instructor’s Handbook, this new edition of Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors has been thoroughly revised and restructured to bring it absolutely up to date and make it even more user-friendly. More
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