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| 2Pass Newsletter | July - August 2010 issue 124 | |
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Driving Tip of the Month
How 2 Deal With Aquaplaning Aquaplaning can be a terrifying experience, however, it is not the initial stages of an incident that will cause loss of control of the vehicle, it will be what the driver does in response to the incident that will become the problem. Some useful advice How 2 Deal With Aquaplaning
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Summer is here, and with the prospect of BBQ weather and volatile exchange rates, no wonder so many people are choosing to holiday in England.
The NTCC (Highways Agency's National Traffic Control Centre) faces a busy period this summer when all the schools finally break up and again during the Bank Holiday at the end of August, when the main holiday routes are expected to be busy with families heading for the beach and other popular destinations.
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Practice the Theory Test on Your Mobile Phone
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Practical test online booking and appointment confirmations
From now, youll need to provide a contact email address when you book or change your practical test online to receive your booking confirmation. Booking confirmations for tests will no longer be posted out to you. Youre no longer required to bring your appointment confirmation to the test centre on the day of your practical test. You must still bring the following items if you don't, the test may not go ahead and you may lose your fee:
Premier footballer cautioned for driving test switch Wigan Athletic's Charles N'Zogbia was arrested as he turned up at test centre in Sale, Greater Manchester, to take his practical test on 21 April. The 23-year-old winger was questioned on suspicion of fraud by false representation. Full Story Are older people bad drivers? The veteran motor racing champion, Sir Stirling Moss, earlier this week said that pensioners over 70 years old should be made to re-take their driving test as elderly drivers are more likely to be the cause of an accident. To test his theory, the Today programme asked its former presenter Sue McGregor to jump behind the steering wheel. Full Story Speed camera cuts 'just the start' Are we about to say farewell to speed cameras? The government is set to slash its funding for road safety. Oxford Councillor Keith Mitchell explains why Oxfordshire county council is switching off all its cameras. Full Story |
From 1 May 2010, it has become illegal for anyone to act as an accompanying driver in a category C1, C1+E, D1 or D1+E vehicle unless they have passed a driving test for the particular category of vehicle concerned. From 1 May, the supervising driver in category C1 or D1 Vehicles (including vehicle plus trailer combinations) must: More information from the DSA website
The online booking system for theory and practical driving tests has been relaunched. New friendly links are available: www.direct.gov.uk/booktheorytest www.direct.gov.uk/changetheorytest www.direct.gov.uk/bookpracticaltest www.direct.gov.uk/changepracticaltest
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