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Jail sentence for test impersonator
03 September 2010
Brother and sister jailed for conspiracy over theory tests
• Couple in ‘family business’ • Shopping list of tests covered • Four candidates also in court
20 August 2010
Major road safety milestone as driving test clocks up 75 years of success
The British driving test marks three-quarters of a century of helping keep people safe on the road when it turns 75 on Tuesday 1 June.
29 May 2010
Leicester’s Welford Road test centre to close
• Review of service • Alternative facilities • More cost effective estate
31 March 2010
New safety requirements for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers
Measures to improve skills and safety for new motorcycle riders, drivers of lorries and buses and new drivers who want to tow medium sized trailers were confirmed today by the Department for Transport (DfT) in conjunction with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
29 March 2010
Trefniadau newydd ar gyfer profion yn ardal Y Barri
• Adolygu’r gwasanaeth • Adnoddau gwahanol • Lleoliad mwy cost-effeithiol
23 March 2010
New test centre for Wrexham
• Improved facilities • Reduction in running costs • Improved parking facilities
23 March 2010
New arrangements for testing for the Barry area
• Review of service • Alternative facilities • More cost effective estate
23 March 2010
Bus, coach and lorry drivers now have latest Driver CPC information at their finger-tips
• New website targeted specifically at bus, coach and lorry drivers • Visit direct.gov.uk/drivercpc for information on Driver CPC
18 March 2010
Taxi testing in York
• Test for new taxi drivers • Examiners’ new roles • Road safety initiative
18 March 2010
Driving Standards Agency wins e-Government award
• DSA wins e-Government award • Award for ‘working in partnership’
21 January 2010
Wisbech driving test centre to close
• Review of service • Better facilities for customers • More cost effective
06 January 2010
Driving test cheats given jail sentences
• Fraudsters made money by taking people’s driving tests for them • Pair are believed to have impersonated 43 candidates • DSA welcomes prison sentences
15 December 2009
New test centre for Sunderland - media invitation
• Improved facilities • Reduction in running costs • Improved parking facilities
15 December 2009
Taxi testing in Worthing
• Test for new taxi drivers • Examiners’ new roles • Road safety initiative
15 December 2009