Monthly Archives: November 2015

Driving and vehicle examiner strike: December 2015

Some driving examiners who are members of the Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union are planning to take strike action.

PCS has planned action at various times from Tuesday 1 December until Friday 4 December 2015. Date Regions affected Tuesday 1 December 2015 North East, North West and Scotland Wednesday 2 December 2015 West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and Wales Thursday 3 December 2015 London, South East, East of England and South West Friday 4 December 2015 All of Great Britain Advice to driving test candidates

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is doing all it can to make sure that tests go ahead as planned.

NEW! No Age Limit for Off-road Under Age Driving Lessons

NEW! No Age Limit for Off-road Under Age Driving Lessons

There is now no age limit for pupils wanting to learn to drive a manual car off the road. If you are at least 1.5m (4′ 10″) tall then you are old enough. You must also be able to read a car number plate, with or without glasses, at a distance of 20.5 metres (that’s about the length of a cricket pitch). This provides an excellent opportunity for more young people to gain the experience of driving in the safe environment at Dunsfold.

For more information please contact me on 07846642277.

Driving Examiners vote to strike

Driving test examiners will stage a two-day strike on 19 and 20 November in a dispute over working hours.

The Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents around 1,600 Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency staff, will walk out over new working patterns.

The union says these changes to work hours will mean members working longer shifts.