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Learner drivers battle to book tests post-lockdown with six-hour online queues

Long driving test backlog remains

Learner drivers continue to face lengthy waiting times for practical driving tests, in some cases as long as 24 weeks.
Published 21 October 2021
Almost half of under-25s think driving should be on the school curriculum

Four in five Brits support additional driving test

The majority of British motorists are in favour of second practical tests to help improve driving standards, according to a new survey.
Published 02 September 2020

Driving tests have been temporarily suspended

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced that driving tests due to take place today and tomorrow will be postponed due to Covid-19.
Published 19 March 2020
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Let's off-road: Driving tests SUVs for under £15,000

If you’re looking for a show-off faux-by-four, you’re in the wrong place. Driving is in the countryside to test SUVs that don’t cost the earth
Published 06 October 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Still crazy after all these years: Driving tests two...

The late owner of two 1960s classics left to the RNLI believed they were to be driven, not just admired. Before they are sold and possibly vanish...
Published 14 September 2015
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Driving tests the Citroën's Airbump protection

The new Citroën C4 Cactus is the world's first bubble-wrapped car. Driving puts it to the test.
Published 30 July 2014

Eyesight test 'should be part of the driving test'

A majority of British drivers overwhelmingly believe learner drivers need to pass an eye test before they're given a full UK driving licence.
Published 30 January 2020
Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi successfully completes a process similar to an actual US driver’s licence test

Watch driverless Hyundai take US driving test

Human or robot... which is better at driving? Hyundai has released a video which puts that question to the test in a literal sense.
Published 02 April 2024
Jeep tests prototypes of autonomous off-road driving technology

Watch Jeeps drive themselves off-road

Jeep has offered the public a glimpse of its autonomous off-road driving technology in a new video.
Published 31 May 2023
Ford autonomous technology

Keep up payments or autonomous cars drive away

Ford has submitted a patent that could give future self-driving cars the ability to be repossessed if the owner misses payments.
Published 02 March 2023
Waymo self-driving car in rain in San Francisco

Watch: Self-driving car in heavy rain

The autonomous driving technology company Waymo appears to be making considerable progress when it comes to dealing with bad weather.
Published 01 March 2023
Insulate Britain protestors could be jailed for future M25 protests after new court injunction

Police to get new powers over road block protests

The government is expected to add an amendment to the Public Order Bill that would give police the power to curb protests that cause disruption.
Published 10 January 2023