Hi there, it’s the end of the week and I could be more TGIF right now! With exams a mere 10 days away, the library has morphed into my second home.įirstly, unfortunately, Malaysian licenses cannot be converted automatically in British Licenses (You lucky Singaporeans!) Instead, you will need to undergo a theory as well as practical driving test to be qualified to drive in England, just like the locals. Learning to drive well has never been more important.Well, here’s some information on how to go about it! In the meantime, the nation’s roads are expected to be crowded with one-fifth more drivers in the next ten years and one-third more in 20 years.
This makes it vital that our instructors hold our students to these tougher standards.Įven as the DVSA seeks to keep up with the times, automated technologies are introducing new challenges that may once again change how drivers are tested.
It is clear that more emphasis than ever before will be placed on how a student driver performs during the road test. The date of implementation is still unknown, but our driving school is preparing actively for the changes. The DVSA will analyse the results after surveying examiners and asking learners for feedback. Twenty testing centres offered the revised practical exam on specified days. Recently, it was tested by about 1,000 learner drivers. For this reason, the new test won’t be required immediately. He stated that the three-point turn and related manoeuvres are still essentials of good driving.Īlthough the final say belongs to the DVSA, the agency has indicated that the public’s reaction will be considered. Stephen Glaister, director of RAC Foundation which studies transportation issues, agrees. Fortunately for our students, our driving school can provide sat-nav for practice sessions.Įdmund King, AA president, suggests that a three-point turn is still an important challenge, even for those who use navigational aids. The DVSA will need to iron out this detail as it makes its plans. One stumbling block, say the critics, will be the fact that not everyone has a satellite navigation aid. Both groups expressed concerns over the application of satellite navigation. The proposal has been met with some scepticism by the Automobile Association and the Royal Automobile Club Foundation. As Townsend suggests, the system can’t make all the decisions. Drivers also tend to cede too much power to the machine. Brake, a national charity focused on safety issues, performed the study.ĭrivers who are listening to sat-nav actually tend to go faster and to be less observant, says Brake’s deputy chief executive Julie Townsend. Fleet News has reported that one-seventh of all drivers admit to having swerved or slammed on their brakes in reaction to their SAT Nav’s voice. Many drivers report that the system’s perceived nagging can lead to extreme frustration, altering their attention to safety concerns. The addition of satellite navigation is in direct response to conclusive research on the distractions posed by this popular dashboard device. Instead of asking them at the beginning of the exam, the questions will be asked when the car is in motion. Examiners will also change the timing of safety questions. This has not been common practice when utilizing the paper diagram.
For instance, a student driver could be asked to stop sat-nav, perform a parking manoeuvre, and then resume sat-nat. Drivers will be expected to use a satellite navigation aid to perform the same task.Īnother change, according to DVSA officials, is that the examiner will test more skills while in motion. With the proposed changes, technology will replace paper. They are expected to handle road issues even as they handle navigational skills. Since it was introduced in 2010, the independent portion of the test has challenged drivers with a paper diagram to follow. While the length of the practical exam will remain 40 minutes, the examiners will lengthen the independent driving portion from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. To replace them, examiners may require the learner to reverse out of a parking bay or pull up on the left or right before rejoining traffic. In addition, the DVSA proposes to delete the ‘reverse around a corner’ manoeuvre. The ‘turn-in-road’ or ‘three-point-turn’ manoeuvre is expected to be removed from the road test. The new practical exam may eliminate some well-known manoeuvres while including other challenges that are suited to today’s technological world. For learners, this could mean real differences in what they need to know in order to pass the test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which oversees the test, has announced the biggest possible changes in 20 years. Advanced technology has altered how we drive, and the UK driving test soon may be altered as a result.
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