It has been announced that, from 2012, learner drivers will be allowed on motorways. This is of course with the provision that motorway driving is undertaken as part of a driving lesson with a fully qualified instructor.
The reasons behind this change in legislation come as part of an initiative aiming to improve road safety and thus cut the number of accidents involving young/new drivers.
Road safety minister, Mike Penning suggested that perhaps current driving tuition merely teaches drivers to pass a test, rather than prepare them for real-life driving situations. However, motorway driving will not become a compulsory requirement when it comes to getting your full driving licence as far too many people live too far away from a motorway for it to be incorporated in their tuition.
The Driving Standards Agency has also announced that as of January 2012, changes will be made to the theory test. The test will be instead be made up of multiple-choice questions which are not published in learning materials- this is in a bid to stop candidates from simply memorising theory test questions and answers and regurgitating them during the test.
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