Tag: driving standards agency

Twice as many female drivers fail test due to bad parking compared to men

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 26, 2013

TWICE as many women fail their driving test due to bad parking compared to men – new data has revealed. While women are more likely...

Crash test dummies: 50 learners in L-exam prangs

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 22, 2012

SCOTTISH learner drivers have been involved in almost 50 crashes in the past five years – during their tests. Official figures show that since 2008,...

Driving test bosses spend £4.3m to catch cheats

Scottish News

Peter Laing - March 30, 2012

THE Driving Standards Agency has spent at least £4.3m on private investigators in a bid to crack down on test cheats, official figures have...

Sacked driving examiner was told to fail more people

Christine Lavelle - September 26, 2010

By Christine Lavelle A DRIVING examiner whose pass rate was deemed “too high” by bosses has told how he was sacked for not failing enough...

Almost 50,000 driving tests cancelled thanks to weather

Deadline News Journalist - January 12, 2010

By Cara Sulieman INSTRUCTORS are working round the clock to clear a massive back-log of almost 50,000 cancelled driving tests which were wiped out by...