Cost of living - Cost of driving:
https://press.gocompare.com/.../its-costing-brits-over...

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It’s costing Brits over £6,000 to start driving, new report reveals

It costs the UK’s new drivers £6,692 on average to get on the road in 2025...

Tag: PRESS.GOCOMPARE.COM

Tag: Top Tip Tuesday

30th Sep 2025

25% now in Auto:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80gk97xe85o

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End of the road for manual drivers? More learners opt for automatics in tests

One in four driving tests in Great Britain are being taken in automatic cars, according to new data, as drivers opt for more electric vehicles (EVs) and shy away from manual gearboxes...

Tag: BBC.CO.UK

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23rd Sep 2025

Yes, another DVSA consultation!
https://www.driving.org/dvsa-launches-consultation-to.../

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DVSA launches consultation to clamp down on bots and test resales

The DVSA has launched a new public consultation aimed at tackling driving test reselling and improving fairness for learner drivers waiting to get a test...

Tag: DRIVING.ORG

Tag: Top Tip Tuesday

16th Sep 2025

Shock horror changes that aren't changes because it's already in the highway code!
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/.../important-new...

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Important new questions learner drivers will face in theory tests from next year

The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) hopes the new questions will help increase survival rates from cardiac arrests...

Tag: LINCOLNSHIRELIVE.CO.UK

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9th Sep 2025

Go on Ayrshire!
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/.../ayrshire-driving-test...

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Ayrshire driving test centres have some of best pass rates in the UK

Pass rates at the county's test centres in Ayr, Cumnock, Girvan and Irvine all had higher pass rates than the UK average...

Tag: DAILYRECORD.CO.UK

Tag: Top Tip Tuesday

2nd Sep 2025