Safety chiefs to put brakes on driving instructors

THE brakes will be put on dodgy driving instructors thanks to rigid rules being finalised by road safety chiefs. Under new controls to be announced, unregulated driving tutors will be out of a job.

At the moment, there are 2,200 instructors in Ireland who charge a variety of prices for lessons. But they are unregulated and not obliged to train or comply with standards of competency, safety or hygiene.

Learner drivers are often left with no clue as to the quality of tuition they book. This will change under proposals the Road Safety Authority (RSA) will announce in April.