Learner driver plan ‘could turn them off tests’

ROAD safety watchdogs claimed that a new learner driver training programme, to be introduced next month, could stop motorists going for tests.

Learner driver plan ‘could turn them off  tests’

Under the scheme, anyone applying for their first learner permit from Monday, April 4, will have to undertake 12 driving classes over a six month period before they take a test.

The Essential Driver Training programme is based on research which claims a greater amount of structured learning — with practice sessions between lessons — improves the driving of young motorists.

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