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Old 29th May 2007, 12:01   #20 (permalink)
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Re: motorway training, I and most other instructors will always recommend a lesson after they have passed their test, even in the pupil's car. Not all (or many, for that matter) accept.
However, learners are trained and tested on DCs, which for all intents and purposes are pretty similar. I will not let a pupil go for a test until they had a fair amount of motorway-like driving and I was happy they can drive unsupervised in any situation. Examiners are also a pretty good judge of this. Until the government change the law, this is all we can do. They are thining of changing the test, but it won't be for a long time, yet. It is also worth noting that our test is amongst the most challengin and of one of the highest standards in the world. Basically, all learners are given all the skills they need on major A-roads to enable them to drive on M-roads, and certainly do know the rules.

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