Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, statistics reveal

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say  Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more

Learner driver, 24, who killed young woman in hit-and-run is jailed 

A learner driver who killed a young woman in a hit-and-run while ‘showing off’ before swapping seats with her boyfriend so he could drive the car away has been jailed. Kennedy Lucas, 24, also lied to police and hid her car keys in a bid to cover her tracks after fatally injuring 20-year-old Krystal Hamilton … Read more

Panicky learner driver backs into parked car and writes it off after taking wrong turn

Reversing FAIL: Panicky learner driver backs into parked car and writes it off after taking wrong turn into cul de sac Young male learner driver reversed into parked black BMW in Lincoln, East Mids.  Footage shows him headed for the vehicle but he does not adjust his steering  Smashes into back of the car, jolting … Read more

Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark in bid to slash number of accidents 

Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark before taking their test in bid to slash number of accidents Format will be similar to pilot training which helps cope with adverse conditions Learners may keep a ‘logbook’ to document their different driving conditions Overhaul is designed to reduce number of serious accidents involving novices … Read more

Heart-stopping moment learner motorcyclist slams into pedestrian sending them both crashing to road

Heart-stopping moment learner motorcyclist slams into pedestrian sending them both crashing to road – after biker zips around lorry without looking Collision was captured on dashcam yesterday by truck driver Constantin Vlase Video shows pair colliding head on into each other on A23 in Couldson, London Traffic then grinds to a halt and truck driver … Read more

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver for overshooting red light

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver, 17, for overshooting red light by a few feet Joseph Bell, who was 17 at the time, stopped at a junction in Nottingham last year Student was having a lesson with instructor and paused in zone for 14.8 seconds He was granted absolute discharge … Read more

Learner drivers react with fury after DVSA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test

Learner drivers react with fury after DVSA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test after lockdown as some moan they have been ‘waiting for hours’ Some claimed they had to wait ‘hours’ to book a test without getting through  Others received error message reading: ‘Oops! You went away and came … Read more

Shocking moment learner scooter driver uses PAVEMENT to overtake car 

He should keep his L plates on a bit longer! Shocking moment learner scooter driver uses PAVEMENT to overtake car Dashcam footage shows a car driving down a congested residential street The traffic slows to let a van travelling in the opposite direction pass by  At this point a seemingly inpatient learner scooter driver mounts … Read more