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Dashcams on Test Issue No: 113 - May 2016 MEMBERS NEWS
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Issue No: 113 - May 2016
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Members News:Editor: Matthew Stone - 01327 [email protected] and produced by:Ideas4ADIs Ltd - www.ideas4adis.co.ukViews expressed in this newsletter are the views of the people who wrote the article and not necessarily that of the ADINJC.
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Your ADINJC Governing Committee for 2016Contents:3 From the Chair... a monthly report - The latest from Lynne and ADINJC
5 Motorways and Pass Rates... made Public - Are you ready?
6 Words from our new sponsors - Intelligent Instructor
7 Zero Tolerance... - ...to Verbal and Physical Abuse
9 Sign the petition - over 3,000 signatures but we need more
10 Joint NASP/DVSA Meeting - Report from April 19th Meeting
14 ADI Adrian - Adrian’s views on various motoring issues
17 Who are Marmalade? - what you need to know
18 Road Safety Ireland - the latest from Tom Harrington
20 Member’s Corner - A chance to have your say
• Adolescents take more risks when with friends• Why is this? – ‘reward value’ & fear of social exclusion• When alone – very similar to other age groups• Something uncool about safety behavioursTest centre waiting times: Sign up!!The petition we are supporting through our newsletter and our social media is gaining numbers. However this is the time when numbers will fade if we allow them to. Please keep signing the petitionaswehavenearly3,000signaturesasIwritethis.Whenitfirstcametomyattentionithadbarely400.You’llfindthepetitionathttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/123957. It needs 10,000 signatures to bring this issue to the notice of and receive a response from the government so it’s a big ask but not impossible! Please get your groups, local associations, pupils, family and friends to all sign. I’ve not seen a petition in this industry before get so many signatures so it is a firstalready.Sometimesweneedtolookatawiderpictureandsupportitemsasawholeindustry.ADINJC are pleased to do just that. This leads me to mention the recent NASP meeting on April 19th. The report is in this newsletter and those who are part of NASP are ADINJC, DIA, DISC and MSA who all form the National Associations Strategic Partnership. Our next meeting is in late June when we hope to meet the new DVSA CEO after holding our own initial meeting.
ADIs needed for a new TV prime time programme:
During the NASP meeting we were briefed on a new BBC1 programme to be broadcast later in the year during the week as a prime time slot. We were told we could mention it to ADIs because shortly the national associations will be approached for help. The programme is to be called “Driving Week” and it will follow some pupils who take a test for life changing reasons: it will follow their lessons and test. Examiners are currently being casted and obviously ADIs will be needed. It is being produced by Curve Media.
Association Meeting June 4th:Our next Association Meeting is on June 4th and you can view the details and agenda in this newsletter. I’m sometimes asked who can attend these meetings and they are free to 2 people who can represent one of our member groups and local associations. Currently we are happy to have individual DIG members attend but we do need to know in advance for numbers and catering. Please read the details in the newsletter and contact our secretary, Sue Duncan with any queries. [email protected] I am looking forward to hearing from Toni Watkins - Burton senior instructor at Peeks Driver Education Centre on View from a Cab and also on the day to meet an ambassador for Speed of Sight who is also a blind world record holder and whose father is an ADI. It’s a great opportunity for you to take news, updates and experiences back to your local associations and groups.
Finally:I want to thank you again most sincerely for all your support as members. Whilst the committee work hard on your behalf the ADI National Joint Council wouldn’t be the success it is without you all as members.
Best wishes
What are we up to this month?:We are busy creating a new website! Next time I write this column it should be live. We are working with a new company and the website will be up and running in June. It’s an exciting project and much needed as whilst our current website has served us well it’s time for a change and update. It will help you to stay well informed and be easy to navigate. We hope to go live with it at the next Association Meeting which is on Saturday June 4th. Currently we have a separate training websitebutitwillbeintegratedintothemainsiteandyouwillbeabletofindresourcestouseand purchase workshop tickets directly from the site. This year we have decided to keep the conference website separate but you will be able to link to it from the new one. Our conference site is at www.adinjc-conference.info Thanks go to all of the “early birds” who have already got their tickets: once again we are looking forward to an exciting programme of speakers and meeting you there. It’s a great day out to meet up with your colleagues or attend from a local group together. Please call 0800 8202 444 if you want to purchase a ticket or buy direct from the website.
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The Young Drivers Conference: LondonI attended the above conference on April 20th at the RAC club in Pall Mall (there have to be some perks to being chairman!) and really enjoyed my day with 200 road safety professionals. There are details of the presentations available at www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/5018.html I always enjoy learning new facts and having a day to take time out and think about the industry as a whole. The conference was very well organised and I came away with my head buzzing with new information and facts. I especially liked the inspirational closing speech delivered by Meredydd Hughes the executive chairman of Road Safety Support. He reminded us that:
Our young drivers are young people, there to be valued
Technology is changing all the time – including cars
Technology getting faster, increasing in pace
Globalisation – young people do not come from a homogenous group. We need to think out of the box when communicating with them
The process of globalisation is increasing – the movement of people around the world is set to increase.
We therefore need to think internationally – with a whole new set of challenges on the horizon
Totrynewthings–tofindnewwaysofworkingtowardszeroroadcasualties
I was particularly struck by Dr Lucy Foulkes, research associate at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL. She talked about adolescence and reminded us that we need to value teenagers and reminded us it’s a sensitive period of social brain development. Sometimes when we teach young people every day we maybe forget the following when we are with them as individuals:
• It’s an age when people are most devoted to their friends• Many behaviours associated with adolescence are negative
Lynne Barrie - MA Driver Training
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From the Chair….. a monthly report
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Are you Ready? The Motoring Services Consultation, which commenced in November 2015 and concluded in January 2016 has now published a response by DfT .The report entitled ‘Safe, Secure, Sustainable, the Motoring Services Agencies’ details a number of initiatives and commitments the government aims to deliver in order to improve motoring services in the UK.
The list of recommendations includes:
Learning to drive:• Encourage a culture of taking the practical driving test when the candidate is judged ready rather than
as soon as possible
• We will encourage Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) to continue to place an emphasis on learning to drive, rather than simply learning to pass the test.
• We will consider how we can take greater account of a candidate’s respect for other road users (particularly vulnerable road users).
• Reform the driving test (and, thereby, pre-test learning) to encourage more real life driving experience and ensure that it takes account of local variations and increasing vehicle automation
• Explore developing a voluntary electronic logbook, which will enable learner drivers and their instructorstorecordprogress,andgivethemconfidenceindecidingwhentogoforwardforthepractical test
• Support a broader range of driving experiences for learners, such as driving at night and on motorways, ahead of candidates obtaining their driving licence
• Consult on changing the law to allow learner drivers accompanied by an ADI to drive on the motorway network in a dual controlled car
• Undertakefurtherworktoassesshowfinancialincentivesmightcontributetopersuadinglearnerstopractise more
• We will explore other ways of encouraging learner drivers to be well prepared for the test, including the use of behavioural insights to design messaging around test preparedness in the test booking system.
Approved Driving Instructors:• DVSA will run a voluntary scheme to publish pass rates by ADI to allow learners to base their choice of
instructor on more objective grounds if they wish
• DVSA will examine the possibility of developing an ‘earned recognition’ approach to checking ADIs’ adherence to standards
• DVSA will improve its relationship with ADIs, both directly and through their professional bodies. The IT developments announced elsewhere in this strategy will include online booking of standards checks.
• DVSA will look to expand the range of test slots available outside daytime weekday slots, on a permanent basis, across a wider range of centres than at present
• Review the driving test centre network, to ensure that it provides a high level of customer service and ensure that each centre continues to be appropriately sited
• Explorewhetherothermodelsofservicedeliverymightofferabetterservicetoroadusers,eitherasanalternative to the current arrangements or to complement them, including involving the private sector in delivery
• Work to improve lead times, and will look to guarantee a maximum lead time, bearing in mind the sparse population of some parts of the UK
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Learners on Motorways and publication of pass rates • DVSA has an ongoing recruitment strategy to address examiner shortages
• Commit to maintaining a test cancellation rate (other than for weather related reasons) of no more than two per cent
Motorcycling:• DVSA will continue to strengthen and modernise the administration of CBT; encourage more training
post-CBT and improve motorcycle training standards
Other: • We encourage all road users, but especially the young, to consider how they can improve their skills
through post-test training. We will continue to promote Pass Plus, and appreciate the initiative of the Welsh Government and some English local authorities in subsidising the cost.
We will continue to reinforce the role of driver behaviour by supporting trainers to teach the key techniquestomaximisetheefficientuseoffuelandcorrespondingemissionsreductions.
Comments from Lynne Barrie ADINJC Chairman
I’m pleased to finally see the report and how it will affect the industry and road safety. I’m obviously happy to see a further commitment to creating a culture where the practical test should be taken when a pupil is ready rather than as soon as they possibly can. The strap line the DVSA used some time ago of “safe driving for life” still applies and as ADIs we would obviously support that. Personally I’m also keen to see more test slots when appropriate earlier in the morning, in the evening and at weekends. It would help to relieve the long waiting times at the test centres in some areas and allow ADIs to plan a test date with their pupil rather than seize a test slot because they get desperate. The timing seems appropriate for trialling a new practical test and I support the trial and look forward to the consultation that will follow. Having wanted the government to change legislation to allow learners on motorways in a dual controlled car with an ADI for many years it does feel as if we are getting closer to this becoming a reality and I am enthusiastic about this development. It is interesting that the report says DVSA will continue to promote Pass Plus. There needs to be a much more enthusiastic campaign on it in my opinion as the take up is currently very poor. I fully support Pass Plus but there would need to be more promotion of it and a much needed revamp if enough pupils are to truly consider taking part. Being able to book our own standards check online would be brilliant; it would certainly have helped me avoid 8.45am ones and a Saturday one when I didn’t teach on that day so finding a pupil was always a challenge.
There will be much more debate amongst ADIs on log books, earned recognition and publishing pass rates. ADINJC will want to listen to ideas and views from members so we can progress together with discussions through NASP and with the DVSA. Personally I don’t want to see a time when every ADI follows a rigid pattern and teaches lessons in an identical fashion. For some pupils a log book can be advantageous but for others it can be limiting in my experience and most ADIs have their own system of record keeping. I would rather use reflective logs and not a prescribed logbook. I’m pleased to see the report suggests this would be voluntary. As an ADI I have used previous suggested logbooks and not had overwhelming success with them!
The most contentious idea in my opinion is publishing pass rates. Whilst this is going to be voluntary as an ADI I will need to consider if I would want to join such a scheme. I’ve always had a high pass rate and prepare pupils well prior to a test. However like most ADIs I’ve also taken on some pupils who have been very challenging yet extremely rewarding. When you appear at the test centre the examiners have no idea to the background of the candidate in the way we do. Occasionally I have taken a candidate for test knowing that whilst they could pass they may well need to take more than one test due to nerves, panic attacks, learning difficulties or personal issues. It’s been a journey I’ve been happy to go on with those pupils. One Asian lady I taught took 4 tests before she passed and afterwards through her tears she said to me that her biggest fear was that I would give up on her. She was the only female in her family to successfully pass a test and that was a very satisfying moment for both of us. I still see her driving around, she is now a lawyer and drives many miles and enjoys it. If pass rates were being published I may well have considered having to stop helping her and that’s just one example of many I’ve had during my years as an ADI and instructor trainer. ADIs training older drivers and drivers with special needs may have to consider how this will affect them. How would the public factor this in when they look at the pass rates I wonder?
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Zero Tolerance to Verbal & Physical Abuse
At the recent NASP meeting we were concerned to learn that DVSAstaffareexperiencinganincreasing number of incidents of verbal and physical abuse. Worryingly, and shockingly, this is coming from not just disappointed candidates, but also from ADIs.
This is obviously wholly unacceptable and DVSA is taking a zero tolerance stance on such incidents. Anyverbalorphysicalabuseagainstanymemberofstaffwillnotbetolerated.TheDVSA has statedthatitwillnotacceptanysuchbehaviourtowardsitsstaffandwilltakewhateverstepsarenecessary to protect them, including involving the police where necessary.
ADIs using any form of verbal or physical abuse will face removal from the register. ADIs should also be aware that any reported cases of online abuse will also be treated seriously.
The four main national associations which form NASP are in agreement that there should be a zero tolerance response to any form of abuse against DVSA personnel, pupils, fellow ADIs or the wider public. If a member has a grievance with an examiner, other member of DVSAstaff,pupilor colleague within the industry, we would do our utmost to represent our members and try to resolve the issue. However, if verbal, physical or serious online abuse is proven to have taken place, it is unlikely that we would feel able to support that member in those circumstances.
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The workshop uncovers the myths and shows you the simple steps to making top quality videos. You will be surprised at the professional image you can create with just basic equipment and knowledge. You need take no equipment with you.
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A number of ADI groups have for some time been concerned about waiting times for practical tests. There is a petition started by Noel Gaughan.
The ADINJC believes that this is something all the national associations should be supporting, in an efforttobringpressuretobearandgetsomeactionfrom the government. It may be that your area has notbeenaffectedsofar,butI’msureyouwillbeaware through social network sites that there are many areas that have been severely disadvantaged by waiting lists of over 3 months, and even being totally unable to book a practical test at all. It could beaproblemthatmightaffectyounext!
So we would like to encourage our members, not only to sign the petition, but spread the word about it.
A petition that gets 10,000 signatures has to receive a response from the Government – if it gets 100,000 there has to be a debate in Parliament!
Thanking you in advance for your help. The petition can be found at –
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/123957
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Petition: More than 3000 signatures and rising!
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Meeting ReportThe sixth meeting of National Associations Partnership was held on April 19th in Nottingham, commencing with an initial NASP only session in the morning with DVSA joining the meeting in the second session. Apackedagendawastabledreflectingthenumberofissues,developmentsandinitiativescurrentlyoccurring in the driver and rider training industry. Below is a summary of the key agenda items discussed and items to be actioned moving forward.
NASP SessionIn the initial NASP only session in the morning the group discussed how we could increase collaboration and work in a more joined up way on key initiatives, as well as how the group should work with DVSA moving forward. It was suggested that NASP agree some core items and initiativestoworkcollaborativelyonandthatalongermeetingwouldbescheduledtodefinethosecore objectives and decide how best to achieve them. Amongst the issues and initiatives it was suggested NASP should focus on working together were:• Developing ideas for a more robust pre-testing regime – possibly including mandatory learning
period and curriculum• Examining the threat of autonomous vehicles to the industry• Examining what possible professional development and training should the sector be considering• How to develop better awareness and recognition of professional driver training amongst the
public • DiscussingandDefiningsuitablecriteriaandmetricforanearnedrecognitionschemeforhigh
performing ADIs, alongside working with DVSA to develop how any perceived underperformance could be tackled
It was agreed that NASP would not just work to highlight problems, but would also work proactively tofindsolutions.ItwasalsoagreedthatmeetingswithDVSA should be not only about the regulator cascading information down to NASP (for the group to disseminate to its respective memberships), but to be a stronger forum for dialogue and debate on the key issues facing the industry. There was also discussion as to how to better raise more awareness of NASP.The group then worked through the agenda for the meeting with DVSA to align the approach to each item and be better able to present a combined NASP view.
Joint meeting with DVSANASP were joined by Registrar Mark Magee, Head of Testing Services Phil Lloyd, Driver & Driver Training Service Manager Neil Wilson and Jacqui Turland, Deputy Registrar from DVSA for the second session of the day. The meeting opened with feedback from NASP that the group wanted to work more proactively with the agency to use these meetings to have a more productive dialogue with the agency, highlighting issues and discussing possible solutions, rather than the joint meetings just being an update from the DVSA and more of a broadcast of messages the agency wanted to send out to the industry via NASP. DVSA agreed that this would be a more useful approach. Mark Magee updated the group on headline developments from DVSA including the arrival of new CEO Gareth Llewellyn. It was reiterated that the new Chief was very much in listening mode currently,meetingwithstaffandservicesusersaroundthecountrytogettheirviewsonhowthe agency could improve its services and delivery. It was understood that until this period of evaluation was completed there would no large scale announcements of any big change or new developments. It was noted that the agency wanted to work with a wide range of stakeholders to
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April 19th 2016
Joint NASP/DVSA Meeting be able to get a wider industry view and suggested that occasionally it may be productive to hold wider meetings with NASP and others such as the national driving schools. CEO Gareth Llewellyn is intending on attending the next joint meeting in June. The meeting then worked through the following key agenda items:Timing ExerciseNASP queried the Timing Exercise being conducted by DVSA.Itwasconfirmedtheexercisewasbeing carried out on practical tests by DVSA and some third party consultants from Scott Grant. 1500 car tests are being monitored, with every element precisely timed, including paperwork before and after tests and engineers will be sitting in on tests across the UK. A formal interim report is anticipated in May. DVSA were asked whether candidates have the right to refuse, for example if they have already had a test with an accompanying supervising examiner. Mark Magee said that permission should be sought from the candidate on any occasion that other person/s, in additiontotheExaminer,wererequiredtositinontestsandconfirmedthattheagencywouldgivereasonable consideration to not monitoring certain tests if candidates expressed valid concerns. Feedback was made by NASP that it would have been useful for DVSA to communicate the study was taking place beforehand and it was requested that DVSA provide a communication highlighting thebenefitsofthestudyandtheprocess(includingappraisingcandidatesoftheirrighttohighlightwhere they were uncomfortable having their test monitored) which NASP could circulate. NASP have also asked DVSA to feedback to them on their concern that, in monitoring the test end to end, a third party would be party to the end of test debrief. Action: DVSA to provide a note on the study to be circulated by NASP and feedback on issue of confidentialityIn car camerasDVSA stated that they would be producing a guidance note for ADIs on the use of in-car cameras andfilminglessonsingeneral,helpingtrainersstaycompliantwithdataprotectionregulation.ItwashighlightedthattherehavebeenproblemswithsomeADIsfilmingtestsandplacingclipsonsocial media which had generated complaints from Examiners and candidates. The Registrar is being proactive in contacting those ADIs directly and highlighting these actions are not compliant with Fit and Proper conduct for an ADI. Action: DVSA to circulate guidance on the use of in-car camerasExaminer Standards and ConductConcerns were expressed by NASP over some aspects of Examiner behavior, including conversations held in front of candidates which were inappropriate. It was agreed that this was unacceptable conduct. Mark Magee said that any such concerns or complaints should be brought to the attention of DVSA via Local Driving Test Managers and AOMs and also be communicated via the Correspondence Team at DVSA so that evidence is captured and recorded of such issues, allowing for better monitoring. Action: NASP to advise members on correct channels of complaint, DVSA to highlight the issue to ExaminersExaminer Assaults TherehadbeenaflurryofbothverbalandphysicalassaultsonDVSAstaffoverthepastfewmonths from both the public and ADIs. DVSA are implementing a zero tolerance approach with writtenwarningstooffenders,andsupportfromtheprofessionwouldbeappreciated.Examinerswere being encouraged to go the police in the case of severe abuse which would be leverage for removal from the register. It was also worth highlighting to ADIs that online abuse via any media is also reportable and prosecutable. NASP will inform members that the group supports a zero tolerance approach.Action: NASP members to communicate a zero tolerance approach to their respective memberships and via the NASP website
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Driving Test ServicesConcern was expressed by NASP over test waiting times and why no improvement was yet being seen on the ground, despite promises to increase Examiner resources. DVSA updated the group on measures to tackle key issues which include ramping up the recruitment campaign, expediting the training process, increasing capacity for training and examining the initial sifting process to ensure more appropriate applicants were allowed through. The agency is seeking a 100% increase in Examiners over 2016/17 to deal with the increased demand in tests, forecast to hit 1.8 million this year. NASP asked for a full update to be prepared for circulation to the industry with an estimate of when ADIs could expect to see improvements on the ground. NASP also feedback the huge level of concern and frustration that ADIs on the ground have at the waiting times and the challenge that they now have in keeping pupils engaged in learning and motivated to remain test ready in the long wait for their test slots.Action: DVSA to prepare an update to be circulated Theory Test ContractNASP expressed their view that it was unfortunate to have to learn about the situation with regard to the Theory Test contract remaining with Pearson from Sky News and not DVSA directly. Concerns were expressed about the mishandling of the contract to date and reassurances sought thatthiswouldnothappenagain.MarkMageeconfirmedPearsonwouldoperatethecontractforthe foreseeable future.Practical Test TrialAn update was given on the test trial. Over 4,300 tests have been conducted with good feedback from ADIs, Examiners and pupils alike. DVSA acknowledged that the feedback that the new test madepupils‘lessdecisiveandlessconfident’hasbeenconfusingandreiteratedthatthepositivebenefitthiswasintendedtocommunicatewasthatpupilswerelessinclinedtomakesnapdecisionsandbeoverconfidentintheirability,makingthemlessriskyandbetterabletomakethe right decisions. NASP feedback that there was still concern over the pulling up on the right exercise, however DVSA reiterated that those involved in the trial felt it was important to examine a riskier manoeuvre that drivers do make regularly in real life driving. A full report would be compiled soon and consultation would follow to look at implementing a new test. Recent consultationsUpdates were given on the recent Motor Services and Mobile Phone consultations. Feedback had been taken on board and reports will be published by DVSA shortly.Standards CheckThe Registrar noted there are still a considerable number of ‘failures to attend’ on Standards Checks. It was highlighted how any FTAs also impacted test services generally as Examiner time was wasted at a time that Examiner time is indeed scarce. Help was requested by DVSA in communicating this to ADIs. NASP also noted that there were also occasions on which checks were cancelled with little notice by Examiners themselves which was equally unhelpful to the ADI customer and impacted on their time equally. Part 3Questionnaires have been sent out to ORDIT trainers for feedback on the proposed replacement of the Part 3 with a Standards Check. Out of 160 companies 73 responses had been received so far. 66% had said they were aware of the proposed changes. 70% said they had already made changes totheirtrainingtoreflecttherequirementsofthenewassessment.Animpactassessmentwouldbe carried out with a view to possible introduction in April 2017.
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Concern was expressed by NASP as to the impact of the proposed changes on single trainer/sole traders and the opportunity for more unscrupulous trainers to exploit the system and help clients pass on a bare minimum of training (for example by using an FLH pupil fully prepped for the Check). It was suggested a log book could be used to record the training process which would help weed this out and ratify appropriate training had taken place.Delays on Tribunal decisionsNASP raised a concern that tribunal decisions were taking up to 10 weeks in some instances and the Registrar agreed it was important to conclude these processes more quickly to ensure ADIs who were in clear breach of regulation were removed from being able to teach more quickly.Defining, regulating and promoting professional driver trainingNASP raised the concern that DVSA continues to accredit courses where many of the individuals involved delivering training or assessment are not Approved Driving Instructors, nor hold a professionaldrivertrainingqualificationofanykind.DVSA was asked to consider what more couldbedonetoensurestandardswereraisedbyregulatingthiskindofactivitymorefirmlyandcommunicating to the public what professional driver training really meant. LGV TrainingIssues were raised concerning the credit system for booking LGV tests being unproductive for many trainers and the lack of availability of slots for training businesses. It was pointed out that at time there is a shortfall of 40,000 plus LGV drivers, placing unnecessary hurdles in the way of candidates acquiring a licence was unhelpful. The agency promised this would be fed back and stated that they continued to consult with stakeholders in the industry to develop training and testing. AquerywasraisedregardingtheLGVvoluntaryregisterandtherequirementforrequalificationevery renewal period. It was suggested this should now be brought into line with other areas of professional driver training with a Standards Check system for reregistration. The registrar agreed to look into the possibility.Any other business• Discussions on the Road Safety Statement and Strategy (and possible NASP inputs), Earned
Recognition, aspects of mandating CPD for ADIs were added to the agenda for fuller discussion at the next meeting in June
• Concern was expressed about the standards of some driver trainers coming from other EU countries, with some being able to teach in the UK for up to seven months before a Standards Check. The Registrar commented that trainers where there was a concern should be recalled for a Standards Check more quickly.
• The date for the next joint meeting has been scheduled for late June and NASP will communicate separately beforehand to agree approaches and strategy for the future.
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There was an interesting piece in the Western Morning News recently which told me something I didn’t know. (Or more likely had forgotten). I reproduce it here: ‘Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric has reiterated his support for the kingdom’s ban on women driving, arguing that it is “a dangerous matter that exposes women to evil”. The kingdom adheres to an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam and is the only country in the world where women are not allowed to drive. Authorities do not issue them licences and women’s rights activists have faced detention for trying to defy the order. Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh said men with “weak spirits” who are “obsessed with women” could cause female drivers harm’. I make no further comment.I came across the next story in the Western Morning News too (but I’m sure it must have been covered elsewhere). It concerns a man who changed his name to Buzz Lightyear, for charity and his year-long battle with our good friends at DVLA to have a driving licence in his new name. Mr Lightyear (formerly Sam Stephens from Bideford in north Devon) changed his name by deed poll to raise money for CLIC Sargent, a cancer charity for children. DVLA initially said his new name wouldbringthemintodisreputeasBuzzLightyearwasa“fictionalcharacter”.ButMrLightyear,27and an assistant manager for an electrical wholesaler, appealed saying “there are plenty of Harry Potters in the world so they had no right to tell me I couldn’t have a driving licence in this name”. DVLA eventually capitulated and issued the licence. You couldn’t make it up could you?
Talking of names, have you kept up with the story on the naming of the new £200 million 15,000 tonne UK polar research vessel? Initially, in the interests of true British democracy, the National Environment Research Council asked the public to decide on a name. So most of us voted for her to be called the Royal Research Ship Boaty McBoatface. And this received 124,000 votes – 90,000 more than the runner –up. But this was too much for Duncan Wingham (chief executive of the research council) and he vetoed the idea. So the ship will now be named after Sir David Attenborough. Incidentally, there is a train that has been named Trainy McTrainface and a racehorse that gallops around under the name of Horsey McHorseface. This story has been covered by all the media, but I loved the piece in the Times which called it a votey about-face!
You will have your views on ‘white van man’ I’m sure. But Auto Express recently reported that half ofallvansinGreatBritainfailedtheMOTtestlastyearandnearlyoneinfivenewvansfaileditsfirstMOT.LatestfiguresfromDVSA reveal that nearly a third of failures came from faulty lights and indicators while brake and suspension troubles contributed to another 40 per cent. Dodgy tyresandfaultymirrorsresultedinfiveandsevenpercentfailuresrespectively.Overall,vanstakingtheirfirstMOTtestafterthreeyearsaretwiceaslikelytofailasequivalentcars.Andthevans that failed had covered an average of 77,796 miles – twice the average mileage of a car failing in the same time period. The magazine concludes that this makes a strong case for vans to be MOT’dannually,astaxisandminibusesareorforaflexiblevanMOTsystembasedonmileage.
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gratefully accepted these and started reading again. And I was pleasantly surprised. Most of my original reservations had been addressed and so I started buying it again from issue 41. But then on Thursday 5th May, all the other media were running a story that the following day’s paper would be the last. And that proved to be correct as issue 50 had ‘Final Edition’ in the masthead. In hercolumntheeditor,AlisonPhillips,confirmedthatthepaperhadn’treachedthesalesfiguresitneededbefinanciallyviable.Shedefendedthedecisiontolaunchanewnewspaperinthisdayandage, saying that the day we stop trying new things is the day we start dying. And I tend to agree withherbutthenyoudon’tgetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression,doyou?
Coincidentally, before it closed, the New Day carried the results of a survey which revealed the UK’s top ten favourite driving routes. At number one is the ‘North Coast 500’ in the Highlands of Scotland. It runs for 516 miles from Inverness castle then follows the coastline round the country before ending back at Inverness. In second place is the South West Coastal Pass in the West Country. This runs from Somerset along the Devon and Cornwall coasts to Poole in Dorset. For the record the rest of the chart (excuse the pun) is as follows: 3 Great North Road (A1) from London to Edinburgh 4 B4632 Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon in the Cotswolds 5 A519 Kendal to Keswick in Cumbria 6 A30 and B3306 Land’s End to St Ives in Cornwall 7 Roman Road (A5) 8 Humber Bridge 9 A9 from Stirling to Inverness 10 Carter Bar to EdinburghI reckon that, over the 51 years (and one month) that I have been behind the wheel, I have driven all of them and incidentally, the work was carried out by US researchers to mark the 90th anniversary of the world’s most famous road trip, Route 66. It just so happens that Mrs Adrian and I are planning to drive Route 66 in October this year so, all things being equal, my November column will be written while we are getting our kicks!
One publication that continues to go from strength to strength is Intelligent Instructor. And May’s edition is a strong one. I particularly enjoyed Neil Snow’s piece on driving tuition in Sweden. Neil, who some of you will know, is currently working for Ringens Bilskola, Stockholm’s biggest driving school. My daughter-in law is Swedish and the last time I was over there I carried out my ownresearchintohowdrivinginstructorsaretrainedandoperateinthecountry.Icanconfirmeverything that Neil writes and agree with his conclusions that, in most respects, the Swedish systemisaheadofwhatwearedoingintheUK.Thebigdifferenceisthefactthatinstructorsareprofessionals, employed by driving schools on agreed salaries which are negotiated nationally by unions. I can add a bit of trivia. They don’t have L Plates over there. Instead they carry a magnetic sign on the rear of the car which says ‘Ovningskor’. This, as far as I can ascertain, means ‘driver practising’. If mum or dad is in the passenger seat, as Neil points out, they will have been required to attend a three hour introductory course with their little darling provided by driving schools. This covers the safety and legal requirements for supervising drivers and the sign will be green. It can be bought at the Swedish equivalent of Halfords. If, however, it is a driving school car the sign will be red. (I managed to obtain a red one)! I also have the driving school books and handouts. I can’t understandaword,ofcourseandjustlookatthepictures.Anyway,MrsAdrianandIareflyingback to Sweden next week so I may have more to report next time.
Interestingly, the road deaths per 100,000 of population in Sweden are similar to those in the UK.FiguresrevealthatwehaveamongstthesafestroadsinEurope.However,itisadifferentstory in France where, in 2013, there were 3,250 road deaths compared to 1,713 over here. A recent edition of Daily Mail reports that, in a bid to stem the rising level of fatalities, the French have revamped their theory test. But after only a week the 40 question quiz has been withdrawn because the pass rate has fallen from 70 per cent to 17 per cent. Emmanuel Barbe, France’s roadsafetyczarsaid:“Weareanalysingthequestionswhichcausedthemostdifficulty.Wewillwithdraw them temporarily and redraft them if necessary”. So there are no driving test pass quotas on the other side of the Chanel either then?
When did you last buy a brand new car? I actually can’t remember, because I usually go for ex-demonstrators. But for those who do (mainly company car drivers, I suspect) there was a revealing piece in Fleet News. Apparently nearly four times as many new car buyers choose connectivity gadgets over safety upgrades when specifying their vehicle, according to research by Whatcar.com. Drivers are opting for items like satellite navigation, digital radio and Bluetooth capability rather than safety systems such as lane-keeping assistance and blind spot monitoring. Automated emergency braking (AEB) is the most popular safety system selected, but less than 20% of drivers choose it as an option. Six in 10 new car buyers will not upgrade with any safety features at all. In contrast, 64% spend extra cash to set up sat-nav and half of all drivers upgrade to get a DAB radio – at a cost similar to the £200 estimated to install AEB.The research also showed that comfort and styling also rank higher than safety items for new car buyers, with features like heated seats (60%) and alloy wheels (42%) being chosen in more specifications.JimHolder,editorialdirectorofWhatcar.com,said:“Whenitcomestotalkingaboutwhat’s important in a car, most people are vociferous about how vital safety is. However, it seems tobeadifferentmatterwhennewcarbuyersaresatinfrontofthesalesman.“Britishcarbuyersareclearlygoingforstyleoversubstance.It’sbeneficialtohavecreaturecomfortsinyourcar,especially if you spend a lot of time driving. But it’s quite shocking to think that features which could save peoples’ lives are taking a back seat to having the right sound quality on the radio, especially when those items often cost around the same as the safety options.” I think I agree.
I thought this month’s column was going to be a Top Gear free zone. But I was wrong. I’m writing this bit right on the deadline of May 8th and the Sunday Mirror has a Chris Evans exclusive on itsfrontpage.‘I’vebeenwildbutneverabully’.Inatwopagespreadonpagesfourandfive,the ginger whinger reveals how his family has been devastated by claims that he has bullied TV colleagues. The new series of Top Gear will return on BBC Two on May 29th, but preparation for the eagerly anticipated show has been dogged by controversy and personal attacks on Evans. His pals insist that the ‘problems’ have all been malicious fallacies, pure made-up fantasy. Clarkson, of course, insists that he’s not trying to scupper the show but I’m not so sure. Anyway, all will be revealed in three weeks’ time – just in time for my June column.
Andfinally(ithelpsifyoucanrememberyourchemistrylessonsforthisone):TwoscienceteacherswalkedintoacaféandthefirstoneaskedforaglassofH2Oandthesecondonesaid‘Iwill have a glass of H2O too’. But sadly, he died shortly after drinking it.
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Dear Member/Member Organisation,
We have pleasure in inviting you to attend the next ADINJC Association Meeting, details of which are given below.
Saturday 4 June 2016
Meeting starts at 10.00am, at the Village Hotel, Walsall, West Midlands WS2 8TJ
Coffeeonarrivalfrom09:00intheHub,andat11:30break
1. Meeting opened by the Chairman – Lynne Barrie
2. Attendance register and apologies for absence
3. Minutes of the Association Meeting held on 5 March 2016
4. Matters arising
5. Correspondence
6. Chairman’s report
7. New ADINJC website, rebrand and changes: Matt Stone and Lynne Barrie
8. Presentation by John Galloway and Mike Newman from the Charity Speed of Sight: Mike is the fastest blind man on the planet on land and in water and is a 6 times world record holder. His father is an ADI.
9. Presentation by Toni Watkins-Burton BEng MSc, Senior Trainer at Peeks Driver Education Centre: View from the Cab
10. Open forum for members
11. Date and venue of next meeting
12. Meeting closes by 1.30pm
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Marmalade is a trading style of Young Marmalade Limited (registered in England under company number 04627884) and Provisional Marmalade Limited (registered in England under company number 06779950). Registered office for both companies is Marmalade House, Alpha Business Centre, Mallard Road, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8AF. Young Marmalade Limited is an Appointed Representative of Provisional Marmalade Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Finanacial Conduct Authority under Firm Reference Number 542063. You can check this on the Financial Services Register by visiting www.fsa.gov.uk/register/.
ADI Garda Vetting
From Monday 12 April 2016, the Road Safety Authority will not accept the old Garda Vetting Unit paper form for ADIs. In line with the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, 2012 to 2016, the Garda Vetting Unit will be introducing an E-vetting system later this year. The RSA will issue a new vetting form from Friday 8 April 2016. The new electronic vetting will remove the current time-consuming process of manually dealing with paper forms and this should result in a reduction in processing of applications.
Killer Driver Suing for Injuries!
A man who was jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a teenager is seeking compensation for back injuries and depression. The male driver who was 25 when he was found guilty of causing the death of a 19-year-old female in 2996, was sentenced to four years in prison following his trial in 2008.However, he is now suing the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland for injurieshesufferedintheaccidentandfordepressionoverthe‘lossofthelifehehadbeenblamed for’.
The convicted driver argues the accident would not he happened if he wasn’t ‘violently rammed’ frombehindbytheuninsureddriverofahigh-poweredBMWwhofledthescene.Thecasethejailed driver has taken against MIBI is expected to last three days and will hear evidence from expert witnesses including Garda Forensic collision investigator Mike Reddy, who attended the scene in 2006.
Costly Motor Premiums
Anyone who has to renew their motor insurance will tell you it has become a shocking experience. Premiums have jumped by an eye-watering 30pc on average over the past year. The industry has blamedmanyfactorsforthesuddenandinmanycasesunaffordableincreases.Theseinclude high legal costs, fraudulent claims, and levies following the collapse of Quinn Insurance (now Liberty), and, most recently, the Court of Appeal decision that other insurers must take on liabilities stemming from the collapse of Setanta Insurance.(white-van-man. See RSI March 2016). Anotherissueofseriousconcernisthesizeofawardsmadeinthecourts.SeniorfiguresatAxaInsurance were so exercised by some awards they brought them to the attention of Jobs Minister – Richard Bruton. Mr. Bruton was lobbied on the issue as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) falls under his remit. The PIAB is an independent body that makes personal injury compensation awards for motor, workplace and public liability accidents and was set up in 2004 asamorecost-effectivealternativetothelitigationsystem.Ithashadapositiveimpact–andanestimated €1b has been saved since its establishment.
Note. (Case 1)A young lady pupil was recently quoted €7,500 for a Golf 1.6 diesel. By shopping around she eventually got a quote for €3,000. Her Dad bought her the car as a present which cost €13,000 and as it was an imported vehicle, he paid a further €2.500 to have it cleared and registeredinIreland.Needlesstosay,sheishavingdifficultyfindingthemoneytocompleteher12EDTlessons.Shehadfourlessonsinmycar–thatwasfiveweeksago.Doesiteverchange?(Case 2) A young man was quoted €9,500 insurance for a Toyota Avensis 1.6 L petrol by a leading insurance company.
Electric Cars& EU Targets
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) will have to increase 100-fold if Ireland is to meet EU targets to reduce energy consumption and emissions. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says thatapartfromincreasedwindturbinedevelopment,retrofittingofthousandsofhomes,50,000
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EVsmustbeputontheroadwithinfiveyearstoavoidheftyfinesfromtheEUforfailingtomeetenergyefficiencytargets.Thousandsofjobswouldbecreated,andemissionsdramaticallyreducedby 15 million tonnes a year, if action is taken. Roll-out of EVs will need to be ‘greatly accelerated’- in 2015, electric cars accounted for just 0.23% of new sales, with 562 sold. This will have to increase to a total of 50,000 by 2020. There has been a low take-up of EVs due to their relatively high cost, despite a grant of €5,000 towards each vehicle. The SEAI says that an EV, travelling 16,000km per year, will be €797 cheaper than running a diesel equivalent, or 80% cheaper, and €1,264 per year cheaper than petrol.
Defective Tyres
A report recently launched (2 April 2016) by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Mr. Paschal Donohoe TD and An Garda Siochana has revealed that defective tyres were a factor in 71 road deaths between 2008 and 2012. A new report from the RSA has revealed that vehicle factors played a role in one in eight (101) fatal collisions in the period 2008-2012.
Defectivetyreswerethemostsignificantfactor,representingalmosttwothirds(64.1%)or66ofallvehiclefactorsidentified.Thiswasrevealedatthelaunchofalandmarknewreport‘Pre-CrashReportonVehicleFactorsinFatalCollisions,thefirstofitskindinIreland,whichanalyzedAnGarda Siochana Forensic Collision Investigation reports to identify the main contributory factors in collisions on Irish roads.
Lights Out!
The prospect of not needing any light at all to drive a car at night has moved closer with the news that a vehicle has driven itself in complete darkness. The Ford Fusion Hybrid drove around a closedcircuitinthedark–withitsheadlightsoff.Anditcompletedthetrialwithoutanydifficultiesapparently.
It could do so because of what is called LiDAR technology – a series of sensors that make a 3-D map of everything around. It works in tandem with sensors and cameras that already make driverlesscarspossible.ThebigdifferenceisthatLiDARdoesn’trelyonlightwhileotherelementsdo. Jim McBride, Ford technical leader for autonomous vehicles, says LiDAR “allows autonomous cars to drive just as well in the dark as they do in the light of day”.
Afraid of Cadavars?
Drunk drivers in Thailand will be sentenced to community service in morgues in an attempt to combattheworld’ssecond-highestroaddeathrate.Theplanstoconfrontoffenderswiththerisks of their actions in starkly morbid fashion was unveiled as the country embarked on its most dangerous time on the roads – the THAI new year holidays. In a country with a notorious poor road safety record, the ruling junta hopes the initiative will drive home the message that drink driving andrecklessislethal.“Trafficoffenderswhoarefoundguiltybycourtswillbesenttodopublicservice work at morgues in hospital,” said Police Colonel Kriangdej Jantarawong, deputy director of theSpecialTaskPlanningDivision.“Itisastrategyusedtomaketrafficoffendersafraidofdrivingrecklessly and driving while they are drunk because they could end up in the same condition. It is aimed to be a deterrent, a way to discourage people”.
Ford & EcoBlue
Ford is revealing their new EcoBlue diesel engines which they claim will cut CO2 and NOX emissions. The engines will power furure cars and commercial vehicles and will range from 100PS
to 240OPS. The 4cyl 2-litre debuts in the Transit and Transit Custom vans with 20pc more torque than the 2.2TDCi.
Volkswagen takes €16.2bn Hit!
Volkswagen said it will take a €16.2bn hit in its 2015 accounts related to the diesel-emissions scandalidentifiedlastyear.TheannouncementfollowedtheoutlinesofadealwithUSenvironmentalauthorities.Underthetermsoftheproposeddeal,VVWwouldoffertobuybackalmost 500, 000 cars equipped with software that let the cars cheat on emissions tests. However, thedealonlyappliestoUScustomers.Analysistssaythetotalcostsinfines;legaljudgementsandlostsaleswillbesignificantlyhigher.Around115,000VWs,Audis,SkodaandSeatvehicleshavebeenaffectedbytheemissionsscandalinIreland.Italsoemergedrecently;thatthesalesofnewVW cars in the UK have to date has fallen by 5pc in 2016 compared to the same point in 2015. The figureswerereleasedbytheSocietyofMotorManufacturersandTraders.Some57,443VWcarshave been registered this year in Britain which is down from 60,000 in 2015.
Warning – Mamas & Papas!
Parents have been warned to return a brand of children car-seat following a safety warning. ArgoshaverecalledfivemodelsofMamasandPapasbrandcar-seatssayingithasidentifiedapotential safety concern whereby the car-seat shell may crack and not provide the intended level of protection.
And Finally ..
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.
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And Finally - a quote...
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”
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Member’s Corner
Driving Instructors Network Group: DINGA test centre in Nottinghamshire could be closed, despite growing waiting times for learner drivers to try for their licences.
The site in Main Road, Watnall, already has a 17-week wait for car drivers to take their test, and an 11-week wait for those wanting to get a licence for lorries, large goods vehicles and buses.
But the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) said the site, which specialises in HGV and public service vehicle tests, is “under review” as most of these examinations are now carried out by private companies.
The news comes as instructors across the county raised concerns about learner drivers facing extra costs, booking tests when they might not be ready and watching their theory tests expire because of the lengthy waiting times – which are almost three times as long as the six week target.
Theory tests currently expire after two years.
Learner drivers waiting four months to take test in NottinghamKateFennelly,chairwomanoftheDrivingInstructorsNetworkGroup,saysitisthestudentsthatsuffer–especially those wanting to take tests for larger vehicles.
The 45-year-old instructor, of Ilkeston, said: “If this centre goes, the closest we will have for LGVs will beLeicesterorSheffield.WealreadyhavedriversfromLincolncomingherebecausetheydon’thaveanything near them. It is just going to make the waits even longer.
“And it will be another site gone for cars. We do have other centres, but this will bump up those waiting timesevenmore.Learnersenduphavingbiggapswithoutlessonsbecausetheycan’taffordtocarryonuntil the test comes around, or they have to pay extra. It is just so stressful.”
Hergrouparesupportingapetitiontocuttestwaitingtimestofiveweeks,andiscallingonlocalstojointhe campaign and contact their MPs.
“It is not fair for these learners to have to wait this long,” she said, “so we have to do something about it.”
Otherinstructorshavealsoseentheeffects.
DebbieBeet,whorunsBeeston-basedPhoenixDrivingSchool,said:“Ihadsomeonefailtheirfirsttestlast week and now they have to wait until August to try again. It’s causing a lot of issues.”
But head of estates at the DVSA, Gareth Jervis, said the organisation was “committed to providing a suitable level of service for all driving test candidates” and would not close any sites until a suitable alternative was found - despite admitting Watnall is “under review.”
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