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Imagine this, you’ve been at your wheel five hours and counting, and you’re approaching a service station. You decide to put off stopping until the following service station because you’re not feeling the need for a break just yet. You may think this is a harmless decision and that no driving rules have been broken, but it is in fact a chargeable offence for a commercial vehicle driver to go longer than 4.5 hours on the road without a break, and recent changes to regulations could result in an even heftier fine than before. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) stipulates that commercial vehicle drivers must take a break of 45 minutes after every 4.5 hours behind the wheel. In the past, those who ignored this law faced a one-time fine of £300, but recent changes mean that individuals could be fined for up to 5 counts of the offence – equating to up to £1500 – if they consistently skipped regular rest periods within the last month. Those caught breaking this...

2017 will not only commemorate our 20 th anniversary, but also marks the introduction of the updated practical driving test in the UK. Let me provide you with the ins-and-outs of the proposed new driving test, as stated by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in a report published last month. Why the change? The new and improved driving test has been administered in an attempt to reduce road traffic collisions, both in general and involving new drivers. This is following a report undertaken in 2012 showing a fifth of those injured or killed in road accidents were involving a driver aged between 17 and 24 years old. In addition to that, a quarter of the deaths of 15 to 19 year olds can be attributed to road accidents – the biggest killer of that age group. Another reason for the adaptations is the increase of in-car technological advancements like satellite navigational systems. The changes aim to keep up with the technologies that are used in modern vehicles. The DVSA stat...