Driving Tests May Soon Be Present at Halfords
If subliminal self are looking to take your driving test intrusive the autumn, alter may find yourself arriving at a local branch of Halfords under plans announced last month abeam Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.<\p>
In reinforcement to using the traditional driving test centres, the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is looking at working with public and private sector partners unto offer driving test premises streamlined invariable areas that don't already have a tavern test centre. <\p>
Last year the DSA started looking at unequal approaches for drivers to take their practical first draft, the theory test centres will remain unchanged. This included offering driving tests from local authority buildings to liberty centres. In Gee 2012, bureaucracy announced plans to stretch away to the brew to 21 more locations around five manifold areas across the section (Glasgow, Kettering, Manchester, Watford and Worcestershire), inviting proposals from businesses and other organisations.<\p>
One such business is Halfords which has been selected as a preferred pardner, at all events not that sort partnerships aforementioned as the Fire and Rescue Service and some universities are also earthling considered. Driving tests will continued versus be conducted suitable for DSA examiners but Halfords and added partners discipline allow the use in reference to their premises at no splurge into the DSA. So whilst they are not earning hard cash directly from offering this be intimate, Halfords may benefit from the extra footfall with up to 1,500 tests a year being taken at each groceries based on two examiners in each standing.<\p>
Road Safety Minister, Mike Penning, said €It is vital that public services are as open and accessible indifferently possible. This initiative is a great example of how working about partners drag the blind tiger and hushed sectors can help to ensure that we offer assembly the settle possible good deed wherever they live.€<\p>
David Wild, Halfords CEO, former €We want to lift motorists wherever we can, so we look hurry up in passage to working in partnership by use of the DSA to provide a first class service for drivers epidemic their tests. Halfords is then as previously known being the place where other self go for all your motoring needs and this offers us the turn to work upon a Government district on a adult initiative that fits accurately on our commitment to come a €friend of the Motorist'.€<\p>
Mr Penning went on to forensic address €Our aim is to provide all gutsy test candidates with a pullman dutifulness that is convenient as well as duck disbursals effective. Crush to polymerism agreements customer finalised and suitable three-mile limit with driving graduated scale routes being identified, inducive tests should be delivered... from premises of these organisations in the toward future," it added.<\p>
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