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Highway Code celebrates 80 years on the road
One of Britain's best selling and most iconic publications - the Highway Code - is 80 years-old today.
14 April 2011
ASG yn cyhoeddi cau swyddfa ardal Caerdydd
Mae'r Asiantaeth Safonau Gyrru wedi cyhoeddi eu bod am gau eu swyddfa yn Nhŷ Caradog yng Nghaerdydd.
18 January 2011
DSA announces closure of Cardiff area office
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has announced the closure of its area office at Caradog House in Cardiff.
18 January 2011
Newid ymarferiad brecio ar gyfer profion lorďau, coetsis, bysys a threlars
• Nid yw ymarferiad oddi ar y ffordd yn angenrheidiol bellach • Bydd ymgeiswyr yn cyflawni’r ymarferiad ar y ffordd • Prawf realistig o allu
09 November 2010
Braking exercise change for lorry, coach, bus and trailer tests
•Off-road exercise no longer necessary • Candidates will perform exercise on-road • Realistic test of ability
08 November 2010
DSA to stop publishing questions used in theory tests
• Candidates need to understand theory • End to memorising answers • Unpublished questions used from 1 January 2012
01 November 2010
DSA and SQA honoured in road safety awards
• Prince Michael International Road Safety Award • honour for Safe Road User qualification • qualification aimed at 14-16 year olds
27 October 2010
Independent driving introduced into tests
• Decision-making assessment for candidates • Change to all main categories of test • Not a test of navigation
27 September 2010
Multi-purpose test centre opens at Bredbury
• State of the art centre to open • Improved facilities • Motorcycle testing
20 September 2010
Profiad gyrru go iawn i ddysgwyr
• Manylion y llwybrau prawf yn cael eu tynnu'n ôl • Hwb sgiliau i yrwyr newydd • Y camau olaf at yrru annibynnol
08 September 2010
Real driving experience for learners
• Details of test routes to be withdrawn • Skills boost for new drivers • Countdown to independent driving
08 September 2010
Jail sentence for test impersonator
• Balbir Singh was paid to take tests for other people • DSA welcomes sentence
03 September 2010
Brother and sister jailed for conspiracy over theory tests
• Couple in ‘family business’ • Shopping list of tests covered • Four candidates also in court
20 August 2010
Major road safety milestone as driving test clocks up 75 years of success
The British driving test marks three-quarters of a century of helping keep people safe on the road when it turns 75 on Tuesday 1 June.
29 May 2010
Leicester’s Welford Road test centre to close
• Review of service • Alternative facilities • More cost effective estate
31 March 2010