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05/04/06 Charging for driving lessons when you're not a registered driving instructor will be a criminal offence under a new plan to regulate the sector, due to be brought in within months

03/04/06 31 new penalty point offences introduced as part of a major crackdown on irresponsible driver behaviour. Click here for details.

01/06/05 Hibernian Insurance has taken the decision to exit from the motorbike segment of its insurance business for all new business from 1 July and all renewals from 1 August 2005. For more info click here

08/02/05 Changes to the driving test from February 14th 2005
The Minister for Transport Mr. Martin Cullen TD announced yesterday that from Monday, 14th February 2005 there will be a change to the driving test, which is being introduced under the EU Directive 2000/56/EC. The change will cover two elements, namely, knowledge of technical aspects of the vehicle and the type of vehicle to be presented for the driving test. Read more on the DoT website


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