§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many registered driving instructors have been re-examined by his examiners in the last five years; how many examiners his Department employs; and where the nearest examiner to Rochdale is situated.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that information about the total number of registered driving instructors re-examined by the Department in the last five years is not available.
The Department currently has 32 examiners who supervise registered driving instructors and examine new entrant instructors.
Registered driving instructors in Rochdale are supervised by an examiner based in Preston. There are also supervising examiners in Sale and Leeds.
§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many driving instructors are registered with his Department; and what is the gross annual income from such registrations.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAt 31 December 1982 there were 26,101 approved driving instructors registered with the Department. There were also 2,432 trainees to give instruction. The total income of the register of approved driving instructors, including licence and examination fees, in the 12 months to September 1982, was £659,475. This represented 56 per cent. of the total cost of the Register.
Increases in fees designed to recover 75 per cent. of costs were introduced in October 1982.