HC Deb 19 April 2000 vol 348 cc484-5W
Mrs. Fiona Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to include motorway driving in the driving test. [119756]

Mr. Hill

We have no plans to include motorway driving in the driving test. We include high-speed dual carriageways in driving test routes wherever possible, which require similar driving skills to motorways, and we examine knowledge of motorway rules in the theory test. The introduction of moving image hazard perception testing, in 2002, will offer us a further opportunity to test the skills needed to drive safely on motorways.

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