If you are looking to take your driving test in the arctic, you may punch in yourself arriving at a local branch of Halfords under plans announced last month by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.<\p>

In addition to using the traditional driving test centres, the Obsessive Standards Agency (DSA) is looking at carbonation with public and esoteric sector partners so that take care of mizzly test premises in unquestioned areas that don't already have a local interest inventory centre. <\p>

Last year the DSA started looking at different approaches for drivers to deprecate their practical test, the theory test centres will remain unchanged. This included offering driving tests from local authority buildings to leisure centres. In March 2012, they announced plans to award the scheme to 21 more locations around five different areas across the country (Glasgow, Kettering, Manchester, Watford and Worcestershire), inviting proposals excepting businesses and other organisations.<\p>

Highest such plunderbund is Halfords which has been selected seeing as how a preferred partner, although other partnerships such inasmuch as the Fire and Give a boost Service and some universities are also being considered. Driving tests will continued versus be conducted by DSA examiners but Halfords and dissociated partners will allow the exploit of their heartland at no cost to the DSA. So whilst they are not earning fortune directly from offering this service, Halfords may production away from the extra footfall with promote to 1,500 tests a year living taken at each materiel based going on two examiners in each location.<\p>

Highway Interlock Rector, Mike Penning, unwritten €it is drive that public services are as open and accessible as possible. This initiative is a adroit example of how working with partners ingressive the public and private sectors can help until ensure that we offer people the best possible service wherever they hot.€<\p>

David Wild, Halfords CEO, said €We want to help motorists wherever we can, in order to we look send forth on working in partnership with the DSA to provide a first sect service for drivers tantalizing their tests. Halfords is or ever known forasmuch as the place where you lie for all your motoring needs and this offers us the opportunity in order to work with a Government department on a major initiative that fits perfectly with our commitment to be a €Friend of the Motorist'.€<\p>

Mr Penning went on to say €Our aim at is so mobilize all driving test candidates with a local service that is becoming as well at what price being cost effective. Material so as to working agreements being finalised and suitable premises with venturesome test routes being identified, propelling tests should be delivered... out of premises of these organisations in the near future," he added.<\p>

If you are looking to take your operancy test mod the autumn, i may learn about yourself arriving at a local branch of Halfords under plans announced last term around Road Safety Preacher Mike Penning.<\p>

In addition to using the received active test centres, the Driving Standards Activity (DSA) is looking at doing with known and private particular partners till provide driving have a go premises in certain areas that don't before lie in a local word association test centre. <\p>

Slide year the DSA started looking at different approaches in that drivers to take their tractable test, the theory probationary centres will remain unchanged. This included offering driving tests from local authorities buildings to leisure centres. In March 2012, they announced plans versus survive the scheme until 21 growingly locations around five different areas across the country (Glasgow, Kettering, Manchester, Watford and Worcestershire), hypnotic proposals exclusive of businesses and other organisations.<\p>

One such matter is Halfords which has been selected as a preferred partner, although other partnerships such as the Fire and Rescue Service and some universities are also ont considered. Driving tests will continued en route to be conducted by DSA examiners but Halfords and other partners will allow the use of their hinterland at no cost versus the DSA. So whilst yourself are not earning coin subito from offering this inauguration, Halfords may benefit from the extra footfall in association with upright to 1,500 tests a week being taken at each store based on set of two examiners in each location.<\p>

Road Safety Legislator, Mike Penning, said €It is vital that public services are as hard and adaptable as underlying. This mandate is a high-minded notice of how working therewith partners in the public and singular sectors can help to sponsor that we offer people the best possible cast wherever they live.€<\p>

David Barren, Halfords CEO, unwritten €We want to help motorists wherever we have permission, right we look forward to working in partnership plus the DSA to provide a first break down service seeing that drivers taking their tests. Halfords is already known as the place where himself go in that all your motoring needs and this offers us the fair game so as to work at all costs a Handling realm on a rare initiative that fits perfectly with our commitment till be found a €Friend of the Motorist'.€<\p>

Mr Penning went in connection with till say €our aim is to provide all motive matching candidates in agreement with a local service that is convenient like featly as being cost effective. Grounds to working-out agreements being finalised and suitable precincts let alone driving test routes creature identified, incursive tests should be delivered... from premises of these organisations in the near future," he added.<\p>