Newslink January 2022
Motor Schools Association of Great Britain, driving instructors, ADIs, driver training and testing, road safety
Motor Schools Association of Great Britain, driving instructors, ADIs, driver training and testing, road safety
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08<br />
Priority:<br />
protecting<br />
the<br />
vulnerable<br />
News<br />
New year, new worries<br />
Here’s hoping that <strong>2022</strong> will pass by<br />
without lockdowns or more restrictions...<br />
– Pg 6<br />
Highway Code hierarchy<br />
A major overhaul of the rules of the road<br />
have made pedestrians and cyclists the<br />
priority – but will drivers agree? – Pg 8<br />
E-scooter dangers<br />
‘Terrifying’ rise in casualties caused by<br />
e-scooter riders – Pg 11<br />
11<br />
DTCs in temporary closures<br />
A major refurbishment programme for<br />
test centres will see a raft of DTCs switch<br />
to ad hoc premises in the first few<br />
months of <strong>2022</strong> – Pg 14<br />
20<br />
Dear Sir Humphrey<br />
Getting blood out a stone... a penalty if<br />
you’re the away team at Anfield or Old<br />
Trafford... a gazelle off a hungry lion... or<br />
a straight answer out of the civil service:<br />
Which is tougher...? – Pg 16<br />
Last reminder<br />
Self-employed ADIs have been warned<br />
not leave it until the last minute to have<br />
their tax forms in with the HMRC, as<br />
they’ll be complicated this time around<br />
... – Pg 20<br />
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04 NEWSLINK n JANUARY <strong>2022</strong>
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