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	<title>News From B.A.D.D.I.A For Driving Lessons In Bedfordshire</title>
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		<title>The Driving Standards Agency issue a reminder about driver licencing requirements to tow a trailer &#8211; Comment Bedford Driving Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The issue of driver licencing requirements when towing a trailer is an issue that can cause confusion for motorists.
The Driving Standards Agency reminder points to information here
A key point is the change in driving entitlements that came into effect for drivers who passed their tests from early 1997 onward.
Some BADDIA members offer specialist trailer towing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/the-driving-standards-agency-issue-a-reminder-about-driver-licencing-requirements-to-tow-a-trailer-comment-bedford-driving-instructors/</link>
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		<title>Driving Standards Agency announce changes to the online booking service for driving tests &#8211; comment Bedford Driving Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The DSA have announced the following changes to this service.

From 24th June candidates who book or change their practical driving tests using this service must provide an email address at which to receive their driving test confirmation details.
The DSA have stated that they will no longer send out such booking confirmations by post.
The DSA&#8217;s announcement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/driving-standards-agency-announce-changes-to-the-online-booking-service-for-driving-tests-comment-bedford-driving-instructors/</link>
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		<title>Another reason to keep using screenwash in your vehicle&#8217;s windscreen washer bottle all year round &#8211; comment Bedford Driving Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent report by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) focuses on Legionnaires Disease Risk for Drivers and a simple step to reduce that risk.
The Guardian newspaper and the BBC, among others have reported on the HPA&#8217;s findings following their recent research.
The HPA&#8217;s finding show that using Screen Wash in the Windscreen Washer Reservoir of vehicles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/another-reason-to-keep-using-screenwash-in-your-vehicles-windscreen-washer-bottle-all-year-round-comment-bedford-driving-instructors/</link>
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		<title>Independent Driving being introduced into The Driving Test from October 2010 &#8211; Comment Bedford Driving Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Ten minute section of independent Driving will be introduced into the Driving Test from October this year.
The Driving Standards Agency are introducing this change as an outcome of the consultation they carried out on the process of learning to drive.
A description of what to expect and how it will be conducted can be found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/independent-driving-being-introduced-into-the-driving-test-from-october-2010-comment-bedford-driving-instructors/</link>
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		<title>Driving Instructors in Bedford wish the driving test Happy 75th Birthday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Major road safety milestone as driving test clocks up 75 years of success

The British driving test marks three-quarters of a century of helping keep people safe on the road when it turns 75 on Tuesday 1 June. 
 
The first car and driving licences were introduced in Britain in 1903. But it was not until 1 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/driving-instructors-in-bedford-with-the-driving-test-75th-birthday/</link>
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		<title>A third of Drivers needlessly increasing fuel costs &#8211; comment Bedford Driving Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey by Tyresafe has shown that many drivers are needlessly wasting fuel by driving with under inflated tyres.
The full text of the article can be found here
Drivers are strongly encouraged to make regular checks of the condition and pressures of their tyres for the crucial reasons of safety and legal compliance.
However the additional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/a-third-of-drivers-needlessly-increasing-fuel-costs-comment-bedford-driving-instructors/</link>
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		<title>Recent GMTV Article about Passing the Driving Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bedford and District Driving Instructors thought that the following article would be of Interest for Learner Drivers working toward passing their tests.
The article is from GMTV and covers items such as average pass rates by geographical area, average number of hours to prepare for the practical test and the importance of being discriminating in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/recent-gmtv-article-about-passing-the-driving-test/</link>
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		<title>Booking your driving test online ?  BADDIA recommends that you use the official Driving Standards Agency web site to avoid paying unnecessary additional fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The DSA have recently issued a reminder on this matter. 
It is to bring to people&#8217;s attention the fact that using sites other than the official DSA site, to book driving tests on-line, can result in people paying out extra on top of the normal test booking fee, sometimes without realising.
The DSA have issued a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/booking-your-driving-test-online-baddia-recommends-that-you-use-the-official-driving-standards-agency-web-site-to-avoid-paying-unnecessary-additional-fees/</link>
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		<title>Driving examiner strike on 24 March &#8211; advice from the DSA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Candidates urged to attend tests by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).
The DSA have issued the following advice:
&#8216;The PCS union is asking its members to take strike action on Wednesday  24 March.
If you have a driving test booked for that day, we ask you to attend as  scheduled.
We wonâ€™t know the effects of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/driving-examiner-strike-on-24-march-advice-from-the-dsa/</link>
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		<title>Bedford and District Driving Instructors Association (BADDIA) are calling for urgent action on un-safe roads in Bedfordshire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BADDIA&#8217;s letter to the Local Authority Highways Department.

Dear Sir or Madam


I am writing onÂ behalf of BADDIA (Bedford and District  Driving Instructors Association)Â  regarding the current state of the roads in  Bedford.


As Driving Instructors we obviously spend a lot of time  on the roads in Bedford and are becoming increasingly concerned about their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baddia.co.uk/blog/news/bedford-and-district-driving-instructors-association-baddia-are-calling-for-urgent-action-on-un-safe-roads-in-bedfordshire/</link>
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