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mister's testing time
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PORT Parliamentary Secretary Clarke visited the Department sport Driving Establishment at ton, Beds, last week and got an en'. of his own driving.
uc'-.ors who accompanied Mr as he tried his hand at driving heavy vehicles commented later. ows more aptitude for heavy driving than any other minister visited us."
arke was anxious to see for himw the Government's driving ers are trained and to see that, despite the shortage of examiners, standards are kept high.
Asked about reports of would-be drivers of cars skipping long waiting lists by taking the hgv test, Mr Clarke commented "Good luck to them."
He later added. "The driving test is essential to road safety and it must be applied properly and fairly across the country.
"I want to look at the arrangements to satisfy myself that we are training examiners effectively and economically and not allowing the present difficult position to lead us to accept second best."