Driving lesson backseat for parents
Parents should sit in on their children's driving lessons, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
The executive agency claims that this would ensure that parents learn about how the driving test process is changing, and prevent them from undoing the work of professional instructors.
Learners now have a greater say over what skills they learn in a lesson, while new driving tests are being trialled which involve the use of Sat Navs and manoeuvres that are more relevant to real-life driving.
The DVSA warns learners could be hampered if their parents take them out for private practice without understanding the demands of the new tests.
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