{"id":7949,"date":"2012-01-31T16:04:23","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T16:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7949"},"modified":"2012-01-31T16:04:23","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T16:04:23","slug":"swinton-insurance-hypocrites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7949","title":{"rendered":"Swinton Insurance: Hypocrites?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article came through<\/a> on the newsfeeds \u2013 at this stage it is just a press release. Until the tabloids get hold if it, no doubt.<\/p>\n

The change to the Theory Test \u2013 which came into effect<\/a> on 23rd January 2012 \u2013 has been known about for ages. In December 2010<\/a> it was mentioned in Despatch, and it has been reiterated several times since ( this is just one example<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the press release\u2026 and more than a week after the event\u2026<\/p>\n

Swinton\u2026 is warning learner drivers about the changes to the driving theory test. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, that\u2019s a good job, then. Because I\u2019m sure driving instructors don\u2019t do that \u2013 with it not being part of their job, and everything.<\/p>\n

Swinton fails to understand that if the test is harder, then it is harder<\/strong>. It doesn\u2019t need a \u201cwarning\u201d, and nor is it their job to handle it. Their<\/strong> job is to provide massive insurance quotes for new drivers after<\/strong> they\u2019ve passed \u2013 not to advise them on their training beforehand.<\/p>\n

Steve Chelton, Claims Manager at Swinton said, “The best way of gaining knowledge of how a road works is to take plenty of lessons and make observations. Learner drivers should not rely on DVLA revision material to pass the exam; they should study the Highway Code to further their understanding of driving and apply it when they are on the roads. By doing so they are always prepared for challenges that may occur whilst driving and will become safer drivers in the long run and thus reducing the chances of an accident and a claim on their motor insurance policy.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is more than one way to skin a cat, Mr Chelton. Some people study hard and pass the theory test before<\/strong> they take any lessons at all. Others wait until they start driving, then<\/strong> start studying. The rest do something that\u2019s in between.<\/p>\n

But one thing I can assure you is that not many of them memorise all 1,000 questions without understanding a single word. That\u2019s where you and Mike Penning have got it wrapped around your necks \u2013 because YOU<\/strong> don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n

When you consider the size of insurance quotes for new drivers, the crocodile tears over RTA figures, and now a \u201cwarning\u201d about the Theory Test getting \u201charder\u201d, you can\u2019t help but get a strong whiff of hypocrisy from somewhere.<\/p>\n

The simple fact is that many people could pass the Theory Test without doing any revision at all (several of mine have). Others do the bare minimum \u2013 and resent spending even \u00a31 on study aids. The \u201cnew\u201d Theory Test is exactly the same as the old one<\/strong> \u2013 even the old one used to pick up new questions from time to time, and all we have here is rewording. It\u2019s not like there\u2019s a new Highway Code or anything.<\/p>\n

Like it or not, all that matters is whether people know enough to pass the Theory Test. They don\u2019t HAVE<\/strong> to read the Highway Code, and they don\u2019t HAVE<\/strong> to buy study materials. Most do \u2013 but in all honesty, some of them don\u2019t need to, and can pick up most of what they need to know from lessons and driving with their parents.<\/p>\n

So, if anything, the Theory Test is too bloody easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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