Driving School
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| First episode date | 1997 |
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| No. of series | 1 (plus Celebrity Driving School Comic Relief special) |
| Genres | Reality Television |
| Narrated by | Quentin Willson |
| Networks | BBC One |
| Languages | English |
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| ID | 2280673 |
About Driving School
Driving School is a docusoap that was broadcast on BBC1 in the summer of 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. The series was made on a reduced budget but shown in primetime, it created one of the first reality TV stars in Maureen Rees.
Learner driver failed 59 theory tests before pass
... Camilla Benitz, managing director of AA Driving School - which has launched a revision app helping learners prepare for the test, said: " There s no doubt it s a tough test and these learners commitment to passing is amazing...
Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions
... In fact, Medhi Alawi operated out of an address which apparently also operated as a Driving School in Acton, London...
Driving test fraudsters advertising services online
... Many use genuine pictures of pass certificates and driving licences which have been taken from promotional images posted on real Driving School social media accounts...
The Ghanaian giant reported to be the world's tallest man
... He was working at a butchers, saving money to take lessons at a Driving School...
Driving test backlog sees exams sold for over £200
... However, we registered on the DVSA s site as a fake Driving School, giving us access to a different part of the booking system - one that is not available to most learners...
UK asylum deal: Is Rwanda a land of safety or fear?
... Driving School and languages classesAny camp that asylum seekers are sent to under the new UK deal is likely to be a well-organised affair - not the refugee camps you sometimes see with tents or plastic sheeting tacked on to thorns...
Africa Eye exposes dodgy driving licences and dangerous vehicles on Kenya's killer roads.
... But is corruption also a factor? Journalist Richard Chacha, himself paralysed in a road accident ten years ago, joins Africa Eye to expose rogue Driving School employees who, for a fee, fix it for rookie drivers to get behind the wheel without ever having to take a driving test...
Covid: Some learners face 10-month wait for driving test
... " I found I could get more money doing the Driving School...
