Driving lessons could soon look completely different under a new plan launched by motoring experts.
UK learners are being urged to take their driving lessons in electric vehicles as the country edges closer to becoming fully electric. Campaigners are now calling on the DVSA to update driving tests to suit electric vehicles.
They're also encouraging more UK learner drivers to take lessons and tests in electric cars, as the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK will be banned in just seven years time.
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Electric vehicle experts at LeaseElectricCar.co.uk say it won’t be long before we see EV’s dominating UK roads. Electric vehicle registrations between December 2019 and December 2020 increased by more than 300%, and this is only expected to rise.
Slowly decreasing the amount of learners practising in petrol and diesel vehicles will match the steady increase of electric cars sweeping the country.
With the right infrastructure being introduced by the government, such as their commitment to implement 300,000 new charge points across the country, backed by £1.6 billion, it will be easier for more and more people to drive EVs. However, some say that taking a test in an EV may be a barrier to learner drivers as it means they will only be able to drive automatic cars.
But with EVs becoming much more mainstream, motoring experts don’t see the need for pupils to worry about only being able to drive automatic vehicles. Experts say the day where petrol and diesel cars are a thing of the past is on the horizon.
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