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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Neil Lancefield

FOUND: Ask learners if they want their driving test examiner to be chatty study - What They Never Told You

Driving test candidates should be asked if they would like their examiner to be ‘chatty’ or ‘formal’ to boost female pass rates, a report commissioned by a Government agency has suggested (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

Driving test candidates should be asked if they would like their examiner to be “chatty” or “formal” to boost female pass rates, a report commissioned by a Government agency has suggested.

Transport research group TRL, which proposed the measure, said it would avoid examiners creating “potential anxiety”.

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