MOTORBIKE TEST FEARS COULD HIT ISLAND
It is claimed new EU proposals could force Islanders, who are learning to ride motorbikes, to travel miles on the mainland to take their tests. The test centre in Newport would be closed, according to Island MP Andrew Turner who is worried that people will drive without a licence. The new test requires motorcyclists to carry out manoeuvres and an emergency brake at a minimum speed of 31.25mph. The DVLA says that has to happen at a specially designed test centre. At Parliament this week the Minister for Transport Jim Fitzpatrick promised to look into the matter in detail.