Please tell.me why in your opinion the changes to the theoretical and practical tests were needed? so that more people will fail? because the tests were too easy? it makes no sense, for example did the next crop of young car drivers drive any better after taking the revised car test than those of us who had passed the old car test?

BRITTOp will not have any more problems gaining recognition than ITSSAR did when they were formed, I was one of the first to move to ITSSAR in its pioneering days, and yes it took a while but eventually it became an established name.

I will.be surprised if the ABA lasts another 12 months to be honest, if the focus is on tightening already adequate standards the result will actually.be the polar opposite of the aim, as instructors/examiners will start to disregard the standards and use their own knowledge and experience to decide on the competence of an operator.

I could understand the need for an overhaul if MHE accidents had risen sharply, and investigations had continually flagged up inadequate training, however that is not the case, and the new 'standards' will become merely a box ticking exercise for many, I have chosen not to be a part of that, and will continue to deliver thorough training to the tried and trusted standards which are already widely recognised and accepted.

As I said in an earlier post, unfortunately training is in danger of becoming more of a document creation scheme than actually teaching good practical skills.