Links to other sites



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Below are links to, and some brief information about, other sites which may be interest you (as a visitor to the Act Two site). If you find a link which has become broken, or you can suggest any other links we should add, then please contact us.

Each of the links below to other web sites open in a new window. Your window into this site is not lost, and you view the other site as its designers intended (so not as a frame within this site).


Links to UK government and quasi-government sites
  1. Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
    DSA is an Executive Agency of DfT (the Department for Transport). DSA's responsibilities include all driving tests (theory and practical) for obtaining all categories of driving licence within Great Britain; testing and supervising Approved Driving Instructors; and supervising Compulsory Basic Training for motorcyclists.

    Their site includes access to: DSA Press Notices; test fees; on-line test bookings (for Categories A, B, C, D and P); Consultation Papers; information to ADIs; and to good contact details.

  2. DfT's Roads, Vehicles and Road Safety Division
    The "Roads, Vehicle and Road Safety" Division of DfT is responsible for all issues relating to drivers, vehicles, road safety policy and research (including national road scheme planning) maintenance, street works, traffic management, and monitoring traffic and congestion.

    Includes a site search engine, and access to Consultation Papers, a vehicle section, and a road safety section (which even includes an on-line version of the latest version of the Highway Code).

  3. Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
    PACTS is a registered charity and an associate Parliamentary Group. Its objective is "To promote transport safety legislation to protect human life", and its aim is to advise the law makers on air, rail and road safety issues. Highly regarded within the UK road safety scene.

    Excellent site, with up-to-date news on parliamentary and other safety transport matters, includes a search engine.

  4. Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
    TRL (previously known as TRRL, the Transport Road Research Laboratory) have (as most larger organisations now do) a "Mission Statement", stated thus: "To be the world's leading provider of impartial transport research and advice". We don't know about that, but we do know that they are well regarded world-wide for transport safety research.

    Their site is a little irritating to browse, with too pages having little content and no direct link to the next page. They give little away. However, they do include a Transport News page.


Links to other sites
  1. AIRSO
    A prestidgious membership association for those involved in road safety.

  2. Association of National Driver Improvement Scheme Providers
    Explains the National Driver Improvement Scheme, and its history. Under the scheme, errant drivers are offered a driver improvement course instead of prosecution (or in conjunction with a lesser sentence).

  3. Brake
    A vigorous, non-profit road safety organisation, aiming to stop death and injury on roads. Brake researches and produces information about how to use roads safely, including posters, leaflets and videos. Organises National Road Safety Week.

  4. British Horse Society
    BHS promote horse and rider safety, including the education of motorists and riders.

  5. Child Car Seats
    RoSPA run this well set out and comprehensive site advising on the purchase, fitting and use of all forms of child car restraints.

  6. Guild of Experienced Motorists
    GEM started in 1932 as the Company of Veteran Motorists, and has a fuddy-duddy image. So a visit to its excellent web site will come as a pleasant surprise.

  7. Institute of Advanced Motorists
    Needs little introduction. Especially useful for individuals who want to be guided to advanced test standard in their own time on a voluntary basis, avoiding professional training fees.

  8. Institute of Master Tutors of Driving
    IMTD was founded in 1957 as an independent non-profit body of elite professional UK driving instructors. It is concerned with road safety and driver education. Membership is by invitation only.

  9. Learn To Live
    A non-profit campaign for compulsory motorway training.

  10. New Car Security Ratings
    Developed by the AA, ABI, and DTLR, a scheme to publish information about how good your car is at keeping thieves at bay.

  11. Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards
    A modest site with all you need to know about this registered charity, including how to nominate someone for an award.

  12. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
    Another organisation needing little introduction. After navigating to the Road Safety pages (to which you can no longer link directly) there's plenty of useful material. RoSPA administer "Advanced Drivers and Riders", which you can link to directly.

  13. Safe routes to schools
    An impressive and informative site (from a registered charity) giving practical help to parents and guardians in getting their children walking and cycling safely (and with an added bonus on health) to school.

  14. Tyre Industry Council
    Another non-profit organisation. Useful information about tyre safety.

  15. UK Motoring Directory
    Described on its home page as "A free one-stop directory of the British Motoring world. Join over 5000 visitors a day!".


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