True. “Yes, it is!” says Eddie Barnaville, general manager of the Driving Instructors Association. “When I was teaching back in the late 1960s it was possible to get most people through in about 10 or 15 lessons. These days that target would be ridiculous. The roads are far busier which means standards have to be higher. The test has far more components than it used to have – including the reverse parking maneuvers which many learners struggle with. There’s also the ‘show and tell’ section of the test, and a separate theory test where in the past the candidate would just be asked a few questions on the Highway Code”.