Julie’s Driving School

13/08/2026

Please pay attention when driving, this poor man lost his life which could have easily been avoided!

🚨 This is the young man who killed a ‘much loved’ dad on the M62 after he crashed into the back of his car while trying to replay a song.

18-year-old Ryan Richardson was not paying attention to the queue that had built up in front of him when he smashed into the 68-year-old victim's Toyota Aygo.

There had been warning signs about likely delays on the approach to that area. Richardson was driving at 59mph when his car hit the back of the vehicle in front of him.

The other car was shunted into the back of the one in front of it, with that vehicle shunted into the back of the next car. The 68-year-old driver of the car in front of Richardson died at the scene from his injuries.

The court heard how the victim's death had "brought lifelong grief and misery" to his family.

During a police interview, Richardson, now 20, said that he was distracted by his mobile phone at the time of the crash because he had been playing music on the car stereo, using a Spotify app on his phone. He was rewinding a song at the time of the impact. The phone was in a cradle, however.

Richardson admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution, alongside a six year driving ban.

24/07/2026

12/06/2026

DVSA UPDATE 12/6/2026

We have started to cancel driving test that we have identified as being booked or managed outside of the new rules.

Taking stronger action against those breaking the rules
As you know, from 12 May 2026 only learner drivers have been allowed to book, change, swap or cancel a car driving test.

This rule change has given us new powers to take direct action against those who misuse the booking service. And we are using those powers to make things fairer for all learner drivers.

Cancelling driving tests
We have started to cancel driving test that we have identified as being booked or managed outside of the new rules.

So far, we have cancelled 450 tests.

They were cancelled as they were booked using a payment card that has been used to pay for lots of driving tests for different learner drivers. This means that the tests were not booked by the learner driver taking the test. Our terms and conditions allow us to cancel tests where this happens.

We are continually monitoring the booking service and will keep cancelling tests where we have evidence of bookings made in breach of the law and our terms and conditions.

This will not stop.

We have placed 4,034 online booking suspensions on the system
A suspension means the driving licence holder can no longer book or manage tests online. They will need to call our customer service centre instead.

We’ve also updated our guidance to confirm that a suspension stays in place for 12 months.

We have reported apps to Apple and Google
We have successfully removed 17 apps from on the Apple and Google platforms that break the terms and conditions of our booking service. We will continue to monitor the platforms and report any new apps to have them removed as well.

Help us get the message to your pupils
Please remind your pupils of 3 simple things:

Do not use unofficial apps or websites to find or book a test slot.
Do not book a test through anyone on social media.
Only ever use GOV.UK - it is free and secure.
If they ignore this advice, the consequences are serious.

DVSA can suspend their online booking access. Their test can be cancelled. They could lose hundreds of pounds with no way to get it back.

And once they hand over their personal data to a scammer, they have no control over what happens to it.

We’ve published guidance for your pupils about this.

11/06/2026

One costly mistake. You’ll want to see this 👀