There has been a change to the legislation in relation to the EDT program.
S.I. No. 4/2012 — Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Learner Permit Holders) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
The original S.I. No. 173/2011 — Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Learner Permit Holders) Regulations 2011
The relevant paragraphs
(3) A person undergoing lessons 1 to 8 of Essential Driver Training for Car Drivers is not entitled to progress to the next lesson or any subsequent lesson of the course unless he or she has demonstrated the necessary knowledge and ability for the procedures and processes of the proceeding lesson of the course to the satisfaction of the instructor.
Has been changed to:-
(3) A person may only undergo each of lessons 2 to 8 of Essential Driver Training for Car Drivers if he or she holds a logbook issued to him or her on which an instructor has signed and stamped the pages relating to the immediately preceding lesson as set out in the Schedule.
(3A) A person may only undergo any of lessons 9 to 12 of Essential Driver Training for Car Drivers if he or she holds a logbook issued to him or her on which an instructor has signed and stamped the pages relating to lesson 8.”.
Until this change a driving instructor could have held their pupils to ransom and refuse to progress to the next lesson unless he or she has demonstrated the necessary knowledge and ability, etc etc
Now it is only necessary to have the necessary stamps for the preceding lesson(s).
