Interesting thread, guys. Going back a bit if I may, I'd have thought that having the standards dictated by the insurers is quite a good thing since it means that each situation is appraised individually, rather than having a set of inflexible rules applied by a faceless government body. I would also have thought that the insurers/underwriters would often demand a higher standard than is strictly necessary to help minimise their risk.
I can also understand where you're coming from on the testing front, Snowy. Something that's been really getting on my nerves recently is the fact that I have to do a test to be able to drive a trailer. This never used to be the case but for some reason it now is though, apparently, it's fine for my septuagenarian grandmother to drive one.....
I can also understand where you're coming from on the testing front, Snowy. Something that's been really getting on my nerves recently is the fact that I have to do a test to be able to drive a trailer. This never used to be the case but for some reason it now is though, apparently, it's fine for my septuagenarian grandmother to drive one.....
who suggested that experience is regarded to a lesser degree these days. But, on reflection, you're right! It only seems that way, more and more, I guess; because it has to share its, once proud, throne with qualifications.
