In the practical test, the number of mandatory manoeuvres will be cut from two to one to allow more time for the independent driving section.

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Among the changes is a section of independent driving, where the candidate has to take responsibility for route finding.

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There would be a toll for driving during business hours inside a 16-square-mile section of downtown London.

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Reigning title holder, Stephane Peterhansel of France, driving a Mini, took eighth place in the short sprint section, but was already one minute and 42 seconds adrift of the 50-year-old Sainz.

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Concealed in a plastic security carton on a poorly lit section of shelving, somewhere between Random Accountancy Software and Pass Your Driving Test on CD-ROM.

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