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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
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From that article.....
There is no requirement for people driving emergency vehicles to be trained beyond a normal driving licence.
Drivers of police, fire and ambulance vehicles who wish to be exempted from speed limits will be required to be officially trained. This rule has been included in a 2006 Act but it has not yet been made law. At present there is no indication as to when it will be made law. There are concerns that there will be too much demand for the existing driver training courses.
I'd be absolutely gobsmacked if there were any services who allowed people who need to be exempt from speed limits to drive without having taken the official training. I suspect most services will self regulate as a matter of best practice. Again I suspect Derek could answer this better
I suspect the only way to find out would be an FOI request.