Thanks for all the information in your blog, it's really great. I'm going to apply as a student paramedic in some months, so I can move to London with my fiancée and do a job I love (I've been doing something similar, but less specialized, for years now as a volunteer in Italy), and I think your blog will really help me. For practical reasons I'm going to get a full C driving licence before I apply (we have no C1 here, only C), but I think my main problem with the driving test will be speeding. There would be driving on the left, but it's true that most italians usually drive on the left. The problem is, our real average speed in town is around 60 km/h and it will be difficult to slow down. Also, I'm driving an ambulance in Genova and I've been driving my car for almost 8 years in Genova and Sanremo, and the local habits are really bad here, as well as the quality of our roads. So I don't think that traffic in London will be an issue for me. I'm a bit worried about other things, so I hope you'll answer this comment. For example, if the closing date for the application is by the end of march 2010, does it mean that they won't be shortlisting anyone before that day? Or that I should send my application asap, or I risk that all positions are covered before I have my chance? And if all goes well, will I really wait so long before I get the job (this is very important, as I need to organize my job here so that I'll survive until we move to London)?