Bad weather and driving tests
Posted in: News.
Sometimes the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has to cancel or stop driving and riding tests because of things like bad weather or vehicle problems. Find out what happens if your test is cancelled or stopped, and what you need to do when there’s bad weather.
Better service for motorists at garages
Posted in: News.
Motorists are set for improvements in customer service from garages under a package of transparency and value-for-money measures unveiled today by Transport Secretary Justine Greening.
Vehicle Condition
Posted in: Driving Courses, News.
Vehicle condition. You MUST ensure your vehicle and trailer comply with the full requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations and Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (see ‘The road user and the law’). See below page.
Think Before you cross the Road
Posted in: News.
Reminding children to THINK! before they cross the road.
A new THINK! campaign to help children stay safe on the roads has been
launched by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.
Dangerous drivers to face longer jail terms
Posted in: News.
The new offence of ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ will carry
a maximum sentence of five years in prison and allow the courts to impose
tougher punishments on dangerous drivers who devastate the lives of
others.
Government proposes 80MPH motorway speed limit
Posted in: Motorway Driving, News.
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has announced his intention to
consult on raising the national speed limit on motorways from 70 to 80
miles per hour.
Road crashes in 2010
Posted in: News.
A total of 1,850 people died from road crashes in 2010; a fall of 17%
compared with 2009, according to the DfT’s ‘Reported Road Casualties in
Great Britain 2010’.
Buy Driving Lessons Online
Posted in: News, Special Offers.
Buy your lessons now See below for our driving lesson packages which are broken up into various hours. Once we have received your payment,
Highways Agency helps holiday traffic on its way
Posted in: News.
The Highways Agency is urging families to plan their journey
and to check traffic and weather before they set off on their summer holiday.
Top Tips After You Have Passed Your Driving Test
Posted in: Car Insurance, Driving Courses, News.
Number one is the fact that in the two years after you first pass your driving test, you are on probation and the quickest way to notch up those dreaded points is speeding. Any Magistrate will automatically give you three points for speeding and has the power to increase those points for any other factors he or she may consider to be relevant, such as a bald tyre. Any car you buy must therefore be in good order throughout, or you must be prepared to rectify any problems before you take to the road in it.
