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10 Questions to Test Your Road Skills
So you think you’re a good driver? Take some time to have a look at our theory quiz and find out just how good you really are.
Some questions have more than one…...
Advanced Driving Courses and Driving Skills
More and more people in the UK are choosing to take the Advanced Driving Test with the aim of becoming better, safer drivers. According to the Institute of Advanced…...
Basic Driving Skills and Vehicle Maintenance
Every year in the UK, thousands of people are injured on roads, as either passengers or pedestrians. These accidents could be prevented if new drivers and experienced…...
Defensive Driving and The Points System
If you drive you’ll have almost certainly encountered aggression and impatience on the roads and may have even witnessed a ‘road rage’ incident.
Defensive driving…...
Driving and Weather Conditions
Different types of weather can lead to very difficult and treacherous driving conditions.
Here are some tips on how to stay safe in extreme weather…...
Eight Ways to Improve Your MPG
It's possible to improve a car's mpg using simple driving and maintenance techniques. Here are 8 great tips to help you improve you car's economy:
One:…...
Hazard Perception When Driving
On a daily basis, each of us will undertake some form of hazard perception - be it making sure that we can see that there are no children or animals playing the road…...
How to Give Learner Drivers Confidence
Having confidence in your ability is something all drivers need, but this has to be well balanced. A lack of confidence, as well as over-confidence can be dangerous…...
Level Crossings: How do They Work?
Though they may seem like relics of a bygone age, there are still over 9000 level crossings in use in Britain today. Together, they represent a significant safety…...
Newly Qualified and Teenage Drivers
So you've just passed your driving test. You've ripped up the L-plates and you're going out on the road for the first time alone. It's exciting and it's fun but for…...
Road Markings: What They Mean
Road markings are as important as road signs and give us information about the roads we are travelling on and the actions we should or should not be taking. Read on…...
Road Surfaces and Driving Skills
Driving is a very different experience depending on the circumstances around your journey. If the weather is very bad or you are on an irregular surface - such as sand…...
Tips For Safer Driving
Probably the most under-rated of driving distractions, driving while tired can be extremely dangerous.
In fact 20% of the accidents that happen on the UK's…...
Understanding Road Signs
When the Romans came to town, amongst the other things they got up to, they put up stone columns throughout their vast empire telling everyone how far away Rome was.…...
