Safe Driving

Your brand new pair of Jimmy Choos might look fantastic but certain footwear is just not suitable for driving in. Even something as simple as changing gears could cause a serious accident in the ...

Car Insurance In Britain, the law requires you to have motor insurance. The minimum acceptable level is what is called Third Party Insurance. This covers you in the event of claims made against ...

Published sources claim that 6% of all road casualties and 18% of deaths (provisional) can be attributed to an involved party being over the legal drink limit. These figures may not appear high but ...

For many years drunk-drivers have been considered to be one of the biggest scourges of the road. However, shock findings conducted by a number of sources are leading safety chiefs to believe that ...

Many people in the UK have to take over-the-counter remedies for a number of ailments - ranging from the serious to the not-so serious. And the truth is that not many of us would think twice about ...

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 conditions: Heavy Rain It rains so ...

Whilst most of us will feel a sense of elation when we pass our driving test and finally get to ditch the ‘L’ plates the old adage that “it’s only when we pass our driving test that we actually begin ...

Driving to work while still half asleep is something that lots of us do every single morning, and many motorists will admit to driving when we think we might actually be too tired to do so safely. ...

Do you think nothing of eating and smoking behind the wheel? We've all done it , but now some countries are starting to lay down the law on lighting up on the road, as even a momentary distraction ...

According to a number of surveys conducted over the last few years, the UK's drivers are not keeping up to speed with changes in their eyesight. It's reported that a third of drivers have such bad ...

As a car driver, you are required to meet certain medical standards in order to legally drive a car in the UK. As well as the initial eyesight test that forms part of the driving test, you are ...

It's now two and a half years since legislation was introduced that banned the use of hand-held mobile phones whilst driving. But it seems that many people don't understand the law, and are still ...

Motorbike Insurance Motorcyclists aren't quite as spoiled for choice as car owners when it comes to insurance - and it's not hard to see why. Theft rates are higher for motorbikes than for ...

Some places have lots of them, some have very few. In America they're known as 'rotaries'. If you ever go to Swindon, you'll need to know how to navigate one because there are more there than ...

It might surprise you to find out that around 20% of the accidents that occur on motorways happen as a direct result of motorists falling asleep at the wheel. Unbelievable as it may seem, a ...

Whether or not you can legally tow a caravan or trailer on UK roads will depend on the type of driving licence you hold.

If you do have entitlement to tow, you will need to check the category ...

Many pet owners are understandably attached to their pets and see them as part of the family. Animals tend to get very nervous about travelling. If you need to take your pet on a car journey, here ...

The UK is well known for having one of the best and most admired road safety records in the world. No doubt this is thanks in part to the speed restrictions that are imposed on the road network ...