Parallel parking can be one of the trickiest manoeuvres to master, especially as a young or learner driver. So here at Britannia, we have decided to give you a helping hand with this. We’re nice like that. – Firstly, always start practising in a safe place, where you are unlikely to damage your own car […]

Vanessa Price, the owner of a Smart car, was fined £50 for parking at a right angle to the kerb in an on-street parking bay. Although the ability of Smart cars, which are less than 9ft long, to fit into small spaces at right angles to the pavement is well known, and a unique selling […]

238 You MUST NOT wait or park on yellow lines during the times of operation shown on nearby time plates (or zone entry signs if in a Controlled Parking Zone) – see ‘Information signs’ and ‘Road markings’. Double yellow lines indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time even if there are no upright signs. […]

  This month will see the roll out of new fines, in this article we will look at ways to avoid them if possible, the new charges include Ultra Low Emission Zones, pavement parking and HGV levy tax. Pavement parking: A pavement parking ban will be introduced to increase the safety of pedestrians and to […]

Crossing the line could now potentially cost you a fortune, There has been recent news reports of a driver being fined £100 when his bumper overhung a parking space even though his wheels are well inside the spot. So it begs the question .. do you really know the highway code? The highway code has […]

Proposals for an outright ban on pavement parking have been mooted. Most of us have done it occasionally, some of us even do it semi regularly. Parking on the pavement, or at least partially on the pavement is a common site on London’s streets with spaces at a premium. But the act could soon be […]

1.Red X fines on smart Motorway The RAC released research earlier this year which showed over a fifth of the drivers on smart motorways have driven in a closed off lane marked with an X. Driving in a lane closed by a red X sign is illegal and if caught can result in three points […]

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation which could see the driver’s rule book updated with changes including making it clear where cyclists and pedestrians have priority or ‘right of way’ over drivers. Major changes to the Highway Code being considered by the Government would see roads made safer for cyclists, pedestrians and horse […]

These rules are in addition to those in the following sections, which apply to all vehicles (except the motorway section). See also ‘You and your bicycle’. – You and your bicycle 59 Clothing. You should wear a cycle helmet which conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and securely fastened appropriate clothes for cycling. […]

( Called a Invalid Carriages in law ) 36 There is one class of manual wheelchair (called a Class 1 invalid carriage) and two classes of powered wheelchairs and powered mobility scooters. Manual wheelchairs and Class 2 vehicles are those with an upper speed limit of 4 mph (6 km/h) and are designed to be […]