Organise your driving lessons (Page 3) Let the preparation begin-start learning to drive now! (Page 1) Finding the diamond in the rough: One of the biggest decisions when you decide to take driving lessons is choosing a good driving school. Of course price is important, but what’s really crucial is that you make sure you […]

Two of the UK’s most popular driving schools have revealed plans to teach cyclist awareness to its pupils. Both the AA Driving School and the British School of Motoring have announced their decision to introduce a module to their lessons to encourage their students how to correctly avoid accidents with cyclists. Amongst the key points […]

With some learners failing their driving test the first time or even the second, third or fourth time, it can become very expensive coming face to face with an examiner. Research has found that failed driving tests are costing learners in the region of £52m a year. Tests cost £62 to book and many pupils […]

The British have always thought themselves to be polite, not complain and wait patiently for things. Although this might not be true when we take to the roads! Research found that UK commuters are none of these things, with a third of respondents admitting to speeding, 14% travelling too fast for the road conditions and […]

Do you think you’re safe whilst driving? Think again! New research has provided shocking figures that reveal that over 3 million Britons have fallen asleep whilst driving… and this is only in the last year! A survey for the car insurance firm LV suggests that out of 38 million UK drivers, 3.4 million of these […]

Feeling nervous about your upcoming driving test? Fear not, help is at hand, with Britannia’s advice to beat the anxiety. –          First things first: make sure you have a good night’s sleep for several days prior to your driving test. Research has shown that a succession of full nights sleeps enable the mind to function […]

A motorist snapped another driver playing a game on his iPad whilst driving on Scotland’s busiest motorway. The driver was travelling at 65mph on the M8 motorway whilst resting his iPad on the steering wheel. But what shocked the motorist who took the picture, was he was playing the Real Racing Game on his iPad. […]

Learning to drive is a daunting process for most; however this can be exacerbated if you do not have the right driving instructor at your side. Whilst you may think that any instructor will be as appropriate as the next, your likelihood of progress within your lessons, and therefore your road to eventual success in […]

Entrepreneurial whiz-kid and self-made billionaire Elon Musk is back in the spotlight this week, after his claims of a joint venture with Google to develop the self-driving car. The founder of SpaceX and PayPal has announced his talks with Google brains to develop the autonomous vehicle- although he has said that he prefers the title […]

With the cold weather continuing, potholes are appearing everywhere and our roads are becoming an embarrassment. Severe winters and flooding across the country has left our roads in disrepair. Research has shown that Scotland was the worst place for drivers, with more than 40% of respondents suffering some sort of damage. Thousands of drivers have […]