A motorist has been pictured driving on a motorway with an iPad in front of the wheel. The picture was posted of Nichaila Flower, 24, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on Facebook by her half-sister Liffe Pritchard with the caption ‘On the M4 and she’s on her iPad’. Pritchard later claimed that this was a joke and […]

An innovative solution from tech giants Apple could soon put a stop to motorists who drive whilst texting. The Apple patent, titled “Driver Handheld Computing Device lock-Out” was published on Tuesday, and suggests a variety of ways to limit those behind the wheel from using their phones. One of the ways it would work is […]

Much of Britain has lately been immersed in deep fog, and any motorist knows how difficult it can be to navigate the roads with this most dangerous of driving conditions. Here are Britannia’s top tips for driving in fog: – Keep your lights on at all times. Not only will this help to illuminate the […]

Katie Homer, 26, has been banned from the road after being caught on camera driving north up the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway of the M5 for four miles until leaving the motorway at junction one for West Bromwich. She also circled a roundabout twice before being finally stopped by police in the early […]

Welcome to Britannia Driving School Clapham SW4. Britannia’s Mission is to Provide Quality Driving Lessons and 6 Day Intensive Driving Courses in Clapham SW4 by Local Male and Female Driving Instructors. Britannia Driving School Covers Clapham with Manual and Automatic Dual Controlled Cars Areas Covered by Britannia Driving School Clapham:  Clapham, Clapham Common, Clapham South, […]

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and no doubt a lot of you will be spending the day indoors after the festivities of yesterday. For those of you planning on hitting the sales today, remember to drive carefully. A lot of people will be in a rush to get to the sales and […]

A fifth of motorists have admitted to driving over the limit whilst a similar number have admitted to have fallen asleep. One in four also regard themselves as a bad driver with the most common faults being speeding and poor use of steering followed by eating and drinking whilst driving. A third have hit another […]

Parliament sets the maximum penalties for road traffic offences. The seriousness of the offence is reflected in the maximum penalty. It is for the courts to decide what sentence to impose according to circumstances. The penalty table below indicates some of the main offences, and the associated penalties. There is a wide range of other […]

These Rules are in addition to those in the following sections which apply to all vehicles. See also ‘Motorcycle licence requirements’. – Motorcycle licence requirements General 83 On all journeys, the rider and pillion passenger on a motorcycle, scooter or moped MUST wear a protective helmet. This does not apply to a follower of the […]

226 You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236). [Law RVLR regs 25 & 27] 227 Wet weather. In wet weather, […]