Calls are being made to increase the restrictions on young and newly qualified drivers, in the wake of research revealing the shockingly high statistics of young drivers involved in motoring accidents. Of the teenagers killed or seriously injured in car accidents, almost a half of these were behind the wheel or were passengers in vehicles driven […]

A man driving a private ambulance has died in a crash with a double decker bus and a car in North Yorkshire. The driver stole the vehicle just 20 minutes prior to the crash with a double-decker bus. The driver was killed and six others injured following the accident on the A64 near York at […]

Over 700 motorists were caught using their mobile phones while driving in a week long police enforcement campaign. Thames Valley Police finished the joint operation with Hampshire Constabulary, on Saturday night. Fixed penalty points and fines were handed out to drivers including 117 in Berkshire and 136 in Bucks. This campaign served to remind motorists […]

The DVSA is to start using hazard perception tests, replacing the old classic video scenes with more accurate digital ones. This is in order to make the clips more accurate and realistic. Though the current video clips used are good, CGI technologies can provide a much better visual experience than what most classic imagery used […]

Tonight is the final night of 2014 and it has been a fantastic year. We’ve had another successful year for both our pupils and instructors. As the year draws to an end, we would like to wish all of our staff, pupils, instructors and fans all the best of luck for the coming year. As always we hope […]

Scotland introduced a new legal drink-drive limit on midnight Thursday which was reduced from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. This has brought the limit in line with much of Europe but lower than the rest of the UK. Though the new limit was enforced at midnight, by 6am four people had […]

The Christmas Season is finally upon us; Christmas parties are in full swing, families are journeying to visit, hectic shopping has taken over the next few weekends and mothers across the country are dropping presents off to friends and family members like there’s no tomorrow. So I’m sure we all have plans for our cars […]

Winter is fast-approaching so it is important to remember how to stay safe when driving in winter. Here are Britannia’s top tips: The sun sits lower in the sky in winter, which can result in glare, as can snow, so don’t put away your sunglasses just yet! Keep a winter ready kit in your car […]

We are all surely feeling the oncoming effects of the slowly approaching winter – the drop in temperature, the darker mornings, the weather gradually becoming foggier and wetter as the days go on. And there is no place you are likely to feel the effects of the winter season more so than in your car […]

An 18-year-old has been disqualified for drink driving less than 3 months after passing his test. Alexander Picken, from Walsall in the West Midlands, was found to have 55mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath where the legal limit is 35mg/100ml. He had been driving after midnight when his vehicle struck a kerb and travelled […]