Learner drivers in the UK pay £1 billion a year trying to pass their driving test. According to research by Churchill Car Insurance, on average they need 42 lessons before they can tear up their L-plates and at least two tests. What are your thoughts on this article? Send your views to Britannia Driving School […]

Transport for London has informed Britannia Driving School that their sponsored Pass Plus – London Scheme is ending soon; students will not be able to register after 31st March 2009 as their evaluation project is almost complete. New drivers who register before this date will have until 31st July 2009 to complete Pass Plus and […]

New research suggests that regardless of the device used, all telephone conversations when driving are dangerous, simply because of the fact that they affect our attention and visual processing skills significantly. Previously it was believed that because hands-free kits were safer because they enabled you to have both hands free at the wheel, but the […]

Scientists from the University of Giessen, Germany, found that a lack of hormones affects spatial skills. Spatial skill is the ability to assess and orientate shapes and spaces – a key characteristic in tasks such as map reading and parking. The research looked into the spatial, verbal and number skills of around 40 volunteers who […]

A driving instructor from Tenby is walking the entire length of the Great Wall of China, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Research charity. Suen Andrews decided to take on this tremendous challenge and raise money for Macmillan after his mother, Jennifer, died from cancer. If you wish to make a donation, please send it […]

A new qualification in driving science developed by alpha to omega motoring ltd has been passed by James Jefferies, 17, a sixth former at Leeds Grammar School. The qualification is taught in parallel to existing driving lessons and makes use of interactive software which enables the learner to engage in life-saving driving skills from their […]

Almost TWO Thirds of drivers would be happy to re-sit their test when they reach 70, even if it meant them potentially failing, according to new survey. The online poll of nearly 900 people conducted by Motorists would like to see the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) make it compulsory for them to re-take their driving […]

Drink driving in its own right is a very dangerous thing to do but new studies have revealed that the most dangerous thing to do whilst driving is to text and drive. According to national research, texting impairs motorists further than alcohol and drug influences. The research was compiled from a selection of different studies, […]

According to a national survey, one in five teenagers admitted to drink driving and one in fourteen admitted to being intoxicated with drugs whilst behind the steering wheel. This shocking figure has moved the government in pursuing to dramatically cut down the number by cultivating ways to hinder this. The research comprised of asking these […]

As A Nation, we are just as car dependent to day as we were in the early 1990’s, according to a new research paper released by the RAC Foundation.   The study finds that those using public transport in the early 1990 are the only ones who have used it more since. People who have […]