If you have told the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of any conditions that may affect your ability to drive and they have issued you with a provisional driving licence you are within your rights to take a practical driving test and request changes to assist you. Firstly the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) may […]

A Dorset woman just weeks away from her 100th birthday is still driving and enjoying the open road. Peggy Hovel, 99, from West Parley, Ferndown, learned to drive in 1925 at the age of 15, but had to wait until she was 16 before she got her licence. She was already driving when compulsory driving […]

Those that are caught speeding slightly over the speed limit now have a number of options rather than the usual fine of £60 and three points on the licence. The National Speed Awareness Scheme which allows drivers to attend a workshop in place of a fine and points has been adopted by police forces across […]

Once you have passed your driving test you can drive alone, but you must be careful, you are on probation for two years. If you get 6 penalty points, which means going past a speed camera too fast twice, your licence will be revoked and you become a learner again. This means applying for another […]

It is common knowledge that car insurance premiums have increased consistently over the last few years. There are many reasons for this, including increased numbers of uninsured drivers, insurance fraud and lower investment returns. While it may have become more difficult to get cheap car insurance, it is still possible. Knowing your way around the […]

The Road Traffic and Highways (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was successfully taken through its clauses stage by Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne MHK. The bill increases the minimum ban for drink-drivers from one to two years and the maximum from three to five years. It sets out that someone whose drink-drive reading is between 115mg and 173mg […]

Drivers caught smoking behind the wheel, are in danger of being fined and obtaining points on their licence. If caught driving dangerously due to smoking, eating or drinking, applying make-up etc, you could be convicted of driving without due care and attention. Not only should you expect a fine of £60 and three points on […]

FOUR learner drivers who paid another man to sit their theory exams were jailed as a judge issued a warning to others about the scam. The impersonator is still at large, but Kayfee Hameed, Sami Hamadok, Agar Hamid and Ahmed Omar are behind bars. Hameed and Hamadok, from Middlesbrough, were jailed for six months, while […]

Most of us take for granted that the rules of the road have always been there, but you may be surprised to find that many laws and regulations were only introduced in the last 100 years. The first huge change for drivers was when the driving test was introduced in 1934. At the same time […]

Motorway training should be integrated into the driving test to help improve the general standard of driving, according to the Driving Instructors Association which also wants the current Pass Plus scheme integrated into the driving test syllabus. The DIA is the UK’s largest body representing professional driver trainers and says those applying for a driving […]