General Motors brand Opel is to launch a small car below its current Corsa supermini, the company confirmed September 23. The vehicle, which Opel described as “stylish and fuel-efficient,” will be the company’s smallest model and will compete with the Ford Ka, Ford’s three-door European city car. The vehicle is set to enter production in […]

Twelve new cycle paths are set to be introduced in the capital and stimulate a cycling revolution, making it safer and easier to commute. As part of the funding for Barclays Cycle Superhighways, Transport for London will be installing over 5,000 cycle parking space and putting money into cycle training and cycle lane maintenance. The […]

Since early April pupils have been given the option as to whether they want their instructor or any another observer to sit in the back of the car. With more and more pupils taking up on this offer, it is important for the observer to know how to behave and what is required of them. […]

There might be areas when driving where you can scrimp and save but car insurance is not one of them. However, it doesn’t have to break the bank you just need to be clever about it. Always shop around. I am sure when you took out car insurance for the first time, you looked for […]

Pass plus is aimed a new drivers to improve their driving, make them safe and skilful drivers and to gain more experience. The DSA (Driving Standards Agency) along with insurance companies and driving instructors feel that although a new driver has the competence to pass the test, it would benefit them to take pass plus […]

The law at present allows an average built man to drink approximately 2 pints of beer and a woman a large glass of wine without exceeding the drink drive limit. The new proposed law will be half that making the legal limit 80mg of alcohol per 50mg of blood. The tougher laws are thought to […]

The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) have found that most motorcycle crashes occur in daylight in fine weather. Sunday is the day that sees most accidents with 20% more accidents happening than any other day. This is thought to be because Sundays allow drivers to take a leisurely drive where they are likely to travel […]

There are far too many accidents and fatalities (34 in 2008 alone) in the U.K. that occur as a result of illegal or unsafe tyres. Research has found that more than half of all motorists could not correctly identify the legal tread depth. ‘The lifesaver in your pocket’ campaign aims to get hundreds of motorists […]

As a rule of thumb if you do long – distance or motorway driving then a diesel engine is better for fuel efficiency and lower carbon dioxide emissions. For town driving, we suggest petrol may be better, because it emits fewer pollutants. Investigate converting your petrol car to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). You’ll […]

Approved Driving Instructors (ADI’s) are given periodic tests of fitness to Instruct and to remain on the Register of Approved Driving Instructors. Each Instructor is graded on a scale of 1 to 6 the grade 6 being the highest possible grade obtainable. The number of Instructors currently on the register who are grade 6 is […]