More than a million drivers hoping to take up the Labour Governments £2000 new car discount by trading in old vehicles could find that the cash has run out. The Chancellor, Alistair Darling announced the trade-in scheme for cars more than ten years old in last week’s Budget, but capped the subsidy at £300 million […]

The majority of Britannia pupils prefer to receive extra driving practice from their mother instead of their dad, according to a straw poll conducted by Britannia Driving School. Mother may panic, but dad gets annoyed much quicker according to respondents. Those who pass their driving test have had, on average, about 45 hours of professional […]

The Labour Government may introduce a scheme for car owners to scrap old cars in exchange for new ones. This plan is designed to boost sales of new cars and would probably involve a payment of £2,000 to trade in cars that are a certain number of years old. A corresponding scheme in Germany, France […]

Police officers in London have been told they no longer have powers to enforce the law when drivers flout basic rules of the road. Motorists caught making “minor errors of judgment” should face no more than words of advice, new Metropolitan Police (Met) guidelines said. But drivers could be prosecuted if caught on street cameras […]

Barry Henser ADI, a driving instructor at Britannia Driving School, passed his test of continued and ability and fitness to give instruction (Check Test) on 25th February 2009 with the highest grade possible – a Grade 6. Barry done his instructor training with Britannia more than 14 years ago and has worked for them as […]

Two Thirds of child seats are not fitted correctly and over 83 per cent of drivers are not aware of UK car seat legislation, according to new research by the baby seat manufactures Britax. More than 66 per cent of respondents stated that they didn’t know that the law requires children up to the age […]

Fake Driving Instructor, Martin Bowyer, of Leek, was given a suspended prison sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after pleading guilty to fraud and having no insurance. Bowyer charged up to £30 a driving lesson to teach students in his dual-controlled car, the court was told. The prosecution followed a Driving Standards Agency (DSA) investigation. Michelle […]

Driving while suffering from flu increases the risk of a road accident as much as two glasses of whisky, according to a new study. Road safety experts warned that the effect could be further compounded by many cold remedies, available without prescription which can cause severe drowsiness, and by drinking alcohol. Department for Transport figures […]

The number of speed cameras has almost trebled in just six years, according to figures released by the Government. There was a surge in the use of national safety camera programme between 2001 and 2007, with the total number of sites increasing from 1,672 to 4,737. This together with a rise in speeding fines from […]

Ironically learning to drive takes place in isolation in large metal boxes, but learning to drive is really the ultimate team game. By that we mean it is an activity whereby, to a large extent, we are dependent on the actions of everyone else on the road; not just our safety – that ought to […]