A motorist in Germany was arrested for drunk driving after he stopped at red traffic light and fell asleep. The 19-year old was arrested after police were called to try and wake him up and smelt alcohol on his breath. Other motorists had failed to stir him by blowing their horns as he blocked a […]

A local London man is part of the British team duo that will travel to Timbuktu in the Parajet Skycar, a biofuel-powered vehicle which can transform itself from a car into an aircraft in minutes and can accelerate from 0-100kph (60mph) in 4.5 seconds. The journey is expected to take some 40 days, during which […]

Flirting while stationary in traffic is the latest craze according to a survey by Britannia Driving School. More than half of the women and three quarters of the men surveyed said they would consider exchanging phone numbers with a complete stranger while in traffic. Some 79 per cent of women and 64 per cent of […]

Tough New Powers to tackle the selfish minority of uninsured drivers who cost law-abiding motorists £400m each year have been set out by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. The new measures will make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle-rather than just to drive when uninsured-making it easier to catch uninsured drivers and keep […]

The identity of Ireland’s most notorious driver has been finally revealed, with over 50 different convictions to their name Prawo Jazdy’s stint has come to an end. That is after police took a closer look, they realised what they thought to be the name of individual Polish licence holders was in fact the Polish translation […]

Recent cold weather has caused a steep increase in the amount of vehicles being damaged by potholes. This is caused by rainwater, which gets into cracks within tarmac, due to cold weather this then freezes and expands within the crack causing the bitumen to break up. The consistent cold weather meant this has been happening […]

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 […]

Night Vision and adaptive cruise control are the two pieces of technology that Britain’s drivers would most like to see on their next car. In the poll, conducted by website MSN Cars of nearly 30,000 people, users were asked: “If you could only have one, which new gadget would you like to see in your […]

Most Motorists believe that electricity is the car fuel of the future, according to a new poll.Green car advisory website – TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk – polled the opinion of 1025 website visitors to ask what would be the ultimate fuel of the future, and 40 % voted for electricity. The recent report from the Committee on Climate […]

The DSA (Driving Standards Agency) has announced that elements of dangerous goods training for LGV drivers can be counted as part of their Driver CPC periodic training. Driver CPC is a new qualification which will affect all LGV drivers from 9th September 2009. All drivers will be required to complete 35 hours of periodic professional […]