Drivers caught jumping red traffic lights in London are being sent on courses run by the London Safety Camera Partnership. Attending the course allows them to avoid paying a £60 fine and getting three points on their licence. More than 350 people have already been on the course during a trial period. Officials estimate that […]

Latest CCTV cars intended to catch drivers using their mobiles or being distracted at the steering wheel are being piloted by Greater Manchester Police. The Smart cars, which have a 12ft mast with a camera attached, are parked at busy junctions to monitor traffic. Anyone seen driving while distracted – eating at the steering wheel, […]

Britannia Driving School is alarmed at the at the above, inflation increase to driving test fees which came into effect on the 1st April 2009. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has a perverse business philosophy – when applications for driving tests are forecasted to decline they increase the price. Any sane business (apart from banks) […]

Drivers, motoring organisations and MPs have welcomed the news clamping firms could soon face strict regulations. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has pledged to crack down on rogue wheel-clampers, as first revealed on the Mail’s website yesterday. Ms Smith told MPs she would be bringing forward proposals to regulate the industry “in the near future”. The […]

Sophie Pullum – a pupil of Britannia Driving School – passed her driving test on 23rd march 2009 at the Morden Test Centre with Zero minor Faults also known as a clean sheet. Her driving instructor, Paul Fitzjohn said: “There are very few students that can pass the driving test with no driving faults at […]

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 […]

Under new powers police will not be giving verbal warnings and will instead issue fixed-penalty notices for careless driving or minor offences as failing to signal passing, too close to a cyclist or not displaying lights at night. Drivers will pay an automatic £60 fine and have three penalty points added to their licences. As […]

Dave Armstrong – a Britannia driving school instructor- drive’s an altered drag racing car in competitions. Dave has been drag racing for more years than he would own up to. Here he gives us ideas of when and where you can drive your car at speed… with relative safety and without losing that licence you have worked […]

The environment minister Sammy Wilson has given a clear message to the public to steer clear of illegal driving instructors. Mr Wilson strongly recommended that it was not in the interest of a learner to use an illegal driving instructor as they do not have the necessary qualifications to teach, may not have the correct […]

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 […]