According to RAC Research, nearly one in four drivers in Britain still make or receive calls while driving – despite the doubling of penalties for the offence in March 2017, increased to six points and a £200 fine. Furthermore, using your mobile phone when driving is a major distraction that could cause a major accident! […]

On average, 80% of motorists don’t know about the new, tougher speeding fines. You could end up paying hundreds of pounds more for more serious speeding, so it’s definitely worth knowing about the increased cost of speeding tickets! That said, it is common sense that you should always stick to or below the limit when […]

If you are a learner driver, you may well be struggling through the chore of your driving lessons each week, as well as cramming all your revision in for the upcoming Theory and Practical tests. In this case, the last thing you want to do is to extend your period of driving education any further […]

Driving can be a great joy at times, giving you a sense of independence and freedom you just wouldn’t get unless you were behind a wheel. Of course however, it can also be a source of great frustration, causing even the most mild-mannered of motorists to turn red with road rage at times. Researchers have […]

There are a series of new projects in the pipeline to help bring self-driving cars to the Britain, the UK Government has announced. £20 million have been awarded to eight new projects, out of a total of £100 million form the autonomous car fund, to help the research and development needed for driverless cars to […]

As drivers in the 21st century, almost all of us with be familiar with some sort of technology we use to help us on our driving journeys, whether it be a sat-nav, a tom-tom, or a mobile app to give us directions or traffic updates. However tech giants Google have now developed their Android Google […]

Motorists checking Facebook and updating Twitter are seen as a bigger menace than drink-drivers, according to new research. Distracted drivers using social media services like Facebook and Twitter are now seen as a great threat to road safety than drink-driving. This is according to startling research published by the Institute of Advanced Motorists in its […]

A man suspected of drink-driving has tried to escape police by hiding in a nativity scene. After crashing his Mini Cooper through the metal barriers of the A659, just outside of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, the man attempted to hide from police in a large shed housing a nativity scene. North Yorkshire Police confirmed they were […]

Two-thirds of motorists who drive after drinking alcohol would not have drink at all if the drink-driving limit was reduced, according to a survey. The Populus survey findings have prompted alcohol and public health campaigners to urge minister to impose Scotland’s lower limit across the rest of the UK. The legal blood-alcohol limit in England, […]

Those who take three attempts to pass their driving test are the safest drivers on the road. By contrast, ‘overly confident’ motorists who pass their driving test first time around are most likely to be in an accident. That is because they seem to be more ‘rash’ in their behaviour and take more risks compared […]