Nearly 70% of UK drivers admit to having dangerous driving habits. Potentially fatal driving habits are on the increase, too, with research revealing an increase of 4% compared with results from last year. Eating or drinking while driving was the most common bad habit, which was admitted to by 43% of those asked, while 9% […]

Drivers are being warned that a drink this summer could put them behind bars as the Government and police join forces to crack down on the menace of drunk driving. A £1.5 million THINK! Campaign will remind motorist of the devastating consequences of drunk driving. All 43 police forces in England and Whales will be […]

Good news for those heading off on motoring holidays as fuel prices have plummeted across Europe. Unleaded petrol prices have fallen by as much as 12% and diesel by up to 32%, compared to last summer, according to research from the Post Office. Although Switzerland is the cheapest for unleaded petrol at 91p per litre, […]

Arguments in the car contribute to thousands of minor motoring accidents each year. A survey of 2,000 drivers found that ‘carguments’ caused 27% of minor bumps and scrapes in UK during 2008 and a further 3% of more serious motoring accidents. The poll found the top five source of ‘carguments’ to be: 1. Getting lost […]

Accompanying drivers, whether ADI or unqualified escorts, will be required to sit in on all car practical test and the test debrief from October 2010. Other key proposals, which are to be introduced in a number of phases over several years, include: o The continued roll out across GB of new pre – driver qualification in […]

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 […]

You advertise your car for sale e.g for £4,000. Someone calls out of the blue saying they have a “guaranteed buyer” for your car at £5,000: all you have to do is send £99 to the firm, which will then put you in contact with the purchaser. But there is no buyer and your cash disappears into […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]