Always Be Alert

When you are driving you need to be alert all the time. Unfortunately, one of the things we see happening, time and time again, is that people lose focus after they have been driving for some time. It’s always better to be a confident driver than a nervous driver. A confident driver is ready and […]

JUSTIN BIEBER CAUGHT SPEEDING TWICE IN ONE DAY

Teen icon Justin Bieber was caught by police driving at speeds of 80mph in a 60mph zone. A former LAPD employee who was an eyewitness said “Bieber was driving like a maniac. He was weaving in and out of traffic…I would have arrested him for reckless driving.” Bieber told cops he was trying to escape […]

Warm Weather

So often in England we are dealing with cold weather. When it comes to driving, we are most concerned about the weather when it is raining. When it rains and the condensation starts it requires you to be extra cautious; you need to also think about braking and your increased stopping distance. One of the […]

Babies on Board

For those of us who had our babies before we took to the road and had a car, you will remember the times we were waiting at bus stops, in the rain, fighting against the masses of people to get a place on the bus. It’s these memories that makes us feel so utterly happy […]

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNCIL TO REFUND £1.3 IN PENALTY NOTICE FINES

Hertfordshire Council must refund £1.3m in bus lane fines after illegally placed restrictions. The Traffic Penalty Tribunal has stated that the bus lane enforcement sign on Moor End Road in Hemel Hempstead was unclear and illegally placed. More than 35, 000 drivers have been issued with a penalty notice and all that have paid are […]

Avoid the Phone.

On her final seaso,n the multibillion dollar media personality, talk show host, actress and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey, urged her viewers to sign a pledge to say they wouldn’t use their phone whilst driving. And we think we need to mention it again. We all know the dangers of texting and driving and talking whilst driving. […]

MUMS THE WORD, BUT WOMEN ARE BETTER DRIVERS ACCORDING TO THEIR KIDS

A report was carried out amongst children aged between 5-16 years to establish who they thought were better drivers, their mum or their dad. The report published by the GEM Motoring Assist found that the children interviewed preferred mums driving. Mums were found to be the more considerate driver, less likely to suffer road rage […]

PARKING TICKETS GALORE

Portadown, Ireland has been revealed as one of the most ticketed towns in the province, having clocked up 2,506 parking tickets in 2011. One business owner in the area spoke out at how he is considering moving his business to a different area after being issued with more than 16 parking tickets which he feels […]

COULD IT BE DRIVERS REVENGE IN DISGUISE

A van driver from South Shields pinned a traffic warden against railings whilst dropping off his former partner’s daughters to school. Mr Bowmaker decided to drive the girls to school after they missed their bus, but did not consider the fact he had been drinking the night before. He was found to be more than […]

EVEN MORE DISTRACTIONS FOR DRIVERS

As technology advances, driver’s safety is compromised. Safety officials in the U.S. have raised concerns over devises available to those who purchase luxury cars. Dashboard devises can enable text messaging, navigation, phone dialling and web surfing enabling access to Twitter and Facebook. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants the gadgets to turn off once the […]