With the threat of heavy snowfall looming over us over the coming days and weeks, it will do us good to be prepared. Here are our top tips for snowtime driving: – Avoid driving at night when it is snowing. The temperature at night is at it’s lowest, and combined with the fact that there […]

Two road safety charities have called the driving test to be updated urgently. They argue that the driving test does not reflect real world risks. The Institute of Advanced Motorists have released a statement saying that the current driving test does not include testing of a driver’s ability to cope safely with country roads, poor […]

As many as one in five motorists have admitted to driving the morning after a heavy drinking session . . . despite knowing that they may well still be over the legal drink-drive limit. With the Christmas season upon us, and Seasonal revellers across the country indulging in late-night boozing sessions, both legal and driving […]

Happy December folks! We have arrived at the last month of the year, and what a year it has been! Hopefully we have all managed to stay safe on the roads in 2014, and hopefully our new drivers have been successful in their driving test and driving theory test attempts – and if not, don’t […]

Tonight is the night of Halloween, the scariest night of the year, where ghouls, ghosts and goblins come out of the shadows and fear and terror set in across the country, for one night only. However if you are planning to be on the roads this Halloween, there needn’t be anything terrifying about your driving. […]

As the weather gets wetter, driving through water is about to become more of reality for many of us. Whether it is flooded roads around suburban areas, or rivers that have burst their banks, it is essential to know how to handle this situation when you are faced with it. Firstly, if there has been […]

Most of us will prefer driving in the summer to any other time of the year – the bright nights, the hot days, no rain or snow to contend with, and of course, glorious sunshine beaming down on us, it certainly is much better than driving during the winter months. However one aspect of summer […]

According to Professor Russell Foster, a neuroscientist at Oxford University, an underlying health issue can seriously and dangerously compromise our concentration when driving. People who snore in their sleep can nod off at the wheel. According to research, snoring is caused when the muscles in the throat relax. If the throat closes completely, you stop […]

Tonight is the final night of the year – we here at Britannia Driving School hope you have had as fantastic a year as we have. With the launch of our new and improved web site and our continued success with our hard-working pupils and instructors, we have definitely made 2013 a year to remember. […]

With January fast approaching, many of us will soon be returning to the routine of early mornings and getting used once again to the daily commute. However after the Christmas holidays, and following a succession of late nights and mornings, your body clock may well be out of sync with this ritual, and you are […]