So we’ve finally made it, tomorrow is Christmas Day. With a bit of luck, your car has served you well over this busy Christmas period, with all your shopping and delivering of presents (although many of us will still be delivering until late tonight… you know who you are!) Tomorrow over 4 million of us […]

With the Christmas season firmly in place, it is not uncommon for people across the country to be embracing the festive period and revelling in much merriment with a few celebratory beverages. Britannia Driving School often stresses the obvious importance of never driving after drinking… but what about driving the next day? A recent study […]

Unfortunately motoring accidents involving teen drivers are a huge problem. Rarely does a week go by that stories aren’t reported of young drivers being injured or killed on UK roads. Statistics show that young drivers are the most at risk when behind the wheel. Figures have revealed that a third of deaths of 13-19 year […]

If you’re planning to go out this weekend, and you’ve been assigned the role of the designated driver, remember to drive safely at all times. Here are Britannia’s top tips for busy city and night-life driving: – Plan your route. Roads can become hectic and dangerous at nights, and if you are not 100% sure […]

Although Halloween is mostly viewed as a fun time to dress up and take the children out trick-or-treating, it also happens to be one of the most infamous nights of the year for road accidents involving pedestrians. The AAA warns that between the hours of 4pm and midnight are the times most dangerous for pedestrians, […]

Most of us motorists are far more used to driving in daylight than being behind the wheel after dark. But what do you do if you are new to driving at night time? Here are some of Britannia’s top tips for driving in the dark: –          Drive slower than usual. As always, stay below the […]

A new survey has revealed that many drivers believe that drink driving is still acceptable. The poll, conducted by the AA and Populus, a professional research agency, that questioned 19, 589 adults, suggests that as many as seven per cent of drivers consider themselves more than capable of operating a car without any problems after […]

Feeling nervous about your upcoming driving test? Fear not, help is at hand, with Britannia’s advice to beat the anxiety. –          First things first: make sure you have a good night’s sleep for several days prior to your driving test. Research has shown that a succession of full nights sleeps enable the mind to function […]

A Lithuanian man has been jailed for five years for his part in an illegal identity racket, in which a variety of false identities were used on forged passports, driving licences and identity cards. One of the many identities erroneously used was none other than that of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Tugusi – […]

Innovations in automated driving have led to speculation that blind people may be able to take to the wheel. But do they want to drive – and could it become a reality? How would you feel if a blind person pulled up next to you in a car? This time last year, Google released a […]