Sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, have called for school run car journeys to be cut after claiming that a reduction of just 10% would boost Britain’s economy by around £46 million a year. The transport charity estimate that ferrying children to school by car accounts for 24% of all peak time traffic, and have also called […]
Drivers are being warned about the possible insurance implications of using a valet parking service. The advice being given to drivers is to thoroughly check their insurance policies before ever handing over their car keys to valet parking attendant. Unbeknown to many motorists, it seems that more than half (51%) of the UK’s motor insurance […]
Here we are again, eh? Another week has passed on this green and pleasant land we call earth. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the evenings are light… What more could we ask for?! And what another delightful week it has been at Chris Chambers School of Motoring! In addition to the in-car […]
The 80’s movie classic, “Back To The Future” is a childhood favourite of mine; I am sure if you too are of a certain age, then you will have it on your short list of favourite movies also. What with the amazing ‘hover-board’, and of course the iconic hovering DeLorean time machine, who wouldn’t […]
According to satellite navigation experts, TomTom, commuters spend the equivalent of ten working days a year stuck in traffic. Furthermore, motorists who decide to use the so-called ‘rat run’ in an attempt to bypass gridlock on bigger roads are actually more likely to make the commute longer. That’s right folks! It seems that the […]
Road safety charity, Brake, has called for drivers to pledge not to drink any alcohol before driving this coming summer. The call comes as police are set to launch their new 2014 drink-driving campaign which, back in 2013, produced figures showing that a huge 100,892 drivers were breathalysed, of which 5,170 actually failed the test. […]
New Governmental measures are to be set out in an attempt to combat the ‘ambulance chasing’ culture. The apparent culture of lawyers offering accident victims various incentives such as cash or a free iPad in order to encourage them to make a claim are to be banned. The courts will also have the power to […]
As I type this, it is Sunday afternoon and my watch currently reads 5.00pm. I have just recently returned home for the evening having completed another day of driver training, and I can honestly say that – as enjoyable and positive as it has been – I am absolutely shattered! It has been a […]
So this beg the question: Are women only parking bays really necessary? Personally I think it’s a quite an outrageous and basically derogatory suggestion, however it seems that there are now a number of countries actually providing designated parking bays for women. Places such as Kuwait, China, Indonesia and Malaysia, along with Italy and even Germany appear […]
Avon and Somerset Constabulary have taken delivery of a rather special, if not unusual, new car for use in its ‘Safer Rider’ campaign. No, the force have not taken delivery of a Volvo or similar sensible vehicle. Instead, the force now have a special bit of kit in the form of the very latest Ariel […]