Driving Lessons Sunderland: Taxi Driver Legislations To Be Relaxed

Concerns have been raised by the Local Government Association (LGA) over Parliamentary proposals to relax rules about who can drive licensed mini-cabs. The LGA’s concerns centre on some of the clauses in the Deregulation Bill which would, according to the association, permit anyone to drive a licensed vehicle. In addition, the proposed legislation would make […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Top Bosses Admit To Working At The Wheel

According to a survey by workspace provider Regus, two in five sector managers and business owners have taken part in conference calls whilst driving, with three-quarters of these bosses admitting to also regularly making calls to both customers and colleagues. In addition to this, more than 10% of those surveyed admitted to recording verbal notes […]

Manchester United v Sunderland AFC – Barclays Premier League

Match date: Saturday 4 May 2014. Final Score: Manchester United 0 – 1 Sunderland Reflection… What an absolutely extraordinary turn around in fortunes for my beloved club!! Another three absolutely priceless points were gained in our inspired battle against the threat of relegation, which also saw us craft our first league win at the ‘Theatre of […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Road Traffic Signs To Be Axed

Hot on the heels of my recent post concerning the worrying statistic that one in three drivers admit to being clueless when it comes to recognising and understanding the meanings of road traffic signs, the Government has announced plans to “declutter” road signs in a bid to make streets safer for cyclists. The proposals will […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: What A Great Week!

**BREAKING NEWS** It seems that the weekend is upon us once again! Oh, and let me guess… The vast majority of you will be delighted about that, eh?! Am I right?! That’s right good people – Another week on this amazing planet has come to an end, but happily the positivity and success continues at […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Do You Know Your Road Traffic Signs?

A survey by car insurers More Than has found that one in three drivers is so clueless when it comes to road signs, that they cannot even recognise the symbol for a sign such as the national speed limit. Worryingly of the 2,000 drivers quizzed, almost a fifth said they did not know that when driving […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Black Box Device Foils £54k Insurance Fraud

A crash involving a car and a lorry has been found to be bogus thanks to the Black box technology, which in turn foiled a fraudulent £54,000 insurance claim. Personal injury claims made by three passengers in a lorry were found implausible, when the telematics device fitted to the car also involved in the low speed shunt […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Number Of Learners Crashing Mid-Test Dropping

According to research carried out by IntelligentCarLeasing.com, the number of ‘crashes’ taking place during the driving test are predicted to fall. It seems that last year there were 22% fewer such incidents took place than in 2009. The article states that there have been only 20 crashes during driving tests so far this year, therefore […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: How Drivers From Different Age Groups View Each Other

It’s official – The older we get, it seems the worse our opinion of younger drivers becomes. Admiral Insurance asked at total of 2,000 motorists of different age groups their views and opinion on each other’s driving.  They fell into three categories: • Young drivers aged 17-25. • Middle-aged drivers between 40 and 55. • […]

Sunderland AFC v Cardiff City FC – Barclays Premier League

Match date: Sunday 27 April 2014. Final Score: Sunderland 4 – 0 Cardiff Reflection… First off, Sunderland are no longer in the bottom three! What a day, and what a fantastic result for the Sunderland faithful. One word about today’s performance: Clinical. On the back of two great performances the previous week against two of the […]