An announcement, as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement 2013, has revealed that paper Tax Discs will be unavailable as of next October as part of an overhaul of vehicle excise duty. It appears that this is due to increasing usage of the electronic register of cars, vans and lorries to identify tax dodgers. To read […]
Match date: Wednesday 04 December 2013. Final Score: Sunderland 3 – 4 Chelsea Reflection… Wow… What a crazy night of Football at the SOL! Hugely disappointed to essentially lose to an own goal of course, but this is Football… Chelsea certainly knew they were in a game this evening, and if it were not for […]
Here we have the seventh in an occasional series of driving related internet humour… I often say the line, “Like a Glove…” when one of my student drivers successfully completes a parking exercise between two cars, however I must stress that the end result is nothing like this! 😉 As always – stay safe folks! […]
Big statement time: British Motorists Rule! 😉 Well, that’s not exactly what the author of the linked article below is saying, but he does make a valid point. The article is an American’s perspective on the rigours of the UK driving test process in comparison to that of his native US of A. Having passed […]
Here we have the sixth in an occasional series of driving related internet humour… Got to smile! 🙂 As always – stay safe folks! Chris http://www.chrischambers-som.com https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=671074259599942&set=a.383726825001355.92835.245201678853871&type=1 https://plus.google.com/114398979294611026237/posts/ExRGRDqA8Uo
Did you know that things you maybe take for granted when behind the wheel could possibly land you with a hefty fine or worse? For example, it’s already obvious that driving after taking banned drugs (such as Cannabis or Cocaine) is highly illegal, however did you know that people taking prescription drugs could also face […]
Match date: Saturday 30 November 2013. Final Score: Aston Villa 0 – 0 Sunderland 0 Reflection… Having had time to reflect on today’s game, I think we should be very pleased with a ‘strong’ draw. Away from home but very much in the driver’s seat for the large majority of the game in my opinion, […]
The DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) have released quite frankly alarming figures showing that 50,000 new drivers have had their licence revoked in the past four years. What is also concerning is that seven in ten are under the age of 25. Figures also show that of the 48,983 who lost their licence by way […]
Well, I am not sure that I agree with this particular statement! However, it appears that research carried out by Volvo has found that Men feel more emotional when looking at a beautiful looking car than they do when looking at a beautiful woman. Hmm… Certainly an interesting finding but I can’t see it myself […]
Worrying new figures have revealed that almost half of motorists say they do not know when they are safe to get behind the wheel following consumption of alcohol. A worrying 1.2 million motorists actually admitted to drink-driving since 2011. The large majority of these instances were when getting behind the wheel the morning after drinking […]