The UK Government recently announced that driverless cars will be tested on UK roads by the end of 2013. Whilst I’m all for the integration of technology into vehicles, I must say that the thought of fully autonomous cars does leave me a little concerned . . . As always, technology is only as precise and […]
“Chris thoroughly prepares you” “. . An extremely professional, honest, caring and calm Driving Instructor. Chris thoroughly prepares you from your first experience with a car, right through to your final test – so much so, I found it easy to pass my test first time!!” – Susan Wheatley, Sunderland. […]
Success . . ! Huge congratulations to Liam Lusk of Houghton-le-Spring who passed his driving theory test today on his FIRST attempt (01.07.13) at Sunderland DTTC! Well done Liam – I knew that you’d easily do it! So, now that the difficult portion of the process is complete, there’s only the […]
*smiles* A quality image of a driving school from back in the late 1970’s! I find it interesting to think that had Chris Chambers School of Motoring been operating around this time, I’m pretty sure that the image below is just what it would look like . . . this could have been me! The […]
T’was like a showdown at the O.K Corral I tell ya’ . . . ! There I was driving along minding my own business when I saw, in the distance, a Pigeon land on the road directly in my path around 100 metres or so away. Nothing unusual there I thought – the little fella […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) recently announced a number of changes to the treatment of penalties for motoring offences. These changes are in relation to the following: Failure to wear a seatbelt Using a mobile phone while driving Careless driving Failure to stop at a red light If you are caught speeding All of these […]
Interesting . . . As part of my website traffic monitoring, I use Google Analytics every couple of days. Today, whilst checking a couple of specific reports, I noticed that I’ve been receiving a number of web hits from places such as Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Uzbekistan and even the good ole’ US of A! Now […]
*smiles happily* It’s common knowledge to anyone that knows me that I thoroughly enjoy what I do for a living. The reward of having the opportunity to work with great people, and ultimately being a part of what is a life-changing event will never get old for me. I was quite moved today to be […]
The date was Tuesday 14th May 2013 . . . Having found myself with a little free time, I was in the vicinity so I thought I’d take the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the mighty Sunderland AFC’s ‘Stadium of Light’. Oh, and the sun was shining! (this doesn’t happen too often in my […]
And Happily The Success Continues . . . ! Huge congratulations to Sarah Rothwell of Sunderland on passing her practical driving test at the FIRST attempt this afternoon (02.05.13) in the pleasant sun, with Chris Chambers School of Motoring at Sunderland DTC! A brilliant calm, controlled drive and, of course, a great result – fully […]