Tag Archives: City of Sunderland

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Is The Driving Test Fit For Purpose.

A poll from has uncovered that 30% of young drivers (aged 18-25) admit to breaking the law during their first few years on the road. This has led to the Institute Of Advanced Motorists (IAM) to ask the question of whether the current, standard driving test is still fit for purpose. Findings also highlight that even […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Concept Car Driven Remotely Using Your iPhone.

This development in technology could have come straight from the pages of a James Bond movie script! Land Rover’s latest concept car can be driven ‘at very low speed’ using a smart phone, tablet or the car’s removable console, while not actually seated inside it. This particular development is really just a gimmick in my eyes, as […]

Manchester City v Sunderland AFC – Barclays Premier League.

Match date: Wednesday 16 April 2014. Final Score: Manchester City 2 – 2 Sunderland Reflection… We woz robbed Guv’nor! Desperately unlucky Sunderland managed only to snatch a score draw from the jaws of what seemed like a well deserved victory. Naturally, being Sunderland, we didn’t start the game well.  Having gone one-nil down due to […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: British Roads May Be Saved By ‘Dalek’ Pothole Killer.

Potholes… Don’t you just love ’em?! No, I didn’t think so – Me either! As anyone who has every driven well knows, driving over a pothole is always a bit of a nuisance to say the least.  In addition to the uncomfortable and sickening ‘jolt’ you get, naturally they don’t do your car too much […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Pollution Could Get Worse As Diesels Sales Increase.

A leading pollution expert has warned that the popularity of diesel cars could see an increase in smog over Britain. Last year, diesel powered cars accounted for 49.8% of all cars sold, this is compared with petrol’s at 48.8%.  Figures show that just 14% of new cars were powered by diesel back in 2002.  Diesel particulate […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Petrolhead Film Maker Earns Impressive Revenue.

The young young entrepreneur, 23, made the revenue by filming supercars on his mobile phone. By uploading the films to YouTube, his ‘Supercars Of London’ channel, it now has 55,000 subscribers who have helped rack up 65 million views.  This has now enough money in advertising revenue to pay the deposit on a used Audi R8! The budding […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: A Parking Ticket Is Issued Every Four Seconds.

It has been revealed that local authorities issued eight million parking tickets to motorists last year alone. This equates to one every four seconds! The sum raised due to such penalty charge notices (PCN’s) is thought to be in excess of £255 million.  The reason the sum is expected to be higher is that the figures were based upon […]

Sunderland AFC v Everton FC – Barclays Premier League.

Match date: Saturday 12 April 2014. Final Score: Sunderland 0 – 1 Everton Reflection… A much improved performance from the lads in Red & White, however this observation is merely a side-note to yet another painful defeat. What a desperately cruel way to lose a game. Having played comfortably some of our better football since the […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Traffic Lights Not Switched On In Four Years.

Part-time traffic lights installed on a roundabout in Preston, Lancs, which were part of a £3.5m scheme four years ago, have yet to be switched on. The traffic lights, installed to help tackle congestion, have remained switched off as congestion hasn’t been serious enough to justify switching them on. On a personal note, while I do agree […]

Driving Lessons Sunderland: Look At Life – Taxi! Taxi!…1960 Style!

Here we have another great short film produced by ‘The Rank Organisation’. On this occasion, it is looking at the London Taxi cab and drivers learning “The Knowledge”. If you have eight minutes and fifty-nine seconds to spare (!), it’s certainly worth viewing! To see the video for yourself, please follow the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX9pHzj2Uy4 What […]