MPs have said that Lawyers should be banned from offering incentives such as shopping vouchers and electrical devices to encourage those involved in accidents to pursue compensation claims. The claims, which drive up insurance premiums for all, cost firms more than 2 billion a year according to industry experts, and essentially add more than £90 […]
“Some say, he can reverse park a go-kart at high speed. No, he’s not the Stig, but he could very well be the Stig’s young Danish cousin!” Footage has emerged of a currently unidentified youngster, who has since been dubbed ‘Mini Stig’ after the ‘TopGear’ racing driver, performing what can only be described as […]
While browsing the internet you occasionally stumble upon an image which makes you smile. This particular image managed to do just that for me. Remember: You must not driver faster than the posted speed limit for a given road, and is does not mean that it is safe to drive at the posted speed limit […]
Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin has said that the Government are examining proposals which would see the penalty for using a mobile phone while driving doubled. Should such a proposal become legislation, the offenders driving licence would be endorsed with six points in place of the current three, which in turn would mean a ban from […]
While browsing the internet, I stumbled upon this gem of an image. How true is this thought, eh?! The little guy also tends to get ignored by people in general in my experience. Please make an Amber light feel wanted… please acknowledge him next time you see him. […]
If you should be fortunate enough to be going out for the evening (16.07.2014), remember to set your Sky + to record at 9.00pm on ITV. The show in question is entitled, “Testing Britain’s Worst Drivers: Crash Course”, and is being billed as, “Two of Britain’s worst drivers face up to their dangerous habits in […]
New figures released today have revealed that a woman from South-East London has failed her driving theory test a record 110 times. This fascinating figures were attained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) – now known as the ‘Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’ (DVSA). Despite her sheer will […]
Phew! What a LONG but thoroughly enjoyable week at Chris Chambers School of Motoring. My days currently feel as if they are rolling into one – As much as I could do with a holiday, I’m certainly not complaining! This week I have had the pleasure of welcoming my latest recruit, Josh, to ‘Team Chambers’. […]
As anyone who knows me well knows, I will always champion the importance of being familiar with the full content of the Highway Code. For me, The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone regardless of whether you are a pedestrian, cyclist, rider or driver. Let’s do our bit to help get the message out there. […]
According to a recent survey by Direct Line, Britain’s drivers are absent minded as a good proportion of us have parked our cars, but have forgotten just where we actually left them! The survey of 2,003 adults (a strange number to base findings on I feel?!) also showed that, on average, women took 27 minutes […]