Conditions such as Dyspraxia can make the process of learning to drive even more challenging for those with the condition. Dyspraxia affects hand-eye coordination, short-term memory and spatial awareness. It can often be pinpointed a reason why a learner driver may find the need for constant repetition in order to be able to grasp what may […]
According to Census statistics, those travelling to work are travelling further to get to their work place, however the total number of commuters is actually falling as more and more staff are working from home. The official information was gained when figures from 2001 and 2011 were compared. To read the full original article and see […]
The Government is once again looking at the proposed legal limit for amphetamine following concerns expressed during the initial consultation process. In the meantime, following consultation, there have been limits recommended for 16 different drugs which have now been approved. Essentially, this means that eight generally-prescription drugs along with eight illicit drugs will be added […]
Whoa… It seems that it’s Friday once again, eh?! Time is passing far too quickly at the moment for my liking! One minute it’s Monday morning, the next it seems it’s Friday evening… I don’t know. Yet another positive experience has been had at Chris Chambers School of Motoring this week. It was also great to […]
A court has heard how a gang of car thieves targeted luxury vehicles in airport car parks, and fitted them with tracking devices in order to steal them when the owners had returned home. According to the article in The Telegraph, the thieves managed this by using sophisticated cloning devices in order to replicate the […]
Here we have another great short film produced by ‘The Rank Organisation’. On this occasion, it is looking at the British road system and the opening of new motorways. If you have nine minutes and five seconds to spare (!), it’s certainly worth a look! To see the video for yourself, please follow the link […]
Personally, I am not quite sure how the driver managed to do it: Either a lot of skill or pure bad luck are my guesses!? The luxury £80,000 Range Rover Sport – which had less than 500 miles on the clock – was written off when it somehow left the road and became wedged on its side […]
Research by the Licence Bureau has found that as many as FIVE IN EVERY 1000 company car, truck, and van drivers in the UK does not have the correct licence to be at the wheel. Given that their are more than 5 million vehicles on the UK’s roads which are owned by companies, this equates to 5,000 […]
According to statistics, up to 46 per cent of road traffic fatalities could be prevented if the correct first aid assistance was available in those vital first moments. This poses the question… Would you know what to do if you were unfortunate enough to be presented with such an incident? An interesting article in The Telegraph […]
Welcome news has been released from the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, formerly DSA) concerning their introduction of a more flexible approach to the way it handles tests cancelled by candidates at short notice. Currently, test candidates automatically lose their fee should they cancel their driving test without giving DVSA a full three clear days’ […]