The headline says it all really! 1.5 million learner drivers will take a driving test this year with the goal of attaining the coveted full driving licence, however just under half of those will pass. While I don’t want this post to go down the age-old route of cost, I have said before and I […]
A HUGE congratulations to Dylan Laverick of Sunderland, on passing his driving test today at Sunderland DTC! Despite the horrendous weather, Dylan (who is also a massive Sunderland AFC supporter!) drove like a champ to pass first time. Well done Dylan, it’s been an absolute pleasure working with you and being a part of your […]
A taxi driver has reaches an impressive milestone in his Ford Mondeo taxi – both he and the taxi have clocked up one million miles together. The red 1.8 turbo diesel Mondeo, purchased in December 1996 for £14,000, has travelled the equivalent of driving around the earth 40 times using the same engine! Just consider […]
A survey carried out by the Government’s THINK! campaign has found that nearly all motorists would be ashamed to be caught over the drink-drive limit. Fifty years on from the first anti-drink drive campaign, the survey also found that the age group of 18-24 are worryingly, seven times more likely to think that drinking and […]
According to provisional figures from the Department for Transport (DfT), the number of people killed or injured on the British roads is rising, with the total casualties from April to June found to be a worrying 9% higher than the same period last year. When the total number of those killed is added to the total […]
Children in Need – The Big Learner Relay. What a brilliant occasion to be a part of, and what a truly brilliant cause! Tuesday 4 November 2014… a day which will live long in the memory. The reason? Chris Chambers School of Motoring was proud to be a part of this first of its kind […]
According to vehicle leasing firm Arval, the popularity of white cars is being linked to the success of the Apple iPhone. When cross-referencing car colour with personalities traits, white car owners were by enlarge eight years younger than average at just 38, and it it thought that the rise in popularity of the colour white […]
So another week has passed on this green and pleasant land we call earth, and what a delightful week it has been at Chris Chambers School of Motoring to boot! A very busy week on the back of a pleasant long weekend in Northumberland with my family, and it feels that I have barely found the time to […]
According to new research, parents are not good ‘road models’ as a fifth of mums admit to road rage in front of their kids while behind the wheel. The study by The Goodyear Driving Academy also found the following: • 72% of parents think the would fail their test if they had to re-sit it, […]
Liverpool could be set to become the first city in the country to remove bus lanes, following a year long trial without them in operation. The move has been welcome one by motoring organisations who have applauded the ‘bold’ decision to scrap most of its bus routes, and they hope that other city’s will follow […]