Road Rage in the UK : The Rising Tide of The Red Mist Road rage… we’ve all been there: a slow emerge from a junction ahead, a missing indicator when a driver pulls up in front of you, or someone crawling at 15 mph through a village. In that moment, the calmest person can transform
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A Minimum 6 Month Wait? A consultation is underway, to consider the introduction of a minimum 6 month wait between learner drivers passing the theory test, and then taking the practical driving test. This is one of a number of strategies the government is proposing under a wider road safety strategy plan. Someone in government
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Driving Test Petitions – Are they worth the effort? There have been a number of driving test petitions started, most of which fall by the wayside. Petitions are a bit like charities; instead of uniting in support of one cause, there are too many different ones all chasing the same thing. A more recent petition
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Is Using Keyless Entry a Security Risk? Remote keyless entry systems are a common feature of modern cars, but is keyless entry a security risk? A recent report analysed figures obtained from The Office for National Statistics from April 2023 to March 2024. This showed that almost two thirds of car thefts involved vehicles using
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20 mph Limits Were a Mistake – Apparently Lee Waters was the Welsh minister behind the imposition of blanket restrictions on most roads in Wales. He now says ’20 mph limits were a mistake.’ He resigned his post in March this year, after a huge wave of public disagreement following the introduction of the scheme.
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Traffic wardens are generally not the most popular of people. Their main job is to prevent illegal parking in order to keep the roads clear and traffic flowing. So why do we have such a problem with them? And can you appeal a parking ticket? Civil Enforcement Officers, as they are most accurately known, normally
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Are Car Mods Illegal? Are car mods illegal? Well that depends on what they are and where you are going to use the vehicle. With some types of modifications you can only legally drive a vehicle off-road. There are a number of legal mods which you can use on the road however, but they are
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Knowing how to control a skid is one of the important driving skills; but it’s better to know how not to cause one. Drivers sometimes blame all kinds of things for when they lose control of their car. But the fact is that the vast majority of skids are simply caused by bad driving. To
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Driving Test Centre Phone Numbers – A new system Driving test centre phone numbers are changing. The DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) have started the process of removing landline telephones from many driving test centres. Instead, they are now going to use existing broadband connections to provide VOiP (Voice Over IP) services to customers.
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