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Get caught just once and lose your licence

Phones at the wheel mean 6 points After a lot of noise about using your phone at the wheel last week, the government's revealed its plan to increase the 3-point penalty to 6. Remember - if you've had your licence less than 2 years, 6...

Third Gear: finding The One for the road

We want to drum it in to parents that they need to get more involved in choosing their child's driving instructor. Right now, if you told a mum she needed to ask a driving instructor for their Terms of Business document, she'd look at you...

Bank holiday blues

Can I give you a piece of advice? Don't drive this weekend. Stay home. Have a barbecue, go for a walk, drink Pimm's on your parents' patio. It's going to be pure hell on the highways. 13 million people are going to set up camp on the roads...

60% of people don’t know the drug driving law

Because it's festival season, we've been giving out festival survival kits - and some tips to help everyone stay safe and happy over their weekend. Part of that was some tips on drink and drug driving. Alongside the guidelines on drink...

#FestivalKit winners

It's raining. Of course it's raining. However, we've been promised a glorious bank holiday weekend (I'll believe it when I see it) so festival fever is going strong. With all that weather uncertainty, having the proper kit is absolutely...

Electric cars: we’re worrying about the wrong thing

Electric cars don't look like golf buggies anymore. We know they don't - we've seen the sleek, sexy lines of Teslas, BMWs and even the new eco-savvy Ford Focus. Nah, what we're all still moaning about is: how far am I really going to get...

Win a #FestivalKit to help you survive your weekend

Rain. Mud. Warm beer. Glow stick juice down your favourite jeans. You need a little bit of TLC. Even the best festival can leave you feeling less than amazing - so we thought we'd put together some care packages to help 3 people through...

When the country’s skint, the roads are safer

Road Safety GB have reported that there's a clear link between how safe our roads are and how the UK's economy is doing. The International Transport Forum report looked at how the economic splat that was 2007 and 2008 affected road safety....

Don’t let out of sight mean out of mind

Tax discs. Remember them? As everyone seems to be well into their old school amusements right now, it's only right we have a blast from the past in the form of the circle of paper the DVSA got rid of a year and a half ago. Where and why...

Have your say on changes to the driving test

After a lot of research, the DfT has launched a consultation into changes to the driving test that will hopefully make new drivers much safer and more prepared for hitting the road alone. What's wrong with the driving test we have now? For...

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