Learning to driveMost of us get sooooo excited as we hit 17 and can finally get our provisional driving licences. But what no one tells you about learning to drive is that it's well complicated. Paperwork, money, tests, insurance...it's a lot. I learned to...
Your driving lessons will cover all the parts of the learning to drive syllabus. Your test examiner will have a driving test report that's like a score sheet of that syllabus, and they'll mark you while you're driving. They'll also do this...
Buying and selling a carRunning a car that's 10+ years old has many benefits. It's not very nickable; you're less likely to mind when someone dings your paintwork in the gym car park (always own up guys, don't be a dick about it); and you can take it to...
If you've never done it before, the work involved in buying a car can seem extraordinarily confusing. I know, because I've done it - and my brain isn't great at life admin. So, to help you on your way, here's a step-by-step list of...
Car insuranceI'll be straight with you: insurance is FULL of jargon. Premium this, certificate of that. It's hard enough to get your head around if you actually know a bit about how it works. If you're just trying to get your first car on the road,...
Picking up a car? Borrowing a friend's? Even if it's just for a day, you'll need temporary car insurance. If you have your own policy, that would cover damage to YOU - but not your friend's car. Get your own temporary insurance for the car...
Rules and regulationsWe've all seen Police, Camera, Action - we know driving without car insurance is illegal. But did you know driving without the RIGHT insurance amounts to the same thing? What else counts as driving without insurance? Driving someone else's...
Pretty simple: if you get in a car and start driving down the road without first passing your practical test, you’re breaking the law. You’d be fairly silly to do it, but it happens. In this case, the penalty is 3 to 6 points that will...
Driving tips and other life stuffBusy commuters, frantic cyclists, angry taxi drivers. Ahh, city driving. Don't you just love it. If this sounds all too familiar then you probably drive through this environment regularly. If this sounds like a scene from a very stressful...
I'm from the country. I was raised there, I learned to drive there and I still live there. And let me tell you: it's a freakin' NIGHTMARE for driving. It's not just the casually falling trees, suicidal pheasants and apocalyptic flooding...
Running a carDust, mud, tree gunk, bird poop - windscreen washer is there for you, whatever the mess. Being able to see is sort of important for moving forward without crashing, so here's how to make sure you're good to go. Here's the...
Car maintenance - not my bag. I'm good at many things but making machines go is not one of them. So, I recently spent a sunny afternoon learning how to check and fill up my car's fluids. Because I'm a loser like that and had nothing better...
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