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Learning to driveWhen a parent or relative hands you the car keys and slides into the passenger seat it can feel pretty weird - especially when you’ve not got your licence yet. Without a trained instructor next to you, you’ll probably convince yourself...
Depending on where you live (the Scottish Highlands may be a slightly different learning experience), it's pretty likely you'll do a lot of town driving to prepare for your test. You can meet hazards anywhere, and every type of road has...
Buying and selling a carThere’s really no right answer to this: on the one hand you have more legal rights if you buy from a dealer - plus, it’s easier to go back to them if something does go wrong. On the other hand you’re likely to pay more than you would...
I'm going to do this because I just lived it and it was COMPLICATED with no guidance. If I struggled, it stands to reason someone out there is also struggling. This will be my Good Work for the month. The problem You've been learning a...
Car insurancePart of being human is not wanting to be restricted or tied down to things, whether it's a gym membership that doesn't give you full access, a phone contract you can't cancel or a course you've lost interested in but are obliged to finish....
Insurance can be a complicated pond of fish. And if you don't fully understand what you're doing or agreeing too, there can be annoying (and sometimes expensive) consequences. We've worked with ingenie's customer team for a while now, and...
Rules and regulationsThe hard shoulder: A narrow emergency lane along the left of a motorway, separated by a solid white line. Most deaths on the hard shoulder happen within 30 minutes of the driver pulling over. Using this part of the motorway should...
In the UK, cars MUST have a tread depth of at least 1.6 mm across the central three-quarters of the tread and around the entire circumference of the tyre. It’s the law. You should check your tyre tread and pressures at least once a...
Driving tips and other life stuffIf you passed your driving test in lovely June and happily set about learning the ropes in bright sunshine, light showers and long days...winter may be a bit of a scary prospect. I was terrified of my first winter as a driver because of...
Ice skating is fun. Ice cream is delicious. Ice on the roads? Nope. Although our winters in the UK are hardly like a scene from The Revenant (I almost never get attacked by bears), harsh weather can still take you by surprise. We're so...
Running a carAccording to the RAC, you can expect to spend around £300 a year on servicing and maintenance alone. And that's if your car's new. If you're driving a 10-year-old car - like a lot of the ingenie community - it's likely you'll spend more....
Dust, 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...
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