Driving tips and other life stuff

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The UK’s most haunted roads

England is jam-packed with history and with that comes gore, ghosts and grizzly tales. Anne Boleyn's ghost floating around the Tower of London, King Arthur leading his troops over Cadbury Hill or the Flying Dutchman doomed to sail the...

How to beat your first winter on the road

If 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...

What you need to know about driving in the city

Busy 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...

What you need to know about driving in the country

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...

How to stop stalling your car

We think of stalling as a classic rookie driver mistake. But stalling your car can actually happen whenever you're nervous or distracted. Lots of people pass their driving test and, as soon as they start driving alone, have a bit of a...

What to do if you’re a victim of road rage

You're walking along the pavement, head down, in your own world and you accidently step in front of someone. Whoops. You both apologise (several times), smile and awkwardly shuffle past each other, forgetting it even happened. End scene....

Emergency stop – will it affect my braking feedback?

The emergency stop - that awful part of the driving test that makes learners quiver in their seats and something which hopefully you should rarely need to put into practice. BUT, it happened. You were on your way home and that kid on the...

Festival survival guide 2017

Find out how to deal with a car full of rowdy friends / complaining mums / drunk dogs.

American drive-thrus you have to see to believe

The drive-thru was once just a quick and easy stop where motorists could grab a bite to eat on their travels, without the inconvenience of having to get out their car - or move much at all. But pulling up and winding down the window for a...