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No matter how long you’ve been driving for, you can always learn something new. And if you’re a new driver then take all the advice you can! We’ve put together these handy tips to help you on your way – whether you want to save fuel, become a better night-time driver or get ready to tackle a motorway, you can get practical driving advice here.
Did you know that making a few simple changes to the way you drive could help you reduce your fuel bill? Here are ten tips help to save pounds at the pumps: Basic maintenance Cars, like all machines, work best when they are properly...
It's that time of year again - the time we've been looking forward to for what feels like 3 years. The time when I start a post with "IT'S HOT" like you didn't know. Summer driving is a delight in the films. You're lounging back against...
Home, work, Mum's. Mum's, home. Home, work, home. Home, work, Tesco, home. That's what most of us are using our cars for on the daily. This ain't America; our journeys are mainly short and often on ickle winding roads or barely-moving city...
Oh yeah, baby. Summer. Sun's out, guns out. We've got the windows open, the gleaming white shins are out and there's a few little sniffles beginning to emerge. That's right - it's hay fever season. The NHS says around 20% of us are...
When you really think about what's keeping your car on the road, it's just 4 wheels, wait no...4 bits of rubber roughly the size of the palm of your hand. That's not a lot of contact with the road AT ALL. This is all fine and dandy on a...
Ever been in a situation where you're happily driving along and go to swing into your usual parking spot, only to find a car/person/traffic cone there instead? Yeah, you'll know about that sudden sicky feeling you get in your stomach then....
When we're busy (which let's face it, is all the time) bad habits can creep in behind the wheel. One of the big ones, is what I call lazy cornering. No, not moving incredibly slow, the opposite in fact. Cornering too quickly because you're...
You've probably heard the phrase "reading the road" loads of times during your learning to drive journey, but what does that actually mean? In a nutshell, it means being able to interpret and react to what's happening around you, so you...
Not only does braking harshly affect your good driving feedback, it also costs you in the long-run. Frequently hitting the brakes then accelerating, then hitting the brakes again will burn fuel quicker than you clocking out of work on a...
Junctions, roundabouts, traffic lights, crossroads - all common places where we see drivers rack up harsh braking feedback messages. But why is that you ask? Well, because they're busy locations on the road where traffic is constantly...
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