Since Covid-19, more people have been searching for places to visit across the United Kingdom for their holidays. One area that has become increasingly popular for families and couples is the Scottish Highlands. For many, it’s unfamiliar territory, especially if it is your first time visiting the area. We caught up with Laura Filipczak, our…
Petrol, insurance premiums and energy are all costing more, and now the used car market has also increased. The top ten used cars bought in the UK have seen their prices rise between 30% to 53% over the last year. Due to a shortage of new cars in the UK, if you are looking for…
driveJohnson’s was recently contacted by This Is Money to comment on and answer the following questions regarding the future for driving lessons, driving tests, and electric vehicles. This is a very popular topic at the moment, so the director of driveJohnson’s, Anthony Johnson, responded personally. How do you envisage tests changing as more drivers opt…
Nottinghamshire Police stopped a man in his 80’s for driving whilst uninsured. As police began speaking to the driver from Bulwell, it became clear that he had no insurance and never passed his driving test. The driver, born in 1938, told police that he had been driving since 1950 when he was 12-years-old, and he…
This week, The Highway Code will change to give cyclists and pedestrians a higher priority on the road. These rules will see motorists needing to give way to pedestrians and cyclists at junctions, along with cyclists needing to pedal in the middle of the road. Significant new road rules have been implemented to help keep…
Tesla’s latest Model X update has a new autopilot mode called assertive. Yes, that’s correct. You can press a button, and your car will let you sit back whilst it drives in a more aggressive nature. With the change, social media became ablaze and even renamed it, ‘road rage mode’. When you place the car…
On January 29th, the Highway Code will change its rules regarding road safety for horses, cyclists and pedestrians. The new rules will create an hierarchy of road users to prioritise those most at risk of a severe collision. This new hierarchy is to be set out in Rule H1 that says, “It is important that…
An elderly lady was tricked into paying a small fortune to get a new driving licence from a fake DVLA website. Due to the enormous backlog at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), some websites are charging more than £100 with the promise to renew a driving licence. These websites often look similar to…
Many learners can become nervous when it comes to undertaking hill starts. The fear of rolling back and hitting into another car is one that people struggle to overcome even if they have been driving for several years. Some roads are worse than your standard hill in town. Here are the steepest roads in the…
Kent is officially the most dangerous place to drive during winter in the UK. Kent has topped the list of most dangerous areas in the UK, with the county having the highest number of accidents in December over the past five years. The information has come from all 45 police forces in the UK after…
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