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Planning to take your driving test soon? If so, the DVSA has just announced changes to the test format that you need to know about. They are now rolling out some updates to the driving test format, which are aimed at giving you more time behind the wheel, improving how the test flows, and better…

Scottish Driving Instructors Must Be Members Of The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme 🔒 New Legal Requirement (Effective 1 April 2025) You have up to 30th June to register!! All Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs), Potential Driving Instructors (PDIs), and rider trainers working in Scotland must be members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. This…

For the older generation who loves Eastenders, you might remember Ricky from his Fatboy days in the show where he starred for over six years. After leaving Eastenders, Ricky moved into Celebrity Big Brother 2016, where he finished runner-up. He has since starred in the Netflix films Princess Switch and Dancing on Ice, among other…

Londoners opposed to the ULEZ expansion have launched a guerilla war against the cameras used by the police to enforce the scheme. The Transport for London (TFL) has set up several Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. However, drivers in London are now hitting back by placing shopping bags and cardboard boxes onto the cameras.…

The DVSA recently launched a campaign called ‘Ready to Pass?’ to help educate learner drivers about taking a driving test too soon. However, many learners are so eager to pass they fail their test because they take it too early. This not only causes the learner to be upset, but it also means you need…

A Huddersfield driver has claimed they were stuck driving around Huddersfield for over an hour, searching for a disabled space. Posted on a local Facebook page, the driver claimed that he could not park his work vehicle, which they use to take disabled residents into towns so they can make appointments. The vehicle in question…

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…

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…

When thinking about car accidents, most people think of a car crash on a motorway or a busy road. However, one in five accidents happen in car parks, and all of them can be avoided. With accidents regularly happening in car parks, here are the top accidents and how to stop them from happening. When…

Using a mobile phone in any way is set to become illegal as the government plans to tighten existing laws. In the UK, it is currently illegal to call or text anyone whilst driving unless you are in an emergency where you need to call for help. The new law that is set to take…