By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive If you’re like me, you may have turned over your driver’s license and wondered what the numbers in the far row mean? After some research, I have now found out, and if you aren’t aware either it could mean you are faced with a hefty fine and penalty points on your license. ‘Information Codes’ are […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive What is a Smart Motorway? A smart motor way uses technology to actively manage the flow of traffic on the road, which is controlled from a regional traffic control centre. The control centre will monitor the flowing traffic carefully and activate changes in signs and speed limits which helps keep the traffic moving. Smart motorways […]
By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice In 2017 more than 1000 driving bans were issued to children not legally old enough to be behind the wheel. According to figures from the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency), the number of bans given to children aged 16 or under rose to 1024, this is a serious rise compared to 696 the previous year. Shockingly, 33 of the disqualifications were […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Government introduced a new three band system for new cars in 2017; however it will be now that many drivers who bought new last year will see the second year charges apply to them for the first time. Drivers have been advised that the new rules will be “challenging” and that it is going to be […]
By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice Thousands of motorists are unknowingly driving around without insurance after fraudsters have sold fake policies. This is known as ‘ghost broking’ and detectives have noticed a growing number of cases where motorists have been tricked into buying these fake policies. Most drivers are unaware that the policy isn’t real and provides no cover until they try to […]
By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice As we all know, polices forces across the UK are regularly using mobile speed camera vans to catch speeding motorists, but did you know they also use them to snap drivers either not wearing their seatbelts, or on the mobile phones whilst behind the wheel. Over a third, (16 out of 44) of the UK’s forces said […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Local Government Association (LGA), who represent 349 English councils, want the Government to spend more money on England’s local roads when it was relieved that motorways and major truck roads receive 52 times more central funding per mile. The Association wants the Government to decrease the inequality so its members can tackle the £12 billion bill to repair local roads […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Department of Transport has confirmed that a new car’s first MOT test will stay at three years. Last year it a public consultation was announced to gauge the opinion about extending cars first roadworthiness test to 4 years a change which would then be implemented this year (2018). However, fewer than half of the public consulted voted […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Driving examiners have threatened a 48-hour walkout out in December in protest over new controversial changes to the UK driving test; around 10,000 learner drivers may be affected by the dispute. The new additions to driving test will come into force on the 4th December and they include a new reserve maneuver and sat-nav prompted routes but this has caused […]
The Driving and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) has confirmed that 50,000 drivers have had their licence revoked in the last five years due to poor eyesight. One of the basic requirements of the practical driving test is being able to read a car registration number that 20 metersaway. However is appears many drivers are suffering from diminished poor vision which they are unable to rectify, […]