Research by the RAC Foundation has revealed that modern cars which are most popular in Britain, including Newbury, can no longer fit in a standard domestic garage. Cars have grown by just less than 1/3 in the last half century – The 5 most successful models during 1965 had a typical width of 1.5m as […]
This post is the third instalment of the ‘Show Me, Tell Me’ series, where I provide you with the 14 possible questions you could be posed during your practical test in Thatcham and elsewhere. Whether you have chosen manual or automatic driving lessons, it is imperative that you understand the following questions. 8. Tell me […]
A recent survey conducted on 28 police forces in parts of the UK have revealed a disturbing number of tickets issued over a five-and-a-half-year period. The number stands at 17,775 and includes offences such as driving the incorrect way up slip-roads, stopping in live lanes, and performing U-Turns on motorways! Which are what instructors would […]
This edition is a continuation from a previous blog post which will go through the 14 possible ‘Show Me, Tell Me’ Questions you could be asked during your practical test in Newbury. Regardless of whether you have chosen standard lessons, a semi-intensive driving course, or a full-blown intensive course, it is important that you ask […]
In a recent survey, Ageas and the RAC found that three in every ten motorists prefer to avoid narrow country roads on their journeys if possible. The main reason identified was driver-anxiety, with over 50% of those questioned saying that they find driving on the narrow country roads as too stressful and, perhaps expectantly, this […]
Last year, experts in dog welfare at Nottingham Trent Uni found that it can be dangerous to leave dogs alone inside cars regardless of weather outside. Dr Anne Carter stated, ‘Our work shows an even bigger risk to leaving dogs in parked vehicles than previously thought.’ Their research indicated that internal temps of cars exceeded […]
So, you are pulling into the multistorey carpark of Festival Place in Basingstoke to pick up some Christmas prezzies (it is always just around the corner), you have just passed your test following some intensive driving lessons, and in your haste, you have accidentally clipped the back of an awkwardly parked Ford Focus. Ah, this […]
During your practical driving test, you will be asked two (of a possible fourteen) ‘Show Me, Tell me’ Questions. It is important that you revise these before the test date to ensure you don’t get a minor. I wanted to devote a few blog posts as to what these questions entail and the correct answers […]
To the chagrin of many motorists, road traffic levels appear to be back to the pre-Covid normal. According to the Department for Transport, data has revealed that on 28th May, movement for all UK vehicles were at 104% of the equivalent weekday in February 2020 since before the lockdowns. During April 2020 traffic had dwindled […]
To conform to the pressures put upon us by the environmental crisis, fuel retailers will be compelled to sell a new petrol formula in order to reduce harmful emissions. According to the UK government ‘petrol is changing’ with a new formula named ‘E10’. Named so because this new blend of petrol is composed of 10% […]