A report was carried out amongst children aged between 5-16 years to establish who they thought were better drivers, their mum or their dad. The report published by the GEM Motoring Assist found that the children interviewed preferred mums driving. Mums were found to be the more considerate driver, less likely to suffer road rage […]

PEOPLE who play driving games are more likely to crash in real-life, according to a new study. It found that motorists who play games such as Need For Speed and Gran Turismo were 44 per cent more likely to take risks such as running a red light and were less successful at carrying out everyday […]

Manoeuvres should not be the scary part of a driving test as this is the time where you are most in control of the car. You can be asked to complete any one of the manoeuvres in your driving test, so don’t go up on test in hope that the examiner won’t choose the one […]

Many pupils learning to drive will experience performance related stress on the day of their practical test. This can be for a number of reasons, those who are adversely affected by nerves, those that need to pass for their job and for everyone else there is all the time and money they have invested. There […]

There have always been long debates as to who make better drivers – men or women. Insurance companies continue to suggest that young males have riskier driving habits, generally men aged between 16-25 years old and this results in higher premiums. Research by various organisations have also found the following: Fatalities between 1999 and 2005 […]

It has emerged that learner drivers will not be allowed to take their test in a Toyota iQ, as the DSA claims the car is not suitable. The ban was declared after a risk assessment was carried out and it was found that the iQ’s thick B- and C- Pillars and rear windows prevents the […]

As many as 50% of motorists believe that they would find it difficult to pass their driving test if they had to take it again under today’s modern standards. Research has found that drivers take just a year to forget the key points from the practical and theory parts of the test. Basic manoeuvres is […]

The proposals in the Paper relate to the splitting of the practical motorcycling test into two modular tests and the practical motorcycling test fees from 5th October 2009. Who will be affected by the changes? The proposals principally affect individual candidates preparing to undertake a practical motorcycling/moped test and their trainers. Summary of Main Proposals […]