Tough New Powers to tackle the selfish minority of uninsured drivers who cost law-abiding motorists £400m each year have been set out by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. The new measures will make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle-rather than just to drive when uninsured-making it easier to catch uninsured drivers and keep […]

Transport for London has informed Britannia Driving School that their sponsored Pass Plus – London Scheme is ending soon; students will not be able to register after 31st March 2009 as their evaluation project is almost complete. New drivers who register before this date will have until 31st July 2009 to complete Pass Plus and […]

Under new powers police will not be giving verbal warnings and will instead issue fixed-penalty notices for careless driving or minor offences as failing to signal passing, too close to a cyclist or not displaying lights at night. Drivers will pay an automatic £60 fine and have three penalty points added to their licences. As […]

Night Vision and adaptive cruise control are the two pieces of technology that Britain’s drivers would most like to see on their next car. In the poll, conducted by website MSN Cars of nearly 30,000 people, users were asked: “If you could only have one, which new gadget would you like to see in your […]

An 11% increase in under 25’s failing breath tests over the Christmas period shows the battle against drunk driving is never-ending. Figures released by the Association of Chief Police Officers show that of the 48,214 under 25s who were breathalysed during December 2,709 tested positive, failed to provide or refused a breath test. During the […]

U.S President, Barak Obama’s transport has been revealed. Nicknamed “The Beast”, the Cadillac is a state of the art machine. A few of the vehicles features include; bullet proof glass, a separate oxygen supply, sealed interior to protect against chemical attacks, run on flat tyres and much more. As well as having the best protection […]

Celebrity Lawyer, Nick Freeman, who has represented Jeremy Clarkson, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham, has stated that he wishes to help the government improve road safety by helping to remove the gaps in the law he has previously used. Mr Freeman or Mr Loophole which he may better be known (his registered trademark) became […]

Dave Armstrong – a Britannia driving school instructor- drive’s an altered drag racing car in competitions. Dave has been drag racing for more years than he would own up to. Here he gives us ideas of when and where you can drive your car at speed… with relative safety and without losing that licence you have worked […]

The Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on accidents involving drinking and driving in Great Britain in 2007. Provisional estimates show: Fatalities resulting from drink drive accidents fell by 18% from 560 in 2006 to 460 in 2007, whilst seriously injured casualties fell by 11% from 1,970 to 1,760. Slight casualties, however, rose by […]

Over the past 3 years more than 170 people have either been killed or seriously injured in drink driving related accidents in North Yorkshire alone. In a bid to prevent drivers from getting behind the wheel over the Christmas period, police will be using new Bluetooth technology to get across road safety campaigns. Animated media […]