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 […]

Insurer Aviva has sold British School of Motoring (BSM) to German holding firm Arques Industries AG. The company did not mention the purchase price but gross assets of the driving school business totalled £36m as at December 2008. Aviva acquired BSM, which operates a franchised network of around 2,700 driving instructors, as part of its purchase […]

January is a particularly bad month for motoring accidents, due to bad weather conditions causing heavier traffic volumes causing delays for commuters, there is a 68% increase in accidents then average claims. Some general tips to help motorists stay accident-free during winter are: Adapt your driving style, in poor weather conditions you need to be […]

The tumbling prices of crude oil, which has dropped by almost $100 a barrel since its July peak of more than $147, has resulted in forecourt prices dropping from around £1.20 a litre in July  to 94p, on average. The price of petrol is now expected to drop to 87p before New Year. Morrison’s, the […]

Police are urging ministers for the power to undertake random breath tests on motorists in a ploy to cut the number of drink driving offences. At present, police officers are only authorized to breathalyse motorists if a vehicle is being driven erratically or a motoring offence has been embarked. This comes at the same time […]

Instructors’ training cars are included in the UK-wide public places smoking ban in force from 1st July 2007. All instructors will be required by law to display a ‘no smoking’ sign prominently in their training car. Failure to do so could incur a maximum fine of £1000.