You’ve passed your driving test. You’ve bought a car. You’ve got your insurance covered and paid your road tax but there’s something else to organise. A mechanic. We cannot stress enough, how much easier your life will be if you find a mechanic before you have any...
Driving
Learning to Drive: Becoming a Taxi Driver
Did you know that to become a taxi or Uber driver, you have to pass an assessment? In Portsmouth and the surrounding areas, taxi tests are conducted by The Blue Lamp Trust. They tend to call it an assessment rather than a test and just like learner drivers, the...
COPS
Cars, Obstructions, People and Signs: What should you be doing before your journey. As you’re learning to drive you’ll pick up handy hints like this. Just don’t forget them when you pass your driving test! 1.Cars Your car: Follow your ABCs; Always Be Checking, start...
Safety when driving: The 3 Zones of Safety
Safety is the most important thing when it comes to driving. Your safety, your car’s safety and everyone else on the roads safety, but how do you know if it’s safe to drive? 1.Safety of self Are you: Fit to drive In a condition to drive Prepared for your...
Blue Light Aware
Most experienced drivers as well as learners have feeling of panic when confronted with an emergency vehicle, during lessons this is something your instructor will explain.
Death sentence for pedestrians.
Problems with speed. A problem with speed is the faster the speed the greater the likelihood of death if you hit a pedestrian. The source of this idea is two studies: one UK and the other Australian. The UK study found that the chance of death from being hit by a car...