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Lowside and highside motorbike crashes explained (+videos)

Two common types of crashes on a motorbike are the lowside and highside crash. Both of them start with one of the wheels beginning to slide from underneath the rider, but they end in spectacularly different outcomes. Riders would prefer to

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Cost of learner driver test drops next week

Next week the fee for a car or motorbike driving theory test will fall by £6, taking the cost of a test from £31 to £25. Other categories of vehicle also benefit with a reduction, as shown in the table below.

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10 new technology features in cars (+videos)

Whether you’ve just learned to drive and are choosing your first car, or whether you’ve been driving 50 years, there’s probably new technology in cars that you don’t know about and in this article we’ll discover ten different systems. They come

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The definitive guide to carrying pillion passengers on your motorbike

A pillion passenger is a passenger that sits behind the rider on a motorbike. The Highway Code doesn’t say much about carrying pillion passengers – just some very basic rules and no guidelines at all, so we got some input

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Motorbike protective clothing guide

It’s only a legal requirement to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike in the UK, but in an accident you’ll be glad if you went the whole hog and decked yourself in proper motorcycle protective clothing or ‘personal protective

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How to choose glasses or sunglasses for your motorbike helmet

Even if your helmet has a visor it’s likely that you will wear either prescription glasses (eventually) or sunglasses (to protect your eyes from those occasional sunny days we have in summer). This guide explains what to look out for

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How to use crash test results when looking to buy a car

At some time in your life you are statistically likely to have a crash. Hopefully it’s a minor one. But if it’s not, you’ll be glad you chose a safe car by taking into consideration crash test results. But how

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