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Can you ask someone else to take your speeding points?

If you’re a learner and get a speeding ticket you have the option to take a £110 driver awareness course instead of taking the penalty points and paying a fine. But let’s say you have a full licence and you’ve already…

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16 tips for driving in the dark

We’re well and truly into winter now and that means it gets dark early. Follow these simple tips to keep you safer when driving in the dark: Keep your headlights clean so that you get the most light out of…

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How to Drive Through a Flood or Deep Water

Floods frequently occur in the UK, sometimes localised and sometimes over large areas. Sometimes flooding is difficult to see (particularly at night), or you might just think that you’re driving into a shallow puddle, but it suddenly becomes deep. In…

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How to adjust your car seat and steering wheel correctly

The best way to have the best control over your car is to have the seat and steering wheel in the right position for you. This might not necessarily be the right position for other people that drive the car,…

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What is Brake Testing?

Brake testing is a term often used in motor racing, but it can be applied to driving on the road, too. It’s where the driver in front intentionally brakes early, or harder than usual in order to force a driver…

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Stamping out illegal driving instructors

ADIs, or Approved Driving Instructors, go through a rigorous training process to ensure that they are fit to teach driving, and that they know their topic thoroughly. If you want to see part of the process, you can check out…

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Five ways to get the most benefit out of driver CPC training

Driver CPC training was introduced as a compulsory part of every lorry and bus driver’s training schedule in 2014. So, if you’re a lorry or bus driver you will either choose your driver CPC training or the company you work…

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