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Health risks in being an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)

Much is made of health and safety in the workplace for Approved Driving Instructors and it’s primarily to do with having a safe car and not putting students at risk. The problem is that many ADIs are not aware of…

Tagged with: ADI, driving instructor, health, pollution
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Government introducing defined limits for driving while under the influence of drugs

We have been well-schooled on the alcohol limits and how alcohol affects our driving, but less so on driving under the influence of drugs. In March 2013 the Department for Transport published new research that demonstrates the effect drugs have…

Tagged with: alcohol, drugs
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Public support for 20mph limits. Is Brake’s research flawed?

Brake and Allianz recently conducted a poorly worded survey that erroneously indicates there is strong public support for 20mph limits. Brake already is pushing for a 20mph speed limit as the default on urban roads via its GO 20 campaign.…

Tagged with: 20mph, Brake, survey
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Driving smoothly

Driving smoothly has a number of benefits. It keeps your passengers more comfortable (especially children in the back seat), it puts less stress on the car, you use less fuel, in general it’s safer, and you can make more rapid…

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Tailgating – what is it and what are the fines?

Tailgating is when one driver follows another driver within a distance that makes it impossible to stop if the vehicle ahead stops suddenly. It can range from unintentional through to aggressive and extremely dangerous. Drivers tailgate for a number of…

Tagged with: 2-second rule, fines, slipstreaming, tailgating
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Essential car maintenance for your first car

There are some essential maintenance items and warnings you’ll need to know when you take ownership of your first car. If your car didn’t come with a manual we suggest you find one either by downloading it off the internet…

Tagged with: fluids, maintenance, oil, tyres
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Driving on roundabouts – the easy explanation for when to signal

There are only three scenarios you will encounter when driving around a roundabout: you are turning left immediately you are going straight through you are taking another exit Where there are more than four exits off a roundabout, and in…

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