Darren has owned several companies in the automotive, advertising and education industries. He has run driving theory educational websites since 2010.

Driving examiner strike on 10 July: you should still attend your test

Driving test candidates with practical tests on Thursday 10 July should still come for their test despite the threat of strike action by examiners. Driving examiners who are members of the Public and Commercial Service union are planning to take strike action…

Tagged with: driving test, examiner, strike
Posted in Car, Heavy Vehicle, Motorbike, News, Passenger Vehicle

Moving off – how to pull away from the kerb safely

Moving away from the kerb is a time where there is risk of you missing smaller vehicles, such as motorbikes and cyclists, in your blind spot. It’s important that you look in your rear-view mirror, your side mirror, and over…

Tagged with: indicating, mirrors, moving off
Posted in Advice, Car, Driving Instructors, Heavy Vehicle, Highway Code

Boxes stacked on dumbbells are unstable

This sign looks like someone’s knocked over a box that was sitting on a dumbbell, but it’s to indicate that lorries (or other vehicles with a high centre of gravity) are at risk of tipping over around the next right-hand bend.…

Tagged with: fake signs, road signs
Posted in Highway Code

Rules and guidelines for towing

Rule 98 of the Highway Code addresses towing. In order to tow a trailer or caravan you will need a tow ball (also called a tow bar, tow hitch or trailer hitch). For cars, these are predominantly of two types: a…

Tagged with: caravan, towing, trailer
Posted in Advice, Car, Highway Code

Reversing your vehicle – guidelines

Rule 202 in the Highway Code covers reversing. While it has good general knowledge, it doesn’t account for changes in technology, and some scenarios which could make it difficult for you to see an obstruction. It says: Look carefully before…

Tagged with: parking, reversing
Posted in Advice, Highway Code

Lane Bus: tagging roads around the world since 1940

I always read it as ‘lane bus’ the same as I read ‘way give’ on the road, too. Interestingly, the first bus lane was built in Chicago in 1940. The first bus lane in the UK was on Vauxhall Bridge…

Tagged with: bus lane, fake signs, lane markings
Posted in Highway Code

General rules in the Highway Code

The Highway Code has some general driving advice in Rule 160. Once your vehicle is moving you should keep to the left, unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise. The exceptions are when you want to overtake, turn right or…

Tagged with: highway code, keeping left
Posted in Advice, Car, Heavy Vehicle, Highway Code, Motorbike, Passenger Vehicle