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

Some rural roads may be abandoned through lack of funding

With the most recent bout of flooding due to the Thames bursting its banks, residents of rural towns are all too aware that water can be destructive. It accelerates the deterioration of roads and, faced with a £10.5 billion repair backlog…

Tagged with: Department for Transport, DfT, funding, potholes
Posted in Car, Heavy Vehicle, Motorbike, News, Passenger Vehicle

Highways Agency proposes new motorway speed cameras

If you drive on the M25, M1 or M6, the Highways Agency has you in its speed camera sights. It is proposing ‘stealth cameras’ – ones that are grey rather than bright yellow – to enforce the 70mph limit. Until…

Tagged with: Brake, fuel economy, M1, M25, M6, motorway, speed cameras
Posted in Car, Motorbike, News

What are the different road stud colours and what do they mean?

As you are driving you’ll see reflective road studs marking the road. These are also called reflective studs and cat’s eyes, because as you approach them they look like a pair of cat’s eyes on the road, and they originated here…

Tagged with: cat's eyes, lane markings, road studs, rumble strip
Posted in Car, Heavy Vehicle, Highway Code, Motorbike, Passenger Vehicle

Britain’s 13 most complicated and beautiful road junctions

They may be challenging to drive on (and punishing if you choose the wrong exit), but some of our junctions are beautifully symmetrical works of art from the air. Think of these images, and the effort that went into creating…

Posted in Advice

Animal road signs from Africa

Check out these road signs from Africa. This is the fourth in our series of international animal road signs. They may have animals that you’ve never seen before, so it’s best to admire them at a distance (and alive) rather than…

Tagged with: Africa, road signs
Posted in Advice, International Road Signs

Controlled level crossings

Even though trains are much less common in many areas than they were 50 years ago, you still need to know your driving obligations at controlled level crossings. Rule 293 outlines the rules around driving over crossings, and whether you…

Tagged with: level crossing, trains
Posted in Car, Heavy Vehicle, Highway Code, Motorbike, Passenger Vehicle

What affects how people travel to work?

The European Commission has studied 112 European cities with populations between 100,000 to 500,000 residents to see what factors influence how people travel to work. The rationale is that work-related travel contributes to traffic pollution and traffic congestion and discovering…

Tagged with: car pooling, cycle lane, pollution, public transport
Posted in News