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

Common warning signs in the UK

One of the things that you will often encounter when driving are road warning signs. There are plenty of road warning signs here in the UK and being able to recognize them will greatly help you become a safer and…

Direct debit and abolition of the tax disc

The government is changing the law in 2014 to reduce tax administration costs and burdens associated with vehicle tax. DVLA will offer motorists the ability to spread their vehicle tax payments should they wish to do so. From 1 October…

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DSA and VOSA merge to become DVSA – no change for Approved Driving Instructors

The (DVSA) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has been launched in place of the (DSA) Driving Standards Agency and the (VOSA) Vehicle and Operator Services Agency. Transport Minister Robert Goodwill announced the creation of the new agency, which will have…

Tagged with: ADI, DSA, DVSA, VOSA
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Uncommon road warning signs in the UK

One of the things that you will often encounter when driving are road warning signs and here in the UK you might find some of them to be eccentric. Below are some of the uncommon warning signs which are not included…

Driving while you are temporarily blinded

This is a scenario that will happen occasionally: you are driving along and suddenly, for some reason you can’t see out of the windscreen. There are things you can do to alleviate this inevitable problem. Other drivers’ high beam headlights…

Tagged with: car safety, driving, driving tips, headlights, highbeam, reflections, road safety
Posted in Advice, Car, Heavy Vehicle, Motorbike, Passenger Vehicle

Driving on rural roads

If you grew up in a farming county like I did, you get used to driving on rural roads. It’s a huge difference from city or town driving, and here are the main reasons why. Subsidence Certainly in Lincolnshire, where…

Tagged with: car safety, country side, driving, road safety, rural
Posted in Advice, Car, Heavy Vehicle, Motorbike, Passenger Vehicle

Reversing cameras and sensors: You still need to look

A number of factors are influencing the adoption of reversing cameras and reversing (or parking) sensors in cars, pickup trucks and vans. Reversing sensors began with simple curb sensors which grew in complexity from the 1950s through to the 1980s.…

Tagged with: car safety, driving, driving tips, road safety
Posted in Advice, Car