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Cost of learner driver test drops next week

Next week the fee for a car or motorbike driving theory test will fall by £6, taking the cost of a test from £31 to £25. Other categories of vehicle also benefit with a reduction, as shown in the table below.…

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What drugs can you use before driving?

Back in April we reported that the government was looking at introducing defined limits for driving while under the influence of illegal drugs. But what drugs can you take and still drive safely? What effect do different illicit drugs have…

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Driver CPC: deadline is looming

If you’ve been driving for a living for a while you’ll know that the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) was introduced in 2008 for bus and coach drivers and 2009 for lorry drivers. If you’ve more recently started driving…

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Drink driving limits

280 people were killed in drink driving accidents in the UK in 2012. While this is down over 75% since 1979, alcohol has become more readily available and in more drinkable forms such as RTDs (ready-to-drink) and alcopops. How do…

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What is sign clutter and how does it get reduced?

Sign clutter is when there are more traffic signs, road markings and traffic signals than are necessary to convey enough information to allow a road user to drive safely. Over time, signs can be added without consideration to existing signs,…

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Taking care of your tyres

Your tyres are a mixture of rubber and steel that keep your car or motorbike from sliding off the road. On a car, they control 1500kg of metal on four contact patches, each about as big as your hand; on…

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Different types of speed limit signs in the UK

There are nine different types of speed limit signs you’ll see on the UK’s roads, excluding historic and special signs. Some of them are prescriptive (i.e. must be obeyed), while some are suggested speeds. This gantry sits over a dual…

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