Independent Driving
On a practical driving test there is section of about 20 minutes where you’ll be asked to follow a route, either by using a satnav (the examiner brings their own satnav with them), or following signs; e.g. ‘Please follow the signs for Hatfield’. Four in five tests use a satnav,
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Drink and Drug Driving
  Drink and drugs are some of the biggest killers on our roads. Find out more in the fact sheet below or use the Drink and drug driving facts and figures to find out where this information comes from.     Download the factsheet Drink and drug driving facts and
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What is AdBlue?
AdBlue is a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) that reduces harmful emissions from diesel engines: What it is: AdBlue is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic liquid that’s a mixture of 32.5% urea and 67.5% water. It’s stored in a separate tank from the car’s fuel. How it works: When the engine is running,
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Loss of peripheral vision
Ageing causes a normal loss of peripheral vision, with the size of our visual field decreasing by approximately one to three degrees per decade of life. By the time you reach your 70s and 80s, you may have a peripheral visual field loss of 20 to 30 degrees. Because the
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Would you have done better?
Click to see video Do you look just down the middle of the street when you’re  driving, or all the way across from the house fronts on the left to the house fronts on the right?
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Parked car doors
This is why you should drive or ride over a door’s width away from parked cars when you can and slow when you can’t: Video One Video Two   When you’re the one opening the car door you may want to consider doing this first: Dutch Reach  
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