An examiner told me that test nerves can knock a driving test candidate’s performance down by up to 20%. Logic dictates that if you go into your test when you’re at least 20% above test standard, then you’ll have a very high chance of passing it. Passing your test easily

Many of my pupils tell me their parents warned them not to cross their hands or hold the wheel in any other way then at ten to two (imagine a clock face), or take one hand off the wheel (other than to change gear) on driving lessons or on their

To legally charge for driving lessons a driving instructor must have either a pink badge (trainee) or a green badge (fully qualified) displayed in their car window. Always check the expiry date. Either of these badges tell you that the instructor has regular Enhanced Criminal Record Checks and has passed

The actual leniency of speed cameras has been revealed in new research – and you might be surprised at the results. According to information from police forces around the country, the vast majority of fixed cameras in the UK will only be activated by motorists going 10% above the speed

You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights. When one approaches do not panic. Ask yourself if they need your

With more than half of fatal crashes occurring on country roads in Britain, car drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists are all at an increased risk of a fatal road accident on country lanes. Statistics found on www.gov.uk show that country roads in the UK are responsible for 50% of fatal crashes (in 2014).