Black box car insurance, or telemetrics, involves placing a GPS tracker in your car, given to you by your insurance company. This black box then tracks the way you drive and offers you preferential insurance rates if the box records you driving a manner that your insurance company deems to be safe. In this article, […]

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Ideally, when you are getting into the car to start your driving test you will have a clear head and be focussed on the task at hand, to the exclusion of all others. However, we know this isn’t always possible, so here are a few of the more common ways people get stuck inside their […]

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In other articles, we’ve spoken about how there are a fair number of factors to consider when booking your first set of driving lessons, and that not stopping to consider those factors could result in your having a less than an optimal learning experience. In this article, we’ll be looking at a few more of […]

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It’s an unfortunate fact that newly qualified drivers are far more likely to crash than those with more experience. In fact, despite only accounting for 7 percent of the drivers on the road, newly qualified drivers account for more than 30 percent of those who are killed in vehicle accidents every year. A UK based […]

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Every year, just before July 4th, which is widely regarded as the deadliest day on U.S. roads,  Allstate Insurance releases its “America’s Best Drivers Report.” If you come from Brownsville, Texas, you’ll be happy to know that they won the 2019 best drivers award for the second year in a row.   However, if there […]

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The best way to learn from someone is to have a productive relationship with them and the best relationships are based on good communication. To make sure you and your driving instructor are on the same page, here are five questions you should ask your new driving instructor before your first lesson. What Is Covered […]

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Who drives better, men or women, is an age-old and almost entirely unhelpful question. And yet, people hold surprisingly strong opinions about it. A 2019 survey of drivers found that 74% of respondents felt men and women were completely equal as drivers, with only 7% saying that they felt women were better at driving. However, […]

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By comparison to regular driving lessons, which are normally spread out over the course of five to twelve months an intensive driving course can pack all you need to know into about a week. Where the average driving session lasts about one to two hours, an intensive driving course might last 6-8 hours, taking up […]

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One of the most stressful things a new driver can do is take their first drive at night. This is especially true if you have only just passed your test as the chances are that your initial experience with an instructor will have been during the day when circumstances were less challenging.  The primary issue […]

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Part of becoming a new driver is learning how to deal with the common hazards of the road. Be it vehicles, pedestrians, cyclist or other distractions, you will need to know how to deal with sudden and dangerous situations. In this article, we will be discussing awareness and what principles you can keep in mind […]

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