Every year more than 100,000 people fail their driving test in the UK. The pass rate is only 43%, with it even lower for first time candidates. Men are more likely than woman to pass first time, yet interestingly they are statistically more dangerous drivers. Nonetheless, the overall pass rate is still very low, particularly when almost everyone who takes…
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Does Your Car Insurance Cover You For Driving Abroad
By law, British motor insurers must cover your car for the minimum cover required by the law in other European countries, or the minimum cover required by UK law, whichever is greater. In most cases, this means that no matter where you are driving your car, you’ll have at least Third Party coverage. There are special conditions that may apply…
Motoring Tips 10 Ways To Reduce The Cost Of Driving
The cost of motoring has risen significantly in recent years, particularly with the rapid rise in petrol prices. There are however a number of ways in which you can reduce the cost of motoring. Try following our Top 10 Tips below and you could be driving further for less. 1. Get the best deal on petrol prices. The price of…
7 Tips For Successful Travel
We all travel a lot more now than our ancestors did. We travel all over the world and only think of the jet lag, and not the vast distances we cover. Our world has become smaller and more reachable. And this is a good thing. It helps us to understand different cultures, different people with different ways of living and…
Travel Phobia And Fear Of Driving
Travel phobia is a particular form of anxiety that may occur after a person has been involved in some kind of accident, maybe a road or rail crash. They may have escaped physically unscathed from the incident, however they might well have perceived it as a potential threat to their well being, physical health or indeed life. Anyone suffering from…
Defensive Driving Courses
Defensive driving courses generally help an individual to hone up his driving skills even if he has had his license before and is an experienced driver. The basic concept behind such a course is to make an individual trained so that he could react to the mistakes made by other drivers on the road and avoid an accident. Defensive driving…
Traffic Psychology
One of the newer and most important fields of psychology today is that of traffic psychology. It may sound insignificant at first, but when one considers the amount of traffic accidents and deaths caused by traffic incidents, one starts to consider why these incidents keep on occurring and, more importantly, what the cause of these incidents may be. Traffic psychology…
Defensive Driving Lane Change Tips And Techniques
Of all the driving mistakes committed on our roads, incorrect signaling and changing lanes incorrectly are one of the most common. If you ask drivers what they most dislike about other drivers, nine times out of ten you would hear the response “drivers not changing lanes properly”. Making mistakes when changing lanes and signaling can often result in serious or…
How To Compare Low Cost Car Insurance In South Carolina
If you drive a vehicle in South Carolina you’d better have car insurance. The moment a car insurance policy lapses or is cancelled anywhere in South Carolina the state is notified and if another insurance policy isn’t purchased for that vehicle within 20 days the state of South Carolina will cancel the vehicle’s registration tags and may suspend the driver’s…
Car Insurance Rate When You Have A Bad Driving Record
If you are considered a bad driver or a high-risk driver, finding a car insurance rate you can afford comfortably is a challenge. Most insurance companies do not like to insure high-risk drivers for fear of paying out high payouts if you have an accident. If you find a car insurance company to insure you, you will pay a high…