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Common reasons for failing your driving test

David — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:57:35 +0000

So the big day of your driving test has arrived. You’ve finished your lessons, you’ve practiced and practiced those manoeuvres, and now all you have to do is to keep your examiner happy. So why doesn’t it always go the way we want it to? Nerves can often play a large part in the outcome […]

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What do the proposed changes to learners mean to you?

David — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:17:07 +0000

For a while now, there have been discussions around how to improve the standards of our young drivers. Changes to the laws allowing young drivers to gain their licences will soon be up for review by the government, and the consequences will be significant to anyone preparing to learn to drive. The first change being […]

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I Hate Mondays…

David — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:25:19 +0000

There are a number of reasons not to like Mondays. The weekend is officially over, it’s time to go back to work, and of course, next weekend will never be further away than it is right now. So it’s rare when we have something great to shout about on a Monday morning. And this one […]

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Why do other drivers give learner drivers such a hard time?

David — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:03:15 +0000

Ok, so we haven’t been doing any blogging on here for a while now, but it’s time to start again with it. And it seems fitting to write my first blog based on an incident that happened yesterday which got me thinking “Why do people hate learner drivers?”. So they don’t really “hate” us, but […]

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Do boys really make better learners than girls?

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:49:14 +0000

For years now, it has always been accepted that women are the better drivers. Sorry guys, but it’s true. This has often been attributed to women being more cautious, and generally safer behind the wheel. All of this adds up to fewer serious accidents, and lower insurance premiums. But what about when learning? According to new […]

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Is there going to be a night time curfew for new drivers?

David — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:44:32 +0000

The government is considering new proposals that would impose conditions on newly qualified drivers, including a ban on night time driving. They are being designed to try and combat the rising figures of young and newly qualified drivers being involved in accidents. A range of other proposals are also being considered. The startling figures released […]

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More fury over bus lane fines for drivers in Bedford

David — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:11:58 +0000

Drivers in Bedford are once again feeling the sting of being caught driving in a bus lane. It follows changes to a popular route by the Wixams estate, just outside of Bedford. Local residents have for years been using a “shortcut” to get to local shops. Recently though, the local council changed the 10 metre […]

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Learner driver caught doing 140mph in a 30mph zone!!

David — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:31:57 +0000

I’m sorry to say, you did not read the title wrong there! A learner driver has been jailed after leading police in a high speed pursuit for 10 minutes, reaching speeds of up to 140mph in a 30mph zone. Nathan Arnett, 28, who only holds a provisional licence, was driving a BMW 335 sports car, which […]

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Driving fines to be overturned due to "sign errors"

David — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:32:53 +0000

Let’s face it, at one point or another, nearly everyone has had one of those moments when you creep over the speed limit. Whether it’s a simple mistake such as forgetting your speed limit, or just a lapse in concentration, it’s a rule of the road which can have serious implications if ignored. Greater risks […]

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Bedford driving instructors warning after attack on woman

David — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:40:37 +0000

You may remember a few weeks ago we posted a story about how someone had tried to force their way in to the car of one of our Bedford driving instructors. Well unfortunately, it appears that this was not an isolated incident. A woman on Poynters Road in Dunstable was leaving the Shell petrol station when […]

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