http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news Great learner driving information Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:29:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EXPERTS REVEAL HOW TO GET A CHEAPER CAR AND INSURANCE.. New cars start appearing with '60' number plates today and while they are now updated twice a year - March 1 is the other - it's still a crucial time for manufacturers and dealers who expect to sell 331,700 vehicles this ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=406 Two Cars that were big in the sixties are set to make a comeback. The Peel P50 and the Trident Bubble Car are the world’s smallest road-legal cars. The television programme Dragon’s Den saw the new eco-friendly versions which are set to be introduced worldwide. The cars are reasonably priced at around ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=410 A new requirement for learner drivers will look to include compulsory driving lessons. Pupils will be required to fill out a logbook which they will receive once they sign up for lessons with an instructor. They will be required to take a minimum of 36 hours and the logbook will have ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=409 Two football fans created a new record by driving to all 20 Premier League clubs in just over 14 hours. Teacher Paul Cox and Spanish pal Luis Felipe completed the 572-mile trip in 14hrs 3mins 18secs. This knocked 46mins off Paul's previous unofficial record. They kicked off at 9.35pm at White Hart ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=397 Sunday 5th September will see London’s roads free from traffic when more than 65,000 cyclists are expected to join The Mayor of London’s Sky Ride. The 15km route will be open from 9.30am until 4.30pm where cyclists of all ages can take in the sights of London including, Big Ben, Houses ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=405 Last year there were as many as 3,244 recorded incidents of misuse or error at level crossings, following 3,495 incidents in 2008. In 2009, there were 14 collisions between vehicles and trains at level crossings and there were 13 deaths. here were also 145 near-misses between motor vehicles and trains last year ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=396 A brother and sister from West Drayton ran their own business taking theory tests for candidates at an astronomical fee. It is thought that the siblings arranged over 100 theory tests, charging up to £450 for somebody to impersonate the candidate at the test centre. The pair appeared alongside 4 candidates who ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=403 One out of every four driving holidays for British families sets off amid arguments over bags. Before any assumptions are made over who may travel the heaviest, it was found that women lag just behind men in terms of total luggage taken to an average beach holiday. Men, who apparently get ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=395 Many pupils learning to drive will experience performance related stress on the day of their practical test. This can be for a number of reasons, those who are adversely affected by nerves, those that need to pass for their job and for everyone else there is all the time and ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=402 NEW facilities for thousands of armed forces personnel learning to drive the latest military vehicles and their instructors have been officially opened. The development – which includes classrooms for 200 students and facilities for instructors, as well as three huge storage facilities for Mastiff and Wolfhound vehicles – was erected in ... http://www.britannia-driving-school.co.uk/news/?p=389