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L-Plates are a legal requirement if you are driving a car as a provisional licence holder. There are many cheap ones on Amazon but beware: some of them don’t meet the legal specifications of size and colour. The Best L-plates If you want to buy a set of L-Plates that are legal and exceedingly good […]
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What is a dual carriageway? Does it have more than one lane in each direction? How many? Is it fast? How fast? It doesn’t matter what your answers were to those questions; they have nothing to do with dual carriageways. The defining factor for a dual carriageway is that the opposite directions are separated by […]
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Keep yourself safe around large vehicles, such as lorries, and help the lorry driver at the same time. (This article was written by Richard Gladman from “IAM RoadSmart”) Often one of the missing links when teaching people to become drivers is to get them to understand about the larger vehicles which use the road. The […]
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The first set of permanently-installed traffic lights were in St Peter’s Square, in my home town of Wolverhampton.Learn all about traffic lights by downloading the Secret Guide to Traffic lights (see below)For a free video, click here.
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The clutch pedal is the scary one. If not treated gently, it can take you by surprise and also cause damage to your car. The clutch pedal decides if the engine is connected to the wheels. When the clutch pedal is all the way up, the engine is fully-connected to the wheels. With the clutch […]
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Whats the optimum speed for maximum fuel efficiency? Put the calculator away. Don’t bother with those fancy torque/power graphs. Just follow a few basic rules of thumb. Keep a constant speed Newton was correct: maintaining a constant speed uses less fuel than constantly changing your speed. A constant 65mph is better than fluctuating between 63mph […]
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A controversial one, but bear with me: I am not condoning the misuse of disabled parking bays. It is common to see private car parks such as supermarkets, shopping centres, cinemas etc providing accessible parking bays with signage stating “BLUE BADGE HOLDERS ONLY”. My wife is disabled but does not have (and does not wish […]
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What is the best way forward when somebody says they want to learn to drive but are extremely nervous? Some people would say “you need to find out why”. But what if you don’t know the reason behind your anxiety? I can still help… Firstly, I don’t need to know what makes you anxious: I […]
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What difficulties may be faced if you are dyslexic and want to learn to drive? How can you overcome those difficulties? Difficulties you may face Identifying road signs and deciding how to act on them Understanding the language used in the Highway Code Understanding the questions in the theory test Planning for the road ahead […]
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The accelerator increases the amount of fuel being sent to the engine. Pressing the accelerator pedal increases the engine speed, making the car go faster. Easing off or releasing the accelerator makes the car slow down. The accelerator is sometimes called the throttle (more common amongst motorcyclists). “Accelerator Sense” is a technique which requires the […]
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