fuel prices… get more miles for your money
…get more miles for your money
Read the tips below & then book a refresher course: driving lessons to save fuel.
Keep Your Car in Good Shape
A regularly serviced car will be more efficient on fuel.
Keep tyres pumped up to the correct level, you can find the correct pressure for your vehicle from the handbook or from the sign next to the air at the petrol station. Max pressure is printed on the tyre itself.
Fuel economy can be improved by 5% by keeping your tyres inflated to the correct pressure...
- Posted on March 14th, 2011
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Know your Traffic signs
Test your Knowledge of Traffic Signs – download the official Book here for free
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- Posted on December 6th, 2010
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Set your Sat Nav to winter
We’ve all heard stories of drivers blindly following their Sat Nav instructions down dead ends and into fields!
But even sensible sat-nav users can get caught out in the winter.
Unless you set it for specific road types, most sat-nav’s default to shortest route – often B roads & country lanes; chances are these roads will not be gritted.
So if you’re driving in this lovely winter weather, set the sat-nav to stick to main roads, and/or check the route against an old-fashioned...
- Posted on December 6th, 2010
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Winter Driving
Get ready for winter driving
You can never predict how severe a British winter will be, but you can be prepared.
Even if the winter is mild, you’ll still face ice and fog, and if it turns nasty, you could be forced to battle through blizzard conditions, as we did earlier this year.
Improve your chances of getting through the cold months unscathed. Swot up on our top tips to make sure you’re prepared for each of these winter scenarios.
It’ll be either wet and windy or foggy and frosty. The...
- Posted on October 23rd, 2010
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a guide to buying your first car
Buying a new car, particularly if it is your first time entering the motoring market, can be a daunting task. Not only is the cost likely to be high, but you will have to take into account all sorts of added extras, including insurance, breakdown cover, servicing costs and whether or not you want to go with the finance package that will inevitably be offered by the garage. Make sure you consult expert websites and read all that you can, or commandeer a knowledgeable friend or relative to help you....
- Posted on September 20th, 2010
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Independent driving
DSA Special: Independent driving explained
This information was published by the DSA on June 9th 2010 and explains the forthcoming changes to the driving test…
From 4 October 2010, learner drivers will be tested on independent driving as part of the practical driving test.
During their test, candidates will have to drive for about 10 minutes, either following a series of directions, following traffic signs, or a combination of both. To help candidates understand where they’re going,...
- Posted on August 29th, 2010
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Old lady “driving” lol
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the truth about new test
There’s been all sorts of stories in the press this week about the new “Independent driving” element of the driving test.
At Beep driving school we’ve been teaching independent driving from the first lesson, ensuring that our students can drive independently, following directions, following road signs and generally keeping safe on the roads. After all that’s what driving is all about. Once you have passed your test you need to be confident to go out on your own. If you...
- Posted on June 5th, 2010
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Signs of the times!
thought you might like to see some new signs with clear messages found around the world (and a not so clear one nearer to home!)
Warning! Drunks on the road”, is the new road sign that Romanian motorists will be seeing. It comes “following an increase in traffic accidents involving drunks stumbling into the road”, reports Mirror.co.uk. They say there is a universal increase of drunk drivers, but the problem in Romania isn’t the people behind the wheel, it’s the people...
- Posted on May 18th, 2010
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Pass Plus
DSA Pass Plus course
Young drivers have the odds stacked against them – research by a comparison website in November 2009 revealed they pay an average of £5,731 just to get on the road after the average cost of a car, driving lessons, insurance, a provisional licence, test fees and tax is taken into account.
So it is reassuring then, to know that there is one way for young drivers to save money on their car insurance while enhancing their driving – the DSA Pass Plus course.
What is the...
- Posted on May 10th, 2010
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