Since lockdown started in March, the miles driven per year in the UK have dropped by more than 70%, according to new research. heycar.co.uk calculated that we have ‘saved’ 43.2 billion miles – that’s 42.2 billion miles not driven in lockdown.
Over a third of drivers are unaware if the contents of their car are covered by their insurance. MoneySuperMarket analysed vehicle-related crime data released by the Office for National Statistics. The report suggests that there has been a 50% increase of theft from vehicles including electrical items over the last decade. Thieves are also on …
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A fifth of motorists have struggled to get to grips with driving again after being off the road during lockdown. The average UK car is driven more than 7,000 miles per year – or an average of 583 miles per month, according to MOT data. But a survey of 2,000 motorists revealed that over the …
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Liam Greaney delves into the reasons as to why pupils often choke when taking their driving test.
‘Lockdown speeding’ has become a very unwelcome by-product of the COVID-19 crisis, says the RAC. A freedom of information (FOI) request to all British police forces found that 20 police forces caught their worst offenders at speeds in excess of 100mph. The worst speeder in the first three weeks of the lockdown was caught in …
A third (30%) of 18-to-24-year-olds said they had found an excuse to go for a drive during lockdown, compared to 8% of all adults, according to new research. One in ten young people have admitted they have locked themselves in the bathroom during lockdown for some peace and quiet, shows AA/Populus research of more than …
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This month Kev and Tracey Field from Confident Drivers explore three areas that commonly cause nerves and anxiety in learner drivers.
DVLA has posted a list of inventive excuses people have used for not taxing their vehicles. Some of the more bizarre excuses are listed below, which DVLA told us definitely didn’t work! I’m about to start a prison sentence, so is there any way you could hang on to my ice cream van for six …
More than a third of UK drivers say they are more dependent on using their car than 12 months ago, according to new research. Public transport is often seen as an expensive and unreliable alternative, data released as part of the latest RAC Report on Motoring shows. The figures show a further rise in the …
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