The DVSA has confirmed a major boost in driving test capacity, with almost 250,000 extra tests delivered and total passes topping 1 million. Find out how new booking rules are helping genuine learners get fairer access to test slots.
With heatwaves now hitting the UK harder and more often, here’s what learner drivers (and everyone else) need to know to stay safe on the road.
A new MoneySuperMarket survey found 86% of UK drivers missed a pedestrian in a simple observation test — despite most feeling confident in their awareness on the road. Here’s what the findings mean for learner drivers, and exactly what to practise to build genuinely sharp observation skills from day one.
Being tailgated as a learner driver is stressful and intimidating — but it’s also illegal. Learn how to stay calm, drive safely, and handle tailgating with confidence.
A recent survey commissioned by Motorpoint revealed a startling reality about UK roads: up to half of motorists are not confident they could read a vehicle registration plate from 20 metres away. That distance isn’t just an arbitrary number; it is the legal minimum standard for driving. For a learner driver preparing to take to the road independently, your vision is your very first line of defence.
Whether you’ve just booked your theory test or you’ve been driving for decades, there’s a change coming that affects every single driver in the UK. The humble plastic driving licence — that pink card you’ve been hunting for at the bottom of your bag since you passed your test — is getting a digital upgrade.
The UK practical driving test is one of the most myth-laden experiences a person can go through, and with good reason: it’s high-stakes, nerve-wracking, and almost everyone who’s sat it has an opinion about how it works.
Earlier this year, the Department for Transport launched its 2026 Road Safety Strategy — a wide-ranging package of measures aimed at reducing casualties and making Britain’s roads safer. One of the centrepieces of that strategy is a massive, government-backed expansion of roadside drug testing.
Road safety campaigns come and go, but every so often a pair of them lands that genuinely makes you stop and think. This month, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins launched two new campaigns — Priority List and Control
New legislation is working its way through Parliament that will hand councils across England the powers to issue on-the-spot fines for pavement parking. And for millions of pedestrians who navigate obstructed pavements every single day, it can’t come soon enough.