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.
Should National Highways Have the Power to Fine Litter Louts? Here’s What Every Driver Needs to Know
The sight of crisp packets fluttering along the central reservation, coffee cups wedged into motorway verges, and fast-food wrappers piling up at slip-road junctions is, unfortunately, one that most UK drivers know all too well. Roadside litter is not a new problem, but it is a growing one — and in 2026, the question of who should have the power to tackle it is becoming increasingly urgent.
New CPR and AED questions are now live in the DVSA theory test — here’s everything learner drivers in the Chilterns need to know Somewhere on a road near you, a driver will collapse at the wheel. A cyclist will be struck at a junction. A pedestrian will suffer a cardiac arrest on the pavement. And statistically, the person closest…
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.
Published on 17 March 2026, the annual ALARM report (Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey) has laid bare the catastrophic state of local roads in England and Wales, and the numbers make for grim reading.
Developed in the United States by Harold Smith and adopted widely across professional and advanced driving communities in the UK and beyond, the SMITH System isn’t a gimmick or a checklist. It’s a coherent philosophy of how to process the road around you
The camera at the centre of this enforcement revolution is the Vector-SR, a sophisticated infrared imaging system developed to operate continuously, in all light conditions, and without the tell-tale flash that has long tipped off drivers to their capture.
ommentary driving is one of the most powerful learning tools available to anyone working towards their UK driving licence, and it’s used by everyone from raw beginners to advanced motorists pursuing their RoSPA or IAM qualifications.