Can I Eat or Smoke Whist Driving?   I think most drivers would admit to eating or smoking while driving and although it’s not illegal to smoke or eat while driving it certainly isn’t a safe thing to do. I once saw a man driving down a the motorway with a McDonald’s burger in one hand, and a can of cola in the other. He was clearly not in full control of the vehicle and a near miss with another car confirmed this. if you present a significant danger while eating on the move, the Police could prosecute you for

Driving lesson vouchers Blackpool   Are you looking for a gift for someone special? what better gift than helping someone you love by giving them their independence to drive. Driving lesson vouchers are a great gift if you’re looking tot to give them something personal, unique, and exciting then driving lesson vouchers are the wrapping paper around the gift of freedom and skills that will last a lifetime. Buy Driving Lesson voucher packages If one of your friends, your son or daughter or a relative wants to learn to drive, a voucher package from Golden Mile Driving School School can

Driving Instructor History      Learning to drive in 1910, when cars often resembled horseless carriages, was far harder work physically than today. There was no power steering, making it essential that learners turned the wheel using the laborious “push-pull” method still advocated in some circles. Starting the engine required a deft combination of mechanical understanding and brute force (starting handles were the order of the day) and brakes were rod-operated, heavy and ineffective compared to the servo-assisted systems we take for granted. But what sorted the men from the boys was changing gear. Today’s synchromesh is so good it’s

Benefits of Learning to Drive and Tips on the Best Way to Prepare for a Driving Test.   Learning how to drive and passing your driving test, have many benefits than you have ever imagined. First driving is so much fun when learning and practicing it. It becomes particularly interesting when your driving instructor makes it easy and understandable for you. That is how we at Golden Mile Driving School do it. That is why we get five star reviews from our clients. We shall take you through the benefits of learning to drive and the tips on how to

Roundabouts , why do most of us hate them? Nearly all people learning to drive detest doing roundabouts on a driving lesson. Roundabouts are designed to ease traffic congestion but why do most of us prefer to opt for traffic lights over a roundabout? One of the UK’s notorious disliked roundabouts is Hemel Hempstead’s “Magic Roundabout”  The traffic island, containing six smaller roundabouts, fought off entries from more than 50 UK locations. Other destinations include roundabouts in  Falmouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bath and Letchworth. Just outside Blackpool there is a infamous roundabout “Bispham Roundabout” which is a common fear amount learner

Changes to the Driving Test DVLA  You have probably seen or read the news stating that the DVLA will be changing the driving test. The aim is to make the driving test more realistic and to help improve the amount of road traffic accidents. One of the changes will be the cannidate following directions from a Sat Nav, more than half of car drivers are now using sat navs, and the government wants all new drivers to be trained to use these safely. The changes are as follows: * Increase the ‘independent driving’ part of the test from 10 to