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Driving test: Learners must be able to use sat navs The new Driving test will come into effect on 4th December 2017. Learner drivers will have to be able to follow directions from a sat nav and drive into a parking space to pass their test. Watch the DVSA Video about the changes coming into effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI08tzIfo4c Ministers have announced four changes to the current test which will come into force on 4 December. Drivers will also be expected to answer vehicle safety questions while on the move and complete 20 minutes of independent driving rather than 10. The RAC…

what is learner driver insurance? Blackpool Driving School work in partnership with Marmalade's Learner Driver Insurance  to help you to get those all-important extra hours of driving practice by offering flexible and comprehensive cover for provisional licence holders to drive a family member's or a friend's car. Cover is available for 30, 60 or 90 days and the best news is that it won't affect the owner's No Claims Discount. It's simple to get a quote and you can be covered in minutes. After you've held your first policy with us, if you need to top up your driving practice,…

Traffic light cameras are triggered either by using ground loops that are cut into road surface or radar technology. When using loops, as the traffic lights turn red the system becomes active, any vehicle passing over the sensor in the road after this time is then photographed. Radar based traffic light cameras work in the same manner as fixed Gatso speed cameras. Are these coming to a place near you?  Will Lancashire or Blackpool be the next installation? A news story that appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper reported that the Home Office plan to turn over 1,000 traffic light…

You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving instructor’s if it meets certain rules. However, beware, your test will be cancelled and you’ll have to pay again if your car doesn’t meet the rules. Rules about the car Your car must: be taxed be insured for a driving test (check with your insurance company) be roadworthy and have a current MOT (if it’s over 3 years old) have no warning lights showing, for example, the airbag warning light have no tyre damage and the legal tread depth on each tyre - you can’t have…