Experts at LeaseCar have crunched the latest DVSA figures to highlight the best and worst days to take driving tests across Great Britain. With waiting lists still stuck at a painful 22-week average according to the National Audit Office, picking the right time of day could be the difference between tearing up your L-plates and going through another six … [Read more...]
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Arval safety video for all new EV drivers
A video designed to help first time electric company car drivers adapt to their new vehicle safely has been created by Arval UK. It highlights five key areas: adjusting to the quicker acceleration of electric cars; understanding how to use regenerative braking; considering the need for longer stopping distances; exercising additional caution due to the … [Read more...]
Repeat drink‑driving figures shock
More than 2,500 motorists were caught drink-driving three or more times in the last 11 years. RAC analysis uncovered the scale of repeat drink‑driving as more than 150,000 drivers hold alcohol‑related convictions. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the RAC found 2,553 accrued three or more DR10 or DR20 endorsements for drink-driving since 2014. … [Read more...]
Fewer vehicle thefts recorded
The UK’s largest owner-managed loss adjusting and claims solutions group, QuestGates, has completed its initial analysis of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Lost or Stolen data for 2025, revealing encouraging trends for the motor insurance market. For the motor insurance industry and motorists in general, the data points to a clear shift in the right … [Read more...]
Six of the best for young drivers
Every year, hundreds of thousands of new drivers set out to buy their first car, faced with the challenge of balancing affordability with reliability. With the cost of living rising, choosing a car that is cheap to insure, run, and maintain is essential. ChooseMyCar.com has compiled this list using criteria tailored primarily to new drivers. The … [Read more...]
EV claims doubled under RAC Warranties last year
A £22,954 claim approved by RAC Warranty for a replacement engine and gearbox on a 2020 Audi was the largest claim paid out by the organisation last year. Claims paid out on electrical vehicles doubled in the same time. Lee Coomber, RAC client director at Assurant, which partners with the RAC in the aftersales sector, said that higher value claims of this … [Read more...]
Driving lessons rapidly rising in cost
Learning to drive is rapidly becoming unaffordable, with the average total cost set to hit £2,596 in 2026, £137 more than in 2025. This follows a 30% jump in cost over the last five years alone, driven primarily by driving lesson rates that have soared by 37% since 2020. The full study, led by experts at National Scrap Car, projects the total cost of … [Read more...]
Call to slash drug-driving reoffending
Drug-drive reoffending have surged by more than 134 percent in the last four years revealing a system that is broken and in need of urgent reform, according to victims and road safety campaigners. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Ministry of Justice by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart shows that drug-drive re-offending rates are … [Read more...]
Fleets should support new road safety strategy, says Arval UK
Fleets should engage with the consultations contained in the government’s new Road Safety Strategy to ensure that as many of their measures as possible are adopted, says Arval UK. Five separate consultations are now underway – covering motoring offences, the minimum learning period for new drivers, mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers, improved moped … [Read more...]
Graduated driving licences begin in Northern Irelane
Wales and England are likely to follow Northern Ireland after it become the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for new drivers in October in a bid to reduce fatal road crashes involving young people. The graduated driver licensing reforms, described as the most significant changes in 70 years, will see Northern Ireland adopt a version of laws in … [Read more...]
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