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How to deal with the Emergency Services

This can be nerve wracking to new and experienced drivers alike, when you hear the sirens or see the lights, and there are a few simple things you can do to make everything work smoothly for yourself and the emergency vehicle.
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Coming Soon to a motorway near you! – learner drivers

Finally, yes finally the DVSA, “they’re the guys that design, monitor, test and deliver the whole learning to drive thing” are allowing learner drivers on Motorways from 2018.

Imagine passing your driving test and then having to do it all again just by checking or sending a single text message !

On the 1st March the law changes on the use of mobile phone whilst driving from 3 points on your driving licence and a £100 fine to 6 points on your licence and a £200 fine.
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What is a Smart Motorway?

24 August 2016 14:23

Lots of you will be aware of the extremely large amount of roadworks currently occurring on the regions main Motorway the M60 and onto the M62 towards Rochdale. Well unless you have lived in a box or a just simply blissfully unaware of any goings on they are changing it to a “Smart Motorway”

20 MPH zones and limits - Lets be sensible

Like the title says 20 MPH limits have a place but let’s be sensible about them.

No doubt you will have noticed a whole host of new speed limit changes around recently, with lots of roads and whole area’s being reduced to 20 mph.

Sleep doesn't process alcohol

01 December 2015 13:49

Graham from GDT, a local driving school, explains in his blog why it's dangerous to drive following a heavy night of drinking...

Third Party Insurance / Are you really covered ?

Did you know motor insurance policies no longer automatically allow you to drive another vehicle with third party cover ?

Amazing run of driving test successes.

What a week we've just had !!!!!

Speed Kills Your Fuel Ecomony

21 August 2014 11:05

How reducing your speed can put £s in your pocket.

GDT guide to dealing with emergency vehicles

Seeing the flashing blue light, or hearing the siren of the emergency services can be one of the most stressful parts of driving, especially if you don’t know fully what is expected of you.

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