Planning

A systematic and planned approach to every action you take behind the wheel is the basis of advan...

Road positioning

Positioning is an important part of safe driving, both in helping to show other road-users what y...

Preparing for the summer

One of the good things about a modern car is the way it adapts automatically to climate changes....

How to make driving comfortable

When driving in your car, you can concentrate fully only if you are correctly positioned, well lo...

Preparing to tow

If you are planning to tow a trailer or a caravan there are several regulations you have to bear...

How to avoid car accidents

Just as it takes two to have an argument, so it takes two, in most cases, to have a...

How to tow a trailer

Towing a trailer or caravan is potentially dangerous, and requires considerable skill. The traile...

What to do if car lights stop working

Some electrical failures will stop the car dead, but others you might not notice until you switc...

What to do if the windscreen shatters

It can be an unnerving experience when a windscreen shatters, and the danger of a subsequent acci...

Safety at the Wheel

Two aspects of safety at the wheel are covered in this article. First, it is important to adopt t...

Towing

So many drivers tow trailers of one kind or another platforms for boats, horses or racing cars, a...

Advanced Gearshifts

Skilled drivers know how to get the most from their cars when circumstances demand it, and an ess...

Negotiating road junctions

The road junction is a zone where care and judgement are always needed. There are many different...

Overtaking

Every aspect of overtaking is related to one of the basic rules of safe driving and therefore dis...

Driving for Economy

Ever since the oil crisis of the early 1970s, everybody has become more interested in fuel econom...

Fog

While fog occurs most frequently during the winter, it should be treated as a hazard which can be...

Driving Abroad

Twenty-five years ago it was considered quite adventurous for a British driver to take his car on...

Driving in Summer

You might expect summer to be the easiest time of the year for driving, but do not be misled into...

A State of Mind

Car ownership is a right which can be enjoyed by every adult of sound body and mind, but there mu...

Sympathy and Understanding

A basic understanding of what goes on under the bonnet as you drive will give you a greater appre...

Bends and Corners

A driver never has anyone to blame but himself if he goes off the road on a bend. The results...

Acceleration and Economy

There is a great deal more to using a car's power than meets the eye. A car should not be...

Signals

When you are driving you use signals in order to inform, not to instruct. Giving the correct sign...