Young Driver`s Insurance

The cost of car insurance for under-25s is eye-wateringly high and expected to continue to rise. The average cost for a 17-22-year-old is already over £1,400/yr. However, you can cut costs. This is a step-by-step guide to young drivers’ car insurance, helping you compare more than 100 providers in minutes, with specialised tricks, and dos and don’ts to save every spare penny.

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When to Change Gear in a Manual Car

Beginner’s Guide: When to Change Gear in a Manual Car. Changing gears is a fundamental part of driving a car with a manual transmission. It’s about using the engine’s power in different ways to match changing road, traffic and weather conditions. Changing up or down through the gears allows your car to keep up with the different speeds at which you travel. To get the best out of your engine in changing driving conditions, you need to be able to change to the most appropriate gear at the right time.

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Quick Braking Tip – When braking just before you come to a complete stop, release the brake to make it smooth.

Driving Test Routes Map

Want to save money and time learning to drive or ride and pass your test first time? Download your local Driving Test Routes to your Sat Nav or mobile device today and practise until you know them like the back of your hand. New Driver Programme provides Driving Test Routes for most modern devices including Garmin, TomTom, Navigon, iPhone, Android, CoPilot Live, Google Earth and Google Maps.

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Driving Test Routes

Download your local Driving Test Routes to your Sat Nav or mobile device today. Whether you’re a learner driver wanting to get familiar with the routes for your forthcoming driving test or if you’re an experienced driver wanting to learn the routes for your ADI, motorcycle, taxi or even LGV test, the Sat Nav test routes let you save money and time. Preparation and knowledge of what areas and different types of roads, junctions and roundabouts you may be up against during your practical driving test can significantly increase your chances of success in passing the test first time.

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Night Driving Tip – When passing oncoming traffic, look to the side of headlights never directly at them.