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What are Cherished Plates?
In addition to the modern type of number plates in England, old ones are still in use. They had other variants of alphabetic and digital pre-fixes, carrying information about the date and place of issue, but the most interesting and valuable are the cherished plates that were given before 1963. They did not yet contain…
Dangers Mobile Phones Driving
Today many people spend most of the day driving a car. When driving a car a person makes calls and thinks out plans. A mobile phone is an essential part of any comprehensive driver. When teaching driving, we hear hundreds of times that it is impossible to talk on the phone while driving because it…
Understanding Car Insurance in UK: Types, Groups, Tips for Cutting Costs
Car owners in the United Kingdom are required to insure vehicles. Driving without insurance is counterfeit and has serious consequences. What is car insurance? Car insurance is a type of insurance protection, which is designed to protect the property interests of the insured associated with the costs of restoring a vehicle after an accident, breakdown…
What Can Distract You While Driving?
According to the traffic police, millions of people die annually on the roads as a result of accidents. At the same time, every third accident is the result of going into the oncoming lane and, as a result, a head-on collision of cars. About 40% of road traffic accidents are collisions with pedestrians. Most of…
Continental Driving Advice
Speed The speed limit in Europe is most often as follows: the city – 50 km/h; suburban – 80 km/h; less often – 90 km/h. On multi-lane suburban highways, the speed is limited to 100 – 130 km/h. Everyone knows that in Germany, high-speed autobahns are supposedly unlimited. But in fact, in many areas signs…
Uninsured Drivers Car Insurance Guide
In the United States, car insurance is practically not regulated at the federal level, but is left to the state authorities and insurance companies. Therefore, each state has its own characteristics of pricing, coverage and other conditions. In the American market, there are two main auto insurance systems for motorists. In most states, an accident…
Who are Better Drivers: Men or Women?
From time immemorial, gender differences have been the reason for humor and strife, mutual insults and anecdotes. In the context of driving a car, a woman behind the wheel has already overgrown with all kinds of “cliches” and myths, claiming that the weaker sex is completely unable to cope with such a complex and dangerous…
Petrol or Diesel Car: Which is Better?
Every car lover who plans to purchase a car asks a question: “Which car is better: diesel or petrol?”. It is difficult to find an unequivocal answer, since the choice of a particular car depends on many factors: the type of car body, its significance, the area where the machine will be used, etc. Engines…
Car Insurance Cover
The situation on the road is unpredictable. Even if you have been driving a car for a long time and doing your job perfectly, you cannot be sure of your safety, because other road users and pedestrians, bad weather conditions, poor quality road surface and many other factors can cause a traffic accident. By concluding…
Driving Tips for Novice Drivers
Be sure to use a wing and side mirrors Never forget to look in the wing mirrors. This is especially true when you want to change lines. However, you should not be limited to mirrors only. Before changing the lines, also turn your head in the direction of maneuver to make sure that another car…