• Drivers cut back on miles to cut costs

    • 9 March 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly two thirds of UK motorists are reducing their vehicle usage to cut fuel bills According to new research by BookMyGarage, 64% of UK motorists are driver less often than before as a result of the cost-of-living crisis The research also found that nearly half (49%) of the 2,113 motorists surveyed are driving [...]
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  • Early learning lowers accident rate by 84%

    • 12 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that drivers who have undertaken pre-17 driving lessons are 84% less likely to have an accident in the critical first six months after passing their driving test Young Driver, the UK’s largest pre-17 driving school, questioned 450 past pupils who turned 17 in the last three years about any [...]
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  • GEM urges greater speed awareness

    • 27 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting a national police operation targeting speeding drivers by urging motorists to slow down The police campaign runs until 30 October, and GEM is backing the initiative by warning drivers that excessive speeds bring additional risks, not just to [...]
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  • Tailgating remains prevalent safety risk

    • 16 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that more than 13 million drivers have tailgated at some point This is despite the fact that almost all drivers (86%) strongly or somewhat agree that tailgating is an all-too-common problem on UK roads The survey, carried out by BookMyGarge, found one-in-three drivers – the equivalent to [...]
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