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Non emergency calls
The Government has introduced, in associaiton with ACPO, a non emergency phone number, it costs just 15 pence per call from a landline or mobile, regardless of how long you are on the phone. The number is 101 and is a NEW number. To report a stolen car, damage to your property, suspecting drug dealing, [...]
Driving Instructor Training
Train to be a driving instructor, based in Rushden, easy to reach from Northants and Leicestershire. Why not drop in for a chat on one of our open days, it’s free there is no commtiment required and an opportunity to meet other driving instructors. Or visit our other website.
Intensive Driving Courses 2012
We currently have spaces for intensive courses in January 2012. If you live in Rushden, Kettering or surrounding areas and would like to take advantage of our learn to drive in a week course please fill in our enquiry form. We can also offer semi-intensive courses for January, but these places are also limited. We [...]
Merry Christmas
A Happy Christmas to all our pupils, past and present, and future too. For all those that have been to our theory practice sessions – well done to those who went on to pass! For those waiting to take a test in the New Year we will be open on 7th january from 10am for [...]
How Safe?
Britain has a road safety record that puts us amongst those who have the safest roads in the world, the envy of many other countries, says Phillip Hammond MP. However we cannot afford to be complacent. The road safety strategy takes us into 2050, and has a very optomistic target, however, road safety advisors and [...]
112 video
This video highlights the use of 112 across all of Europe, including Britain. Although you can use 999, this number is also available for the emergency services. You can call from a landline, if you call from a mobile phone the GPS system helps to locate you. Some new vehicles automatically dial 112 in event [...]
Racing Drivers
Three quarters of drivers under the age of 24 have a sat nav system in their vehicle, according to resarch. Worryingly half of them race their sat nav’s estimated arrival time for journeys. Drivers between the ages of 24 and 35 continue that trend, with 60% of this age group owning a sat nav system. [...]
Tailgating Fines
On the spot fines, will be issued by Police officers who enforce the law on our roads. There will still be the usual right of appeal process available. Unsociable driving results in accidents, bringing enforcement for tailgating and undertaking is not before time. Although this will be welcomed by road safety campaigners, how will enforcement [...]
Licence points
Many drivers continue to drive with more than 12 points on their licence, currently, 10,072 who have not received a ban. This shows that 43% of drivers who have acumulated 12 or points are not having a restriction by means of a ban placed on them. There are 5 drivers with more than 30 points [...]
Night out 15th October?
Below is the plan being put into force across all 27 member states. Present in 200 nightclubs across the EU to encourage responsible driving when having a night out, and the avoidance of driving when over the limit. Commonly it has been noted, that drivers assume their fitness to drive is greater than it is [...]
