Articles by: Richard Borges

Cash giveaway with SmartDriving – the winners have been chosen!

Several weeks ago, we were contacted by the nice folk at SmartDriving as they wanted to do something tangible that would directly help fellow ADIs in this unprecedented period of uncertainty, stress and worry.

DfT to enable trials of rental e-scooters in several areas around the country.

E-scooter companies, working with local areas, will provide e-scooters on the street for hire, similar to the rental schemes seen in other countries.

Over a quarter of drivers don’t consider depriciation when they’re buying a car

Over a quarter (28%) of UK drivers do not consider depreciation when they are buying a car, despite having a full understanding of it, and one in five (20%) think that all cars depreciate at the same rate (men 16% and women 23%). Younger drivers under 35s (34%) are also twice as likely to think that all cars depreciate at the same rate as over 55s (14%).

The danger of unsecured loads – Highways England reminds drivers to check before setting off this summer

Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads - Highways England is reminding drivers to make sure loads are safely secured.

Mandatory MOT testing to be reintroduced from 1 August

Mandatory MOT tests for car, motorcycle and van owners in England, Scotland and Wales to be reintroduced to keep roads safe

ADI from Havant, Portsmouth has hit the jackpot with Best of The Best (BOTB)!

John Jeffery scooped a brand new Suzuki Swift Sport Hybrid plus £10,000 cash with the £1 ticket purchase

Driving lessons, theory tests and driving tests to restart in England

Driving lessons and theory tests will restart on Saturday 4 July 2020 in England, and car driving tests will restart from Wednesday 22 July 2020.

Highway England pledges lifelong support for the armed forces

Highways England today announced a package of support for serving and ex-forces personnel and their families by re-signing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

RSGB Talk – Neil Worth outlines GEM’s road safety vision

In the latest edition of the RSGB Talk podcast, Nick Rawlings talks to Neil Worth, who became chief executive of GEM Motoring Assist earlier this month.