Wade Cummings 2nd June
Congratulations to Wade Cummings of Sheffield who passed his driving test first time on the 2nd of June. Well done from your Driving Instructor Liz McKenzie and all the team at BDS Driving School.
Kelsie Gleadall – Passed 2nd June
Passed 2nd June, Kelsie Gleadall of Blackpool Congratulations to Kelsie Gleadall of Blackpool who passed her driving test first time on the 2nd of June. Kelsie will be getting a car soon and is so happy she can drive as it will greatly help her traveling to university for her teaching career. Well Done from your Driving Instructor Mike Joannou and all the team at BDS Driving School.
Jake Taylor 26th May
Congratulations to Jake Taylor of Blackpool who passed his driving test first time on 26th May with only 3 minors. Jake said now that he has passed his test he will be going car shopping, so that he can travel to and from Wigan to see family. Well Done from your Driving Instructor Simon Anson and all the team at BDS Driving School.
Speed Cameras
Traffic light cameras are triggered either by using ground loops that are cut into road surface or radar technology. When using loops, as the traffic lights turn red the system becomes active, any vehicle passing over the sensor in the road after this time is then photographed. Radar based traffic light cameras work in the same manner as fixed Gatso speed cameras. Are these coming to a place near you? Will Lancashire or Blackpool be the next installation? A news story that appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper reported that the Home Office plan to turn over 1,000 traffic light…
Own Car on Test?
You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving instructor’s if it meets certain rules. However, beware, your test will be cancelled and you’ll have to pay again if your car doesn’t meet the rules. Rules about the car Your car must: be taxed be insured for a driving test (check with your insurance company) be roadworthy and have a current MOT (if it’s over 3 years old) have no warning lights showing, for example, the airbag warning light have no tyre damage and the legal tread depth on each tyre - you can’t have…