Last week I talked about learning to drive and passing the driving test. I don’t have a crystal ball or a time machine (I wish I did) but now some news has come out about where you are most likely […]
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08, 2012
Tag Archives: Scotland
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08, 2012
Do You Know Any Scary Drivers?
I almost didn’t write this article. It’s not that I am feeling particularly lazy today, although my daughter did wake me up before 6 in the morning screaming for milk and a DVD of Barney the slightly annoying Dinosaur. No, […]
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08, 2012
When Are You Too Old to Learn to Drive?
I learned to drive a bit later in life than a lot of my friends and work colleagues. I wasn’t exactly a pensioner when I first stalled at traffic lights but I was old enough to grow a lovely set […]
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06, 2012
A Brief History of Map Reading
When you go out driving with your fancy Dan sat nav it is easy to forget how lucky we are these days. I came across some details of the first ever in-car map reading system the other day. It was […]
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05, 2012
The Rally with no Human Voice
As I no longer live in the UK, I missed the Queen and her husband travelling on the Duck in Liverpool the other day. I assume it was covered on British telly but here I had to make do with […]
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05, 2012
My Driving Horror in MK
I have a grudge against Milton Keynes. It’s not a very big grudge but it is something I need to get off my chest and now looks like a good time for it to happen…
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04, 2012
Some Great UK (and Ireland) Drives
I went for a great drive this morning. Where did you go, I hear you ask. Nowhere. Let me re-phrase that; nowhere exciting. For me, getting behind the wheel with a few hours to spare is one of the best […]
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03, 2012
Scottish Cars in Bad Weather MoT Fail Shocker
If you worry that your car falls apart on your commute to work then you possibly live in Scotland. Don’t worry, I am not being racist as I lived in Scotland for a number of years and even learned to […]