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James May’s new driving theory test app helps learners get into top gear

Published 22 July 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
James May has launched a new app that helps students with their driving theory tests — but do you need to brush up on your knowledge too?
More than 1 in 4 drivers have caused a crash due to misreading a road sign

1 in 4 drivers have crashed after misreading sign

Luckily, you don’t have to know a lot of the things you learned when you were 17. However, knowing your road signs is fairly important.
Published 29 April 2020
What Brexit means for driving in Europe

Two thirds of Brits can't recognise EU road signs

New research suggests most could do with brushing up on their continental driving rules.
Published 07 August 2019

Hedgehog sign launched to warn of animal accidents

The Department for Transport hopes its new hedgehog road signs will encourage drivers to be on the sharp lookout for small animals on the road.
Published 18 June 2019

The road signs most motorists don't understand

British drivers really struggle when it comes to correctly identifying certain road signs, according to a new study.
Published 30 April 2019
Nearly one-in-three drivers miss their junction because of obscured road signs

Obscured signs cause a third to miss motorway exit

Nearly one-in-three drivers say they've missed a motorway exit because they couldn't clearly see the junction number sign.
Published 30 April 2019
New study finds many motorists have “shocking” lack of road knowledge

Many drivers have 'shocking' road knowledge

Do you confuse the two seconds rule with two car lengths? If you do, a new survey has suggested you're one of many who get the two mixed up.
Published 17 October 2018
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Road signs may help hedgehogs cross in safety

Road signs warning drivers to look out for hedgehogs could soon appear in an effort to save thousands of the animals each year.
Published 09 April 2018
Pointless road signs should be removed

Pointless road signs should be removed

Pointless road signs could be removed across the country after a government-commissioned report concluded that the vast majority of warnings were
Published 09 March 2018

Reader Letters: Short-changed on insurance

My Audi allroad finally died after 250,000 miles and I replaced it with a year-old biturbo version. Calling my insurance broker to switch my..."
Published 19 February 2018
Sunday Times Driving letters, May 21, 2017: Jeremy Clarkson Renault Twingo review

Reader Letters: Twingo tangle, cramped canines

Presumably Jeremy Clarkson enjoyed his brief experience with the Renault Twingo (“So hot, you can cook breakfast in the boot”, April 23)...
Published 22 May 2017
Reader Letters: French flies, car tax tussles, Welsh road signs and wave power

Reader Letters: Tax tussles and French flies

"After accumulating what seemed to be most of France’s flies on my windscreen, I followed a friend’s tip and attacked them with a wet wipe."
Published 02 May 2017
Reader Letters: Welsh road signs, road tax truths, cycling clothing, driverless cars and trusting the politicians

Reader Letters: Tax truths and signage goofs

We have recently moved to Wales, where the road signs are in two languages. It can be very difficult to pick up where the English text starts...
Published 19 April 2017