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Comment on the Brake and Direct Line Statistics Released 22nd May
Published 24th May 2013 by adamsr
Ian McIntosh, CEO at RED Driving School Minimum learning to drive period Today Brake and Direct Line released statistics suggesting that there should be a minimum learning to drive period. Commenting on the research, Ian McIntosh, CEO at RED Driving School said: “As a national driving school, RED believes that the issue is not how [...]
Failed driving tests cost UK learners £52m a year
Published 22nd Mar 2013 by editor
UK learner drivers are spending over £52 million a year on re-sitting their driving test, according to research by RED Driving School, the UK’s largest driving school. Taking just two additional lessons to become test ready after failing a driving test would mean learners across the UK are spending a further £36 million bringing the [...]
Confused.com statistics
Published 19th Feb 2013 by editor
“Price comparison website confused.com today released statistics which, as expected, reveal a dramatic increase in the cost of young women’s car insurance as a result of the EU gender directive introduced in December 2012. In the last quarter of 2012, premiums for women aged 17-20 went up 16.4 per cent to an average of £2,081. “Long [...]
AA speed limit research
Published 6th Feb 2013 by editor
“It is very concerning that many drivers do not know the UK speed limits. When a car travels at high speed, the driver has less time to identify hazards and react to what is happening around them, creating a serious danger on our roads. It’s important to remember that there is a lot more to [...]
79% of young people do not know the legal drink drive limit
Published 17th Dec 2012 by editor
According to research by RED Driving School, the UK’s largest driving school, most young people do not know what the legal drink drive limit is. Alcohol consumption in Britain increases by 40 per cent in December*, with 54 per cent of men and 41 per cent of women expected to drink over the recommended guidelines** [...]
Transport Statistics – Great Britain: 2012
Published 13th Dec 2012 by editor
The Department for Transport today announced the Transport Statistics for Great Britain 2012, revealing that reported road casualties in 2011 were significantly lower than a decade earlier in 2001. In 2011 there were a total of 203,950 reported road casualties, 35 per cent lower than in 2001, despite the fact that between 2001 and 2011 [...]
A third of young people think they’re better drivers than their parents
Published 19th Nov 2012 by editor
According to research by RED Driving School, the UK’s largest driving school, one in three young people believe they’re better drivers than their elders because they’re more careful. Out of those surveyed, 29 per cent have stated that they think their driving is of a higher quality as they don’t exhibit the bad habits that [...]
Comment on Road Casualty Statistics
Published 1st Nov 2012 by editor
Ian McIntosh, CEO, RED Driving School, said: “The Department for Transport has today (1st November) released its quarterly road casualty statistics, revealing that deaths and serious injuries rose by 9 per cent for pedal cyclists.* This reinforces the view that although we are all aware of the importance of road safety, things need to change [...]
RED Driving School and ingenie partner to help young drivers
Published 15th Oct 2012 by editor
Comprehensive car insurance for young drivers who pass with RED RED Driving School, the UK’s leading driving school, has teamed up with specialist young driver insurer ingenie to provide more affordable insurance for 17-25 year olds who pass with RED. As young drivers find it increasingly difficult to purchase affordable first-time insurance, the partnership aims to get newly-passed drivers [...]
UK learner passes first driving test in electric car
Published 12th Oct 2012 by editor
RED Driving School, the UK’s largest driving school, is celebrating after one of its pupils became the first UK learner to pass a driving test in an electric car. Navdeep Singh, 17, of Hull passed his driving test last Saturday in a Vauxhall Ampera, the UK’s first long-distance electric car, launched in September 2012. Navdeep [...]
75% of driving instructors call for cycling safety element in UK driving test
Published 5th Sep 2012 by editor
Red Driving School believes its education not just legislation that’s needed Recent research carried out by RED Driving School suggests 75 per cent of driving instructors believe the UK driving test should incorporate a module on the awareness of cyclists. With road deaths higher than ever, RED wanted to ask those in charge of training [...]
RED Marmalade to Improve Young Driver Safety
Published 7th Aug 2012 by editor
Insurance scheme enables driving experience at low cost and low risk RED Driving School, one of the UK’s largest driving schools, has joined forces with insurance provider Provisional Marmalade to create a simpler learner driver insurance scheme. RED Marmalade is a significant step forward in young driver safety as it provides a low cost, low [...]
Think learning to drive in the UK is hard? Try learning in Colombia…
Published 18th Jul 2012 by editor
Red Driving School looks at the driving test on an international scale Anybody out there who thinks learning to drive in the UK is difficult can take solace in the fact that they don’t live in Colombia, or a number of other countries across the world in fact. RED Driving School, the second largest driving [...]