Issued a parking charge because pupil conducted an emergency stop - is this legal?

My local authority, sent me a PCN stating that I stopped my car outside a school entrance with the yellow zigzag lines. However, it was not parked or stopped on the lines but in the middle left of the...

Where can I organise a driving assessment for my father-in-law?

My father-in-law wishes to return to driving after a year off the road. His absence was due to deteriorating eyesight caused by cataracts. He has now had the cataracts operated on and his eyesight is fine,...

Can you do a feature with information specifically for younger drivers?

As many of your readers will be grand/parents of teenage drivers, would it be worth doing a feature on: tips for teenage drivers, how to find/what to look out for in a good teacher, costs/procedures involved...

Why aren't drivers more stringently tested?

I read that the annual slaughter on our roads has bottomed out at fewer than 2000 lives per year. This still represents a cull in human life somewhere between terrorism and full-scale war. Doctors, welders,...

How do driving instructors see the speedometer on a Toyota Yaris?

My wife has a 2003 Yaris and, as a passenger the other day, I observed that the speedometer is set in an oblique tunnel and is not visible to the passenger. How does a driving examiner deal with this?

Driving Tests for "Oldies"

Who do you recommend to give me a check-up on my driving abilities, now that I am 82? The RoSPA, I believe, do it for £50. I'd rather spend less. And, of course, I don't really think I need one!

I'd like to recommend the Road Safety exhibition and test in Torbay for elderly drivers.

Each year the Road Safety team at Torbay Council organise a Seminar and Exhibition for senior drivers. This event has stands that include the Institute of Advanced Motorists, eyesight tests, reaction testing,...

Thanks for recommending I take an IAM driving test.

I changed my car last year from a Zafira to a Peugeot Partner. The Partner is wider than the Zafira and as such I had a couple of incidents. To this effect I emailed you just before Christmas regarding...

Highway Code and parking

My granddaughter is about to take her driving test, and consequently I have been revising my highway code, via the AA's 2007 edition. There seems to be very dubious, if not erroneous, advice on the topic...

Full fronting impact

Our 18-year-old son is about to take his driving test and needs a car. He has been offered a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16v Design Twinport 3 door with 54 plate for £2,800. The car is from reliable friends so...