Mark Farnworth 
Congratulations to Gary Holmes on passing the Advanced Rider Test and achieving a F1rst. This is a fantastic achievement. Well done Gary, all your hard work and perseverance has paid off. Mark Farnworth Group Chairman
Autumn is now taking a firm grip of the weather so take extra care when you are out and about. There will be increased likelihood of heavy rain, strong wind and the gradual reduction of daylight hours. I have a couple of good news stories to share with you. Firstly, we have decided to move … Read more
Congratulations to Mark Ryan on passing the Advanced Rider Test and achieving a F1rst. This is a fantastic achievement. Well done Mark, all your hard work and perseverance has paid off.
Welcome to Alessandra Sorrentino who will join our Autumn Advanced Driver Course. Best wishes Alessandra as you progress through the course. I’m sure you will enjoy the experience. Mark Farnworth Group Chairman
Welcome to James Mulvaney who will join our Autumn Advanced Driver Course. Best wishes James as you progress through the course. I’m sure you will enjoy the experience. Mark Farnworth Group Chairman
A Simple Explanation of Vehicle Stability in Bends. Normally the faster you want to go, the higher the gear you use. But have you noticed that the faster you want to go around a bend the lower the gear you have to use? Why?….because of vehicle stability. So what is stability? Imagine a wine bottle … Read more
Two issues need to be addressed: 1) moving through lights at a ‘safe’ speed2) being in a gear which allows good control of speed with the accelerator pedal Consider the scenario in which you are on a dual carriageway, travelling at 70 mph, approaching traffic lights a quarter of a mile ahead. They have just … Read more
A busy town centre during the day or evening is fraught with danger from all sides. Rarely do we get the chance to get up to the 30 m.p.h. speed limit. Pedestrians, parked vehicles, taxi-ranks, buses, vehicles loading and unloading and road works are some of the hazards we have to contend with. By using … Read more
If properly working, the handbrake ensures that a vehicle does not move of its own accord once it has been stopped. As advanced drivers, we seek to minimise as much as possible any risk to ourselves or our vehicles and so the handbrake is a useful tool in our armoury. It can be used to … Read more
This article is a summary of an article produced by the IAM RoadSmart on automatic gearboxes. P – Park – Must never be engaged while the vehicle is in motion as it locks the transmission and prevents the car from moving. R – Reverse N – Neutral DRIVE – AUTOMATIC USE of First, Second, Third and Fourth gears. 3 – AUTOMATIC USE … Read more
