2pass Newsletter - March 2006 issue 86


2Pass Newsletter	March 2006 / Issue 86
In this issue: • HPT For Driving Instructors • Driving Tip of the Month • Metric road signs on the way • London Marathon • Focus prizes for this month • Litter louts stubbed out • The Docs have it! • Sticky end for car thieves? • Highway Code consultation • Buying your First Car • Cancel your subscription	Driving Tip of the Month Dealing With Aggressive Drivers As a driver, you actually have a lot of control over the risks you face on the road. Knowing the best way to deal with the everyday situations you encounter will help ensure you reach your destination safely. Whether you're doing the daily commute, seeing the sights on a day trip, or just running to the local grocery for a pint of milk, there are ways to keep calm on the road To find out more read on! Metric road signs on the way FORMER Labour leader Neil Kinnock has thrown his weight behind a report which says Britain could go metric with its road signs within five years. Lord Kinnock says in a report by the UK Metric Association that the continued use of miles was the country's "most obvious example of the muddle of measurement units". More information It has also been reported that all metric road signs will be in place before the London Olympics at a cost of more than a billion pounds. London Marathon Barry Martin ( Driving Instructor and 2pass Newsletter reader) aged 40 goes for his first London Marathon Run to Support Scope. Do your little bit and sponsor him using the link below please, Barry needs to raise £1,300. Good Luck to Barry and we will be giving our donation soon! The race starts on 23rd Apr 2006 link
Hazard Perception Test For Driving Instructors It would appear that the DSA is more in a panic because not many of the 35,000 instructors have taken the HPT. As it appears at the moment over half of all ADI could lose their ADI licence at the end of 2006. Don't let it happen to you. Read more and apply for your test today Focus Multimedia prizes Focus Multimedia prizes for this month include:- Finding Nemo Your 3D Garden Designer Deluxe Edition Encyclopedia Britannica 2005 Standard Edition Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed enter our free prize draw Remember that Focus do a great range of Theory, Hazard and Practical Test Software.more
Litter louts stubbed out Drivers throwing cigarette ends from their cars are to be smoked out with the help of the DVLA. Offenders in County Durham face £50 fines from the City Council in the first deal of this kind with the licensing authority. "If a warden sees cigarette litter being thrown from a car, they will take the number and trace the owner to send them a fine," said the council's technical services manager, Andrew Jackson. The Docs have it! Surgeons are the people most likely to have a personalised number plate, a new survey of more than one million drivers says. Special plates are also popular with oil rig workers, lorry drivers, police inspectors and wedding photographers. See how much your number plate will cost Sticky end for car thieves? Splat's the way to do it! Traffic police in Los Angeles, home to 600 car chases a year, are testing glue-based 'darts' that will let them get stuck into joyriders. And if the trials prove successful, they could signal a gooey end to dangerous, high-speed pursuits. The technology uses gas-propelled tracker darts which are launched from a squad car's radiator grille to tag the target vehicle. Officers can then back off and watch the crooks' progress on a computer screen. read more		Highway Code consultation A public consultation on revising The Highway Code is currently taking place. Should you wish to take part in the consultation please visit the DSA webpage. here Consulation ends 10th May 2006 Buying your First Car Are you a young driver thinking of buying your first car? 2pass have teamed up with Cardata and compiled a list of used cars for sale in the ‘small car’ category. Finding your first car couldn’t be easier, search through the thousands for sale on the Cardata website More
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