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Driving Jobs: How Your Driving Licence Can Help You Earn Extra Cash

If you have a driving licence there a plenty of opportunities out there to help you earn some extra cash. Check out our list of UK driving jobs!

January 22, 2025

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5 Unique UK Beaches

You’re going to want to make the most of that new licence, so we decided to put together a list of the best UK beaches you need to stop off at on your travels this year.

January 22, 2025

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Learning to Drive After the Covid-19 Pandemic

Lockdown made many things more complicated, including learning to drive and getting your licence. Let's look at how covid-19 has affected the UK's learners

January 9, 2025

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DVLA or DVSA: What’s the Difference?

Knowing the difference between DVLA & DVSA can save you plenty of hassle when an issue arises. Here, we break down what they do & how to contact them.

January 6, 2025

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What are the most distracting driving songs?

To find out what you should (or shouldn’t) be listening to when you’re on the road this winter, we set about uncovering the most and least distracting driving songs — with the help of Spotify data. Here’s what we found.

January 6, 2025

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Everything You Need to Know: UK Practical Driving Test Pass Rate

Delve into the postcode lottery affecting pass rates, discover the stats, explore the battle of the sexes and ages, and uncover the secrets of the UK driving test.

January 3, 2025

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20 is Plenty: 20mph Speed Limits for Wales

As part of the ongoing '20 is Plenty' campaign, more and more residential roads have reduced from 30 to 20mph in recent years in an effort to decrease casualties, increase active travel and improve the environment. But from 23rd September 2023, Wales is going the whole hog—instead of the current national speed limit of 30mph on restricted roads, the default limit will drop to 20mph. And, today, we're going to take a look at how and why this change is being made.

December 24, 2024

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How Many Driving Instructors Are Grade A?

How does the ADI grading system work? How many instructors manage to bag an A grade? Does it matter if your driving instructor is grade A or B? Let's find out...

December 24, 2024

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A Look at Driving Tests in Europe

Do Britain's learner drivers have it tough, or do our neighbours find it harder to get behind the wheel? We take a look driving tests in Europe to find out.

December 24, 2024

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Drivers With Messy Cars Could Face a Fine (Or Even Jail)

Whether it’s a glovebox jam-packed with receipts, a passenger seat reserved for old McDonald’s boxes or a map pocket full of snack wrappers — we all know somebody who’s a proud owner of a messy car. But, next time you wade through the rubbish and squeeze into their car, warn them that their bad habit could land them with a £5,000 fine or possibly even jail time...

December 24, 2024

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Driving Test Changes in December 2017

Since the driving test became compulsary in 1936, a lot has changed. 2017 saw more changes than usual — here's the lowdown...

December 24, 2024

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The Most Illegal Car Chases from the Movies

We all love a good car chase. The good guy chasing the bad guy. The cops in hot pursuit of the hero. The thrills, spills and the impossible driving. And of course, the “that would never happen in real life” feats of driving skill.

December 23, 2024

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Manual vs Automatic Pass Rates

Are you more likely to pass your driving test in a manual or an automatic car? Find out about the differences between manual and automatic pass rates here.

April 24, 2024

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DVSA Introduce Driving Test App For Examiners

The DVSA is introducing a driving test app for examiners to digitally record test results. Find out everything you need to know about it here at PassMeFast!

April 10, 2024

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4 Reasons to Love Driving — and other stories

We love driving – and it turns out you do too. We did a survey to find out your driving love stories & the best things about getting behind the wheel!

April 8, 2024

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Our Pass Photo of the Week — Rowan Row!

Fashion, fitness and flexibility are what Rowan Row is best known for. But in Spring '22, he achieved the ultimate freedom — a shiny pink driving licence.

April 8, 2024

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Year in Rear-View 2022

Discover what PassMeFast got up to in 2022!

April 8, 2024

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Passing your driving test: Could it be written in the stars?

Whilst only a quarter of people in the UK (26%) believe that their star sign impacts their behaviour, chances are that astrology – and especially your rising sign – may be influencing your driving ability. We did a little research to find out exactly how.

April 8, 2024

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7 Royal Rides Fit for the Queen

QEII: longest-serving British monarch; animal lover; motor car enthusiast. There are few more joyous royal photographs than the diminutive Lizzie behind the wheel of a Land Rover Defender or grinning with glee in her brand new luxury golf buggy.

April 8, 2024

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Online Driving Games

Brush up on your driving knowledge the fun way

April 5, 2024

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