Tag: Learning to drive

How can mobile phone apps help new drivers?

Guest contributor,
10 May, 2012

Phone apps can help you to learn how to be a better driver, get you used to driving alone and even keep you safer. Just so long as you're not tempted to check your messages while you're driving, mobiles have a lot to offer new drivers. Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Technology, Young drivers, Car insurance, Mobile phones, Learning to drive

Parallel parking proves problematic for drivers

Maria McCarthy,
17 Apr, 2012

Parallel parking proves so problematic for drivers that one in 10 motorists avoid the manoeuvre altogether, according to new research. Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Staying safe, Car insurance, Learning to drive, Video

Women really are worse at parking than men

Chris Torney,
14 Mar, 2012

Figures released this week by the Driving Standards Agency appear to confirm the long-held prejudice that women are worse than men at parking. Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Learning to drive, Car insurance

How ecodriving could help you save on your fuel bills

Sharon Flaherty,
13 Mar, 2012

Cathy Bacon from the European Driving Schools Association gives Confused.com editor Sharon Flaherty her top ecodriving tips.

Pass plus discounts: Insurance industry con or valuable training?

Paul Drury,
08 Mar, 2012

Pass Plus is often sold on the promise of reducing car insurance premiums, but this is not always the case. So is this form of advanced driver training actually worth it? Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Consumer rights, Young drivers, Car insurance, Cutting costs, Learning to drive

Pay-how-you-drive car insurance

Naphtalia Loderick,
24 Feb, 2012

More insurers are offering telematics or “black box” devices which monitor driver behaviour and cuts car cover accordingly. Is this the future for cheaper car insurance? Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Staying safe, Young drivers, Learning to drive, Cutting costs, Car insurance, Technology

Making the grade

Infographic,
23 Feb, 2012

Though public transport can get you from one place to another, there's nothing like driving your own car. But before you hop behind the wheel, you have got to pass the test. We explore driving test pass rates and the change in vehicle registrations over time. Read More…

Topics: Get motoring
Tags: Infographics, Car insurance, Young drivers, Learning to drive

Confused.com news show with Nick and Ellie

Confused.com staff writer,
22 Feb, 2012

Welcome to the first ever Confused.com show. Our reporters will be hitting the streets of the UK bringing you stories you will love. Watch our first show to see what Darth Vader, Patrick Monahan and your spare keys all have in common. Read More…

Topics: Your consumer rights, Get motoring
Tags: Video, Young drivers, Car insurance, Home insurance, Learning to drive

Confused.com hit the streets

Confused.com staff writer,
22 Feb, 2012

The lovely Nick and Ellie bring us the savior of young drivers, reasons to keep a much closer eye on your keys, and the exploits of comedian Patrick Monahan in our brand new online show.