Driver Knowledge Tests

How often should you check your rearview and wing mirrors?

Driving experts recommend you glance at your mirrors every 5-8 seconds. That sounds like a lot but let’s look at what can happen in just 5 seconds: If you’re in motorway traffic travelling at 100km/h you will have travelled 138

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Will wing mirrors be phased out?

Side mirrors, door mirrors and wing mirrors: they’re all the same thing and help you see behind your vehicle and to the sides of it. They became popular on cars from the 1960s as traffic increased, even though they are

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How to adjust your wing mirrors correctly

Your car’s wing mirrors are there to allow you to see behind your car so that you can manoeuvre in car parks, change lanes and pull out of parking spaces. They are not a complete replacement for turning your head

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Learning to drive? Here are 12 things you need to know that your car does (with images)

The first time you get in a car you’ll see a potentially confusing array of switches, dials, stalks (wands), buttons, gauges and readouts. Modern cars have more and more of these features. High-beam or full-beam headlights When you turn your

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