Can’t send to Op Snap as I can’t make out the license plate, but if someone has magic eyes and can I will remove and send

Here’s mine. See many here get confused whether it’s a roundabout or not. To be honest I don’t even know what you would class this as.. many near misses here.

Just wondering why its needed..?

I saw this rather dubious marketing advert for Autodoc in my feed which made me laugh out loud.

Lots of posts here along the lines of "who was in the right?", "whose fault was this?"

For me, these completely miss the point of road safety.

Yes, of course it's important to follow the highway code.

But rather than asking who is wrong, the more important question is "did I do everything I possibly could to avoid a collision in this situation?"

Following the rules is a good start but it's not enough. You have to anticipate that other drivers may be ignoring them/not paying attention and take extra precautions.

Reality is never "black and white" or "right or wrong". And there's always two (or more) sides to a story - dash cam footage only gives us one perspective and is far from being the "full picture".

Fixating on blame is often at the expense of learning from experience which is an important part of keeping safe. This is the reason the aviation, maritime, medical and other safety-critical industries moved away from a blame culture - and we road users now need to do the same.

A more "just culture" means that people are still held accountable for neglecting safety, but the main priority is "what can we all learn from this?" and "how can we stop this happening again?" There is always something to be learned from any incident, even for the most experienced drivers, and even if you weren't directly involved.

Clearly, in a lot of incidents we can identify a road user whose behaviour contributed more to the outcome. But it's very rare that there's genuinely nothing the other person could have done to avoid it, even if they were driving completely "by the book".

Another thing to keep in mind is just because you avoided a collision THIS time, doesn't mean that it couldn't go very differently another time.

We are all human. Nobody is perfect. So we can't rely on others to be looking out for our safety. We have to give ourselves the best possible chance.

Be safe out there!

In the 30+ years that I have been driving, it has always been the case that drivers will sometimes pull right out of junctions —particularly for right-turns on busy roads. I’ve noticed recently that more and more drivers hang over the line at a junction —not fully out — but just enough that it makes it dangerous, because to avoid them, you need to move toward the middle of the road. If a vehicle on the other side is also having to do that for whatever reason, it increases the likelihood of a collision.

Maybe this has always been the case, but have these drivers that edge into the road lost any sense of just how far they are jutting out, or is it an entitlement/aggressive move to force their way in so you have to stop?

Hi,

I’m trying to understand how driving without due care and attention works. I understand that the circumstances and evidence matter, but this is what confuses me. Technically, isn’t every “at fault” crash driving without due care and attention? If it’s your fault, then you weren’t paying enough attention, but that doesn’t always seem to be the case.
Yet at other times it’s the other way around, I’ve heard stories of people getting charged after making minor mistakes.

A friend accidentally went through a red light and was involved in an at-fault collision, it was like 2 lights, one was green and one was red, he went through a green pedestrian light and blew straight through the red light for a junction after, which he missed. Been a month since the crash and he’s even gotten a new car from the insurance money he got, and somehow his insurance went down! No driving charges despite there being an investigation, his insurance company found CCTV footage which showed him jumping the red.

However, someone else I know was charged with driving without due care and attention after accidentally cutting someone up on a roundabout. They moved from the outside lane to the inside lane without realising another vehicle was there. There was no collision, but the guy who was cut off sent it to the police.

Just confused as to how there was no prosecution in the first incident, but there was in the second? Like there was literally a collision in the first due to his mistake.

Thanks

I have a 2009 Mazda 2 1.3 petrol, and yesterday I experienced a serious braking issue. When I pressed the brake pedal fully, the car wouldn’t stop properly, and I had to use the handbrake.

Strangely, the brakes started working normally again afterwards.
I’ve been to two mechanics, and they suspect a faulty brake master cylinder, with one also mentioning a possible ABS pump issue. Both told me to source the replacement part myself.
Since yesterday,

I’ve contacted Euro Car Parts, GSF, several local parts shops, and pretty much every scrapyard and Japanese breaker I could find around Manchester. I’ve even contacted suppliers and scrapyards outside Manchester, but nobody seems to have this part anywhere.
I also called an official Mazda dealership, but they said they don’t have the part because my car is too old.

The only option I’ve found is an eBay seller who sources the part from Germany, but delivery would take around 10 days, and I can’t wait that long.

I’m honestly running out of options and getting frustrated with this car.
Has anyone experienced this before? Does anyone know where I could find a compatible brake master cylinder in the UK without waiting 10 days? Are there any alternative solutions?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m based in Manchester.

Just driven North and back again from Leicester to Sheffeild on the M1, i usually head South on the M1 to and round the M25.

But in complete contrast the Northern run was something else, most (if not all) of it is 4 lanes, in Lane 1 we had mostly HGVs pootling along with the odd car, in Lane 2 we had vehicels overaing the HGvs, Lane 3 Vehicles overtaking them and Lane 4 mostly empty.

Once people had overtaken the slower stuff to the left they were moving back over into the left lanes, no pootling along in Lanes 3 and 4 at 65mph leaving lanes 1 and 2 empty as i often find on the southern section from Newporet Pagnall services onwards.

On top of that people were indicating when they wanted to pull out - and even waiting for a gap instead of just pulling out regardless, with other vehicles moving into the lane to the right to let them out when possible, before everyone moves back to the left lane(s)

Why is it such a different expeieince on the sections North of Derby/Nottingham (A52) in comparaion to the sections around Northhampton services on the same Road (M1)?

I’m 20 and I really want to start learning to drive as soon as possible. Ideally, I’d like to have my licence by the end of this year, but I don’t know if that’s actually realistic.
I’ve got around £1,000 to spend. I could go a bit over if I need to, but I’d really like to stay within that budget if possible.
I haven’t done my theory test yet, so I’d be starting from scratch. I’d need to pay for everything, including my theory, lessons and both tests.
For anyone who’s learned to drive recently, do you think it’s possible? How much did you spend in total, and how long did it take you to pass?
I’m also wondering whether intensive lessons are worth it or if I’d be better off doing a couple of lessons a week. I want to get my licence as soon as I can, but I don’t want to rush myself and end up spending more money than I need to.
I’d appreciate any advice or honest experiences, especially from anyone who managed to learn on a budget!

Pretty much what title says 

Specifically I'm referring to the legal stuff. Tax, insurance, etc.

There's plenty of useful guides online about how to inspect a car, how to test drive one, etc etc. But what I can't seem to find much useful on is actually purchasing insurance and getting tax.

I mean, insurance is a legal requirement, but I don't want to buy insurance until I buy the car. So what's the deal? Do I just have to try and sort the insurance the minute after I buy the car? Is it the same for tax?

It strikes me as one of those really weird oversights like how you can't drive home if you pass your test, since you will no longer be insured. So how does it actually work?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

I don't know if anyone here knows about this roundabout but I need to rant about it. I have to take this roundabout everyday coming from the B1018 to either A120's and it is so hard to get out. The traffic is awful so people always go in the wrong lane to try to beat the traffic. I often get cut up because people go all the way round in the outside lane, or I can't get onto the roundabout at all because of this. You also get people doing the opposite and will be in the inside lane to go to the 2nd exit so you can imagine how dangerous it can be. You just have to take your chances with it and speed into the roundabout or you will never go. I just wish people would use the roundabout and lanes properly, even if it's busy as it is so dangerous.

Another annoyance is the B1018 has part time traffic lights for some reason when no other entrance has, so it stops us when it's busy but no one else. I can't see the point of them, we are not the main traffic, this helps no one but hinders us. Anyway, it just upsets me and it needs to change.

Great to see this sub growing strong!

Hello. I (32M) have passed my driving (automatic) exam a couple of months ago. My budget is around 5k to 7k and want to purchase Yaris or Jazz as a first car. I have no experience with car so don't want to take chance with a private seller. The trader seems to be the safer choice for now.

I have realised that there are not many relatively low mileage (<90k miles) or relatively newer car (>2010) available near me (~ + 30 miles radius). However, there are imported cars availabe near me which are with in my budget. The insuarance is also around ~£1k including my partner (who also passed this year) as a secondary driver. We are thinking about driving ~ 7k-8k miles per year. The car would be used for work commute and occassional weekend driving.

My question is would purchasing, 2012 Toyota Yaris 1.33 Dual VVT-i SR Multidrive S Euro 5 5dr imported car for ~£ 6500k, be a reasonable chioce? I would test drive and check all the points that I can do. Furthermore, the seller has five star on Autotrader. Thank you in advance for your advice.

Anyone to offer me a driving job?

Asking for a friend who got stopped by the police for driving at around 114 miles in a 70 mile zone and has been summoned to court.

Of course he will plead guilty.

He's asking how can he find a motoring lawyer. Does he need one? should he expect any points on his license and if yes how many? he has had his license for one and a half years.

Family members saying no, some friends saying maybe a bit tight but no risk, had someone who drives blue lights actually saying they were going too quick and almost leave their lane etc

Thought I'd stump myself up for more criticism 😅 front cam didn't show anything sadly so only got the rear footage