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What Are The Penalties For Having No Car Insurance In The UK?

Some people choose to risk driving without a valid insurance policy in place. However, it’s illegal to drive on the road or in a public place without any form of insurance. You need to have third-party car insurance at the very least, or you could face a penalty. A fixed fine of £300 and 6 […]

Female driver looking upset after being stopped by police

Convicted Driver Insurance: A Guide to Affordable Coverage

If you’ve received a driving conviction, you may find it challenging to secure affordable car insurance. Many mainstream insurers hesitate to provide coverage for drivers with convictions, but there are options available through specialist insurers like Insurance Revolution. We specialise in helping drivers with a range of convictions, including drink driving, drug driving, and other […]

Car keys next to a spilled drink owned by a drunk driver

When Stopped By The Police, How Do They Measure Alcohol Levels?

When Police pull a driver over, they are usually concerned with the driver’s Blood Alcohol Content or Concentration. They usually measure BAC in concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream and is measured as mass per volume. For example, using the English drink drive limit, a BAC of 0.8% means the same as 80 milligrams of alcohol for […]

Who Are The Electric Car Brands To Watch Our For?

Electric cars are becoming more sophisticated all the time and the major car manufacturers are producing some very interesting and innovative designs, but there are a handful of brands that people should watch out for. Tesla is one of the front runners when it comes to the development of electric vehicles, producing models across a variety […]

Is It Illegal For Someone Else To Take My Driving Test For Me?

In short, yes. It is illegal for anyone to impersonate the named driver and take the practical driving test, the theory test or both. This may seem like a very obvious answer, but some people get, or in some cases, pay, other people to take parts of their driving test for them. This isn’t a great idea, not only […]

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How Many People Pass Their Practical Driving Test?

On average, 1.6 million people take the practical driving test in the UK every year. However, the pass rate is only around 43%. In real numbers, this means that around 688,000 people actually pass their practical driving test. This equates to a failure rate of about 57%, or around 912,000 people. Interestingly, the pass rate […]

How Many People Pass Their Theory Test Every Year?

It seems that it is much easier to drive in theory than in practice! Or at least that is what the statistics tell us when 51.6% of the 1.6 million who take the theory test every year pass compared to the 43% of the same number who pass the practical driving test. The test is split into […]

Whats New With Insurance Revolution

Young Driver Insurance Insuring a young driver for the first time can be very daunting, especially as the cost of car insurance for drivers under the age of 21 seems to increase yearly. But don’t worry, we have many options available for young drivers, none of which has to cost the earth. One of the […]

Best Cheap Dashcams

After last week’s article in the Daily Mail about the £20 dash cam, we thought we would do some digging and find our top picks for budget dash cams. We’ve used Amazon for ease as it’s our one of our favourite websites and has a wide variety of cameras available. We’ve opted to keep our three choices […]