Driving advice

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Banned: the ‘23’ number plates withheld by the DVLA for being too rude

Expert’s tips on staying safe when driving in ice and snow

How to prepare yourself and your car for driving in snowy weather

How to open a frozen car door or lock without causing damage

The quickest ways to defrost your car windscreen

Warning to drivers over car lease scams targeting vulnerable motorists

Expert warns against ‘incredibly dangerous’ TikTok fuel-saving hack

The most common driving test myths debunked

Millions still in the dark over 2022 Highway Code changes

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‘Driving in wellies is illegal’ - the truth behind 8 winter myths

How to control a skidding car in snow and ice

Winter tyres: how they work and are they worth fitting?

The UK's best road trips

8 of the best UK road trips: From the NC500 to the Atlantic Highway

Common driving myths debunked

Driving in flip flops and speeding scams - summer driving myths busted

Authorities hit with £13m pothole compensation bill in last four years

How to check car tyre tread, pressure and damage ahead

Easter travel: 3 in 4 drivers do ‘zero’ checks before a long journey

The Scotsman Top Stories

Handspring Puppet Company will be staging an adaptation of JM Coetzee's novel Life & Times of Michael K at this year's Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Leading venues announce hundreds of new shows

Sir Keir Starmer’s move to block Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at the next election has been backed by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).

Starmer’s move to block Corbyn from running to be Labour MP approved

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III