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Competition: Are you Britain's Safest Driver?

If you think you know everything there is to know about driving and you’ve got the driving skills to prove it, then carrentals.co.uk wants to hear from you. In a bid to find Britain’s safest driver carrentals.co.uk is calling on all motorists to test their road sense by answering the questions below.

The ten most sensible drivers from around the country will then battle it out at Castle Combe race course to see who will be crowned Britain’s safest driver. After a hearty breakfast, you will spend the morning on the track having your driving skills analysed by a trained instructor and doing laps in a Subaru Impreza WRX and a Lotus Elise. The driver with the fastest lap time and most impressive driving skills will then go on to win a luxury weekend break for two people in London

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  10 - Car insurance tips

How to win….

So whether you drive like Penelope Pittstop or more like Schumacher, answer the questions below and you could be crowned Britain’s safest driver:



1) How often should you check the oil in your car?
a) Once a week
b) Once a month
c) Once a year


2) What does this sign mean?
a) Two-way traffic straight ahead
b) Dual carriage-way ends
c) Two-way traffic crosses one-way road



3) What is the minimum tread depth for car tyres?
a) 1mm
b) 1.6mm
c) 2.1mm


4) If you are planning a long journey, how often should you plan rest stops?
a) One every hour
b) One every two hours
c) One every three hours


5) If you are driving in snow and ice, how much can the typical stopping distance increase by?
a) Twice as long
b) Six times as long
c) Ten times as long


6) What are the ABC of first aid?
a) Airways, Breathing, Circulation
b) Arteries, Blood, Cartilage
c) Abrasions, Bruises, Cuts


7) What is the more common name for a car constructed out of the remains of other accident-damaged cars?
a) Cut-and-shut
b) Stitch-and-ditch
c) Break-and-make


8) What toxic gases do all cars emit?
a) Oxygen and sulphur dioxide
b) Carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide
c) Phosphorus and magnesium oxide


9) If you are driving at 70mph in normal weather conditions, what is the recommended stopping distance?
a) 12 metres
b) 53 metres
c) 96 metres


10) What does a broken white line in the middle of the road mean when the line lengthens and the gaps shorten?
a) Do not overtake
b) Overtake with caution
c) No stopping



 

 

Competition Rules

* The closing date for entries is 1 March 2005 * This competition is open to UK residents over 18 years of age, except employees and their relatives of carrentals.co.uk * The prize details are as stated and no cash alternative will be given * The winners names will be featured on the carrentals.co.uk website * Only one prize per entrant/family * The final at Castle Combe is scheduled for 29 April 2005, however carrentals.co.uk reserves the right to change or cancel the final, dependent on numbers.  *  Regional finalists will be chosen and contacted with details of the final   - they may also be asked to be photographed for promotional purposes *  The final winner will be presented with the prize by a company director and may be asked to be photographed for promotional purposes * carrentals.co.uk may from time to time, send promotional material to entrants * The judges decision is final *

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