{"id":6205,"date":"2019-05-08T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.ingenie.com\/young-drivers-guide\/?p=6671"},"modified":"2019-08-07T11:23:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T10:23:06","slug":"improving-your-speed-staying-in-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingenie.com\/young-drivers-guide\/improving-your-speed-staying-in-control","title":{"rendered":"Improving your speed: staying in control"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you're caught speeding you could be offered a speed awareness course (if you're lucky) or you could end up with 3 points on your licence <\/a>and a \u00a3100 fine. <\/p> \r\n\r\n

Speeding because you think you can get away with it is a poor driving mentality to have, because even if you don't get caught by the cameras - you will end up paying more for your car insurance AND be putting yourself and others in a dangerous situation. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Here's some things to avoid that we've found often lead to a lack of speed awareness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Distraction and auto-pilot<\/h2> \r\n\r\n

When you're driving the same route everyday it can be easy to slip into auto-pilot or let yourself get distracted. Your brain doesn't have to work as hard as when you're driving somewhere you don't know at all, and so your attention can drift elsewhere. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

If you know you struggle to stay focused, try to remove the things that distract you before your journey, like loud music or your phone pinging - and keep glancing down at your speedo to keep yourself in check.<\/p> \r\n\r\n

You also have ingenie's full permission to tell your friends to zip it (or whatever words you prefer) if they're getting a little too excitable about their free ride. <\/p>\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n