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Village cores: threading the needle

Royal Motoring School · 6 July 2026

Malta's village cores — narrow one-ways, blind chapels-corner junctions, balconies close enough to touch — are where car control is really learned. Slow right down, cover the brake, and read the road ahead for oncoming traffic before committing to a narrow stretch.

Meeting another car? The driver nearest a passing space reverses to it — a small courtesy that keeps whole streets moving. Examiners love candidates who handle village cores with calm, and so does every wing mirror in the neighbourhood.

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