The Latest News, Announcements And Rumours From The World Of Cars
The people at Euro NCAP have been crash testing cars for 15 years in order to make the roads a safer place. And in an effort to keep the manufacturers on their toes, they’ve recently made big changes to the way they assess the safety of new cars. Introducing the new Euro NCAP protocol. So [...]
Tired of worrying about the cost of repairs to your car? Fed up fretting about the quality of parts or labour used? Well these days are over, provided you own a Vauxhall. Thanks to Vauxhall’s new MasterFit scheme a range of common car repairs are now be available at a fixed price nationwide. MasterFit Repairs [...]
Warning: The French driving laws are about to become even more complex, and pointless. From 1st July 2012, every vehicle driving in France will be required by law to carry a breathalyser kit. Yes, you read that correctly. Perhaps they should have used a breathalyser on the politicians before they passed the new law. So, [...]
We’ve suspected it for years, but now an explosive new report has confirmed our suspicions – Speed Cameras don’t prevent road accidents. The Report The independent investigation conducted and funded by engineer Dave Finney studied data from 212 fixed location Gatso cameras and 105 mobile speed detectors in the Thames Valley area. And the result? [...]
Given the current economic climate many motorists are looking for a way to reduce the cost of their next car. So it’s no surprise that UK motorists buy 3.6 million used vehicles from car dealers each year, spending £24 billion in the process. Many new cars lose up to 40% during the first year, making [...]
The cost of car insurance varies enormously according to your individual circumstances. Major factors include your age, address and driving record. And while these elements are either difficult or impossible to alter, there are several things that you can do to reduce the cost of your car insurance. So here are ten ways to cut [...]
Many people across the UK like a good moan, especially at Christmas when there’s plenty to complain about. And as Tom Tom thought it would help them flog a few more Christmas presents they commissioned a survey to find out what we Brits hate most about the festive season. If revealed that nearly two-thirds of [...]
New research by Sainsbury’s Car Insurance shows that half of all drivers wouldn’t know what to do if their car went into a skid. Scary! But it gets worse. More than a quarter (27%) of drivers would take action which would make the skid worse. As a result more than 1.3 million accidents have been [...]
You probably thought that the “outrage” over the latest Jeremy Clarksongate incident had died down…well it had, until the other day. But the pot has been stirred up again by angry Labour MP Jim Sheridan. During a meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday he asked why Clarkson was still employed [...]
From 2012 learner drivers will be allowed to practice on the motorway. The scheme means that new motorists will be able to learn how motorways work while sitting beside a qualified driving instructor instead of figuring it out for themselves once they pass their test. Photo courtesy of Satguru The move which was announced [...]
