Easily fixed problems such as blown bulbs, worn tyres and cracked windscreens are eating into the wallets of Londoners it emerges people living in the capital are most likely to suffer from ‘avoidable’ MOT failures. According to research by the Soc ...
With the days getting longer and temperatures finally starting to rise, summer is most definitely round the corner. The great British summer, when it finally arrives, is never one to be missed and many of us will be taking advantage with a stayca ...
After months spent perfecting your bay parking, navigating mini roundabouts and getting to grips with the gearbox, you finally pass your driving test. Emerging victorious from the test centre, you are all too aware that you’ve obtained freedom – t ...
Drivers of electric cars should be given reduced parking charges and other privileges to encourage more people to buy them, a report has said. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a leading think tank, has outlined a number of measures to enc ...
A new EU directive to provide ‘green’ petrol on forecourts could leave motorists with higher fuel bills and even car damage, a study has found. The new directive, which the UK has signed up to, means suppliers must provide a new type of petrol that ...
The cold winter months are (hopefully) a thing of the past as Brits flip their calendars over to March. The ice and snow put a lot of pressure on us and our motors. We had to get up earlier in the morning to defrost our cars and also make our way ...
St David’s Day is just around the corner, and people across Wales are getting ready to mark the occasion in truly Welsh style. St David’s Day falls on 1 March each year, and sees parades and marches take place across the country. Wales is great ...
During the recent period of heavy snowfall, there were some reports of nearly 600 breakdowns per hour in parts of the UK*. You don’t want to be left stranded in the bleak mid-winter, so rather than assuming it won’t happen to you, why not spend ten minute ...
The cold conditions of late have caused all manner of problems for motorists, with research showing that more than 40% of breakdown call-outs in December and January have been due to a flat battery.* The UK is slowly recovering from the heavy snowf ...
The car industry is undergoing something of a revival at the moment, as it finally overcomes the effects of the global recession. Manufacturers are planning to capitalise on this in the year ahead, with a range of new cars set to hit the market in ...
As the majority of commuters are well aware, getting from A to B is often easier said than done. The pre-Christmas commute is bad enough as it is. Saturday 22nd December marks the start of the five-day festive period, when millions of Brits will ...
