Motoring

14 June 2008

Check All Round Before Going Topless

The UK is second only to Germany when it comes to a love of convertibles. Despite a record wet summer in 2007, demand for soft tops remained high and this ...

14 June 2008

Company Execs Worst Drivers

Should Have Guessed Company executives are the most dangerous drivers in the UK according to a new survey. Now why does this not surprise me?The research by Vansunited.co.uk, which logged the ...

14 June 2008

RoSPA Launches New Version Of Driver Profiler

RoSPA has launched an improved version of an award-winning psychometric risk assessment tool to bring new benefits to organisations wishing to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of their employees’ driving.Driver ...

14 June 2008

Sharing The Road With Cyclists

I guess this was inevitable with rising fuel prices. Cycle sales are soaring as motorists bin the cars in favour of these. However there are concerns that inexperienced cyclists are ...

14 June 2008

Motorists Are Shunning Their Cars!

Yes, it is official! Motorists are shunning their cars following record rises in the price of fuel, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).The organisation has reported that ‘British motorists ...

13 June 2008

Josh Lewsey backs global adventure to raise Red Cross funds

Rugby World Cup winner Josh Lewsey has called on UK men and women with a spirit of adventure to enter the Land Rover G4 Challenge and help raise much-needed funds ...

12 June 2008

MotoGP British Grand Prix

Loris Capirossi has announced he will not be fit for the British MotoGP at DoningtonCapirossi has been suffering from injury after suffering a serious gash to his hand and dislocated ...

11 June 2008

Virtual Driving Gives Teens The Wrong Skills For Real Roads

Lightening reactions aren’t enough - proper observation is key, says expertThousands of teenagers will be taking to the roads for the first time this summer with the wrong set of ...

10 June 2008

MotoGP Catalunya

Dani Pedrosa dominated from the start to finish during an easy win in the Catalunya MotoGP. Pedrosa passed Casey Stoner on the first corner, leaving the pole starter in his ...

7 June 2008

Mitsubishi Colt CZC1 Road Tested

Mitsubishi Colt CZC1 this years hottest cabriolet to hit the roads. ‘Tis the season to be sunny’ or so I thought back in April when I booked the test cars ...

7 June 2008

Is This The Death Of Driving?

Cars controlled by intelligent ‘driverbots’ will become available by 2018, the Sure For Men Future Report has just revealed. By being safer and more reliable, fully automatic cars may even ...

7 June 2008

Highway Code’ For Car Sharing

With soaring fuel prices and motoring costs in general, ride sharing is booming. Options include either a daytrip to Paris or too and from work each day. It saves money, ...

7 June 2008

Put Your Foot Down with Dad This Father’s Day

With Fathers Day just around the corner why not give him a gift to remember by spending the day burning rubber sideways in a Caterham Seven.The one-day Caterham Driving Experience ...

7 June 2008

Summer Drink Driving Campaign Launched

Drive Driving is not just prolific at Christmas. With the long summer evenings - somewhere in the UK - a few bevies after work is a thirst quenching temptation. Not ...

7 June 2008

Fake Driving Licences Rife

Companies in particluar have been advised to introduce rigorous driving licence checks after it emerged that hundreds of fraudsters are producing high quality fakes.The fake licences, which can cost as ...

4 June 2008

High Performance Fashion Car Couture

Orange is the hottest colour of the summer, so the car to be seen driving in right now must surely be the hand made and bespoke Audi R8 sports coupe ...

4 June 2008

Teaching your teenager to drive?

Stay sane, Stay home and phone a friendAs the cost of tuition rockets home lessons become a necessary evil. Here’s Young Marmalade’s 10 point guide to teaching your teenager to ...

31 May 2008

Jaguar XF Reviewed

Jaguar XF - With the pending sale of Jaguar to Indian manufacturers Tata eminent, Jaguar Ford have left one heck of a leaving present, that of the XF.The sale is ...

31 May 2008

TXT2Reg If You Spot Your Dream Date!

Ever wanted to contact a stranger seen in a car? Well, now it can be done! Owned and operated by Webcraft Computer Services Ltd, a Gloucestershire-based company, http://www.txt2reg.com offers car ...

31 May 2008

End Of The Road For Vehicle ‘Clockers’

Confirming its place as the most comprehensive mileage database available in the UK, HPI’s National Mileage Register (NMR) now contains over 125 million mileage readings - giving car buyers extra ...

31 May 2008

Fuel duty increase - ‘just scrap it’

The Freight Transport Association says that the Chancellor’s proposed 2p per litre fuel duty increase planned for October must be scrapped with immediate effect. Here. HereFTA Director of Policy James ...

31 May 2008

Code of Practice for Garages

Motor Codes Limited has launched the new Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair to the trade at the Office of Fair Trading in London. Over 5,500 garages ...

30 May 2008

We Brits Neglect Our Cars!

The British spend a fortune on loans and finance in order to get the flashiest motors, and yet a recent survey from www.motorinsurance.co.uk, found that many UK drivers neglect their ...

28 May 2008

Banger Or Bargain

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Warns RAC InspectionsEveryone enjoys the excitement of buying a new car, but finding the right make, model, colour and specification at the right price can ...