Motoring

23 February 2008

Potholes Getting Deeper

Damage caused by potholes to the UK’s 33 million vehicles could have increased by nearly 50% last month, as January’s chillier temperatures kicked in, according to the latest figures from ...

22 February 2008

Transport beats rent as worst expense for Londoners

* 45% of Londoners find transport the most discouraging expense of living in the City* New Years resolution to review transport use could net £5000 a yearLondon, 21 Feb 2008 - ...

16 February 2008

Cup Of Tea, My Dear?

Possibly not for Kwik-Fit thinks it might have found Britain’s most expensive cup of tea and it’s not a motorway café, nor is at your local coffee house. It’s even ...

16 February 2008

Expert Child Seat Fitting Service At Heathrow

Avis Rent A Car UK has teamed up with specialist child seat fitting service, ‘Baby On Board’, for a three-month trial period at its London Gatwick and Stansted Airport locations, ...

16 February 2008

More Training To Save Children’s Lives

Community leaders, children’s centre staff, childminders and volunteers working with families in the East Midlands are being urged to take advantage of a free half-day training course and save children’s ...

16 February 2008

Risky Young Drivers

Research just published reveals that 11% of young motorists aged between 17 and 25 regularly drive while under the influence of illegal drugs. This makes them take extreme risks, with ...

16 February 2008

Free Wiper Blades! Yippee!

A survey revealed that British motorists replace their wiper blades less often than their European counterparts. As a result a free pair of wipers will be provided to encourage safer ...

16 February 2008

The New Vauxhall Antara SE 2.0 CDTI

Vauxhall Antara se 2.0 cdti - Do you want a 4X4 but your conscious is getting the better of you? Well it’s not surprising with the diehard’s banging on about ...

15 February 2008

The British International Motor Show Music Festival Line Up Announced

23 July to 3 August 2008, ExCeL LondonLondon, Thursday 14th February, The British International Motor Show today announce the first set of artists scheduled to appear in its Music Festival ...

13 February 2008

Classics from BCA

Leading motor auction company rebrands Classics & Historic Cars division to provide greater accessibility for collectors and enthusiasts.BCA (British Car Auctions) has announced the rebranding of its Classic & Historic ...

11 February 2008

Ice driving in Sweden

I had to face my worse fears last week although I did not mention this to the kind people at Volvo who invited me on a three-day trip ice driving.Now ...

9 February 2008

Kia Proceeds Further With Another Cee’d

Kia Pro-Cee'd What, another cee’d! But this new pro_cee’d fills a hole in the Kia clan as this car is a three door very sporty looking number thus will ...

9 February 2008

Oh No! Not More Speed Cameras

Yes its true. Thousands more motorway drivers will be hit with speeding fines in a new speed camera blitz.They will be caught if they creep over variable speed limits, which ...

9 February 2008

The Hard Hitting Think Campaign

Has anyone seen the new THINK! Campaign that highlights the dangers of using a mobile phone when driving on the TV?Wow! It is very very powerful and had me on ...

9 February 2008

Only Chancellor Can Reduce Fuel Prices Say Petrol Retailers

‘With many fuel retailers barely clearing costs, only the Chancellor of the Exchequer is in a position to permanently reduce the price of fuel at the pump, through a reduction ...

9 February 2008

Do Me A Favour - Belt Up

Twenty-five years after a successful ROSPA campaign to introduce the first seatbelt law, around 370 people a year are still being killed in road crashes because they do not wear ...

9 February 2008

Passionate Plates A Must For Valentines?

Passionate Plates A Must For Valentines? Oh Please NoLove is in the air and it is starting to appear on our number plates as well, according to DVLA Personalised Registrations.The ...

9 February 2008

The Silverstone Classic Display

The Silverstone Classic is a spectacular display of machinery from six decades of Grand Prix and Sportscar racing.In 2006 the weekend was expanded to run over three days in order ...

2 February 2008

The New Toyota Rav4 - Rav-ing To Go

The Toyota RAV4 has been one of the world’s most successful compact SUV’s since it was launched way back in 1994. Now the RAV4 has re-generated for the third time ...

2 February 2008

Good News For Pedestrians And Cyclists

Pedestrians and cyclists can now breath a huge sigh of relief as Bosch has developed a new safety system that provides increased protection for them both. The electronic system - ...

2 February 2008

Road Tax Dodgers

It has been reported that foreign drivers have fuelled an alarming rise in the number of road tax dodgers by a report from the powers to be - Members of ...

2 February 2008

Just Ban Them Completely

The argument for banning employees from using hands-free phones while driving is gathering momentum after new research proved that motorists on mobile phones contribute to traffic congestion because they drive ...

2 February 2008

Wake Up Drivers

A new research out by esure motor insurance warns that over 300,000 UK drivers may be suffering from a sleep disorder that could put them in danger of falling asleep ...

2 February 2008

Listen Please Government

The Government has received a stark reminder that it needs to improve public transport if it is to achieve its target of cutting CO2 emissions from cars. According to a ...