Motoring

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 ...

31 January 2008

Britain’s roads send women motorists into a rage

It’s official, Britain’s roads are full of angry and stressed out motorists, and it’s not just men that are seeing the red mist as research reveals women feel angrier when ...

30 January 2008

UK Show Debut Of Volkswagen Caddy Maxi At CV Show

22 January 2008: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will have its largest stand ever at this year’s CV show at the NEC in April. This will feature the UK show debuts ...

30 January 2008

Want more friends? Buy a Mini

Could the car you drive really boost your social life? It could if you choose the right model according to new research into online social networking.Research published by Carcraft, the ...

28 January 2008

FIAT 500 Returns

Fiat 500 - It’s back. It’s bold and I want one. The New Fiat 500 is ready and waiting at the showrooms. This car was such a huge success when ...

26 January 2008

Goodwood Festival of Speed

The magnificent Goodwood Estate in Chichester hosts this annual event, which celebrates the history of motor sport from the earliest Edwardian machines to the very latest F1 cars. Goodwood is ...

26 January 2008

It's not exactly rocket science

Traffic levels in England have risen dramatically over the past decade, with every area except central London experiencing growth of up to 20%. Across the country there has been a ...

26 January 2008

They just don't get it do they

Drivers could find the number of parking tickets they receive climbing as a result of new laws that allow local authorities to penalise drivers remotely. The new rules, which come ...

26 January 2008

Extreme weater sends British drivers into a spin

British drivers go to pieces behind the wheel when faced with extreme weather conditions.New research from Mercedes-Benz World reveals that once the weather changes, we become a nation of nervous ...

26 January 2008

Throwing good money down the drain

Winter weather and rising fuel costs mean that British motorists are wasting £2.2 million on fuel each day, simply because they haven’t checked their tyre pressures as temperatures drop. The ...

26 January 2008

Dead Stupid

You may have read is utter disbelief how Shafkat Munir told the police he was dead rather than risking losing his licence after being caught for speeding three times within ...

19 January 2008

Vandalism Insurance

Direct Line Launches No Claims Discount Protection for Vandalism VictimsFollowing on from the ground braking news I revealed about vandalism on cars, Direct Line, the UK’s leading car insurer is ...

19 January 2008

Faulty Forecourts Fuel Under Inflation Nation

Motorists are urged to drop in to their local Kwik-Fit centre for tyre checks following startling findings that over a third (39%) of service stations’ tyre gauges are damaged, out ...

19 January 2008

Should We Be Following Suit?

This arrived in my inbox and whist I would normally dismiss such ‘round robins’, it rather struck a chord. We British motorist have unite to pull down this outlandish fuel ...

19 January 2008

Britain Drives In Fear Of Foreign Lorries

Four out of five motorists are giving left-hand drive lorries a wide berth on UK roads for fear of being side-swiped or falling victim to other unpredictable manoeuvres according to ...

19 January 2008

We Are Going Green At Last!

UK car buyers are following in the fashionable footsteps of Salma Hayek and Jake Gyllenhaal, as they seek to replace their gas-guzzlers with green machines. This is according to the nationwide classified ...

19 January 2008

New Mazda 2 1.5 Sport.

Mazda 2 1.5 Sport - It seems like yesterday when Mazda first launched the all new Mazda 2 that sent us journalists scuttling off to delve into the Thesaurus in ...

19 January 2008

Leave your car keys at home this Friday

Look out if you’re planning to drive this Friday, as historically the 18th January has been revealed as the most dangerous date to be on the road according to research ...

14 January 2008

Hair To Die For: Latest Celebrity Hair Trends Cause Danger On The Roads

With almost 190,000 female motorists have had an accident or ‘near miss’ as a result of their hairstyle - With so many women following the likes of Kate Moss and ...

12 January 2008

We Are A Nation Of Potholes

Motorists in the UK are more than twice as likely to suffer damage to their cars than their American counterparts because of poorly maintained roads, according to new research from ...

12 January 2008

Avoid Crash Diets.

New year diet fads can lead to more than yo-yo weight-loss, according to the RAC Foundation, who are highlighting the impact that food can have on driving ability.Unhealthy lifestyles pose ...

12 January 2008

Car Crushing Waste Scandal Must End

It seems that every day we hear of vehicles being seized and crushed by various government departments including police, customs and excise, local authorities and trading standards. The ABD asks ...

12 January 2008

Don’t Gamble With Grip

With wet and icy conditions sweeping across the UK, Kwik-Fit is urging motorists not to 'gamble with grip' and has pledged to keep British motorists safer on the roads by ...

12 January 2008

All Steamed Up?

Well after Christmas and New Year festivities we may all be feeling a bit steamed up. But this in not about us, its about our steamed up windows that can ...