Motoring Features

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

5 January 2008

Those Rogue Mechanics Still Ripping Motorists Off

Complaints about garage repairs and servicing are nearly top of the Trading Standards Office hit list. Overcharging, replacing parts not required and charging for parts not fitted is not uncommon.Knowing ...

17 December 2007

All I Want For Christmas Is...

A year's worth of driving virtually every supercar ever worth climbing into. Oh and while you are at it, P1 North, the supercar club, could make my dream come true ...

9 December 2007

Top Trumps Goes Green!

To a generation of schoolboys dreaming of burning rubber, handbrake turns and turbo-charged engines, it was the card game of choice. Now Top Trumps - first launched in Britain 30 ...

10 November 2007

Women Drop The Showroom

Females Are Still Walking Out Of Showrooms - Unless They Visit Motorpoint. In the 'Car Showroom Shake-up’ report from female-friendly insurer, Sheilas’ Wheels, one in five women questioned confessed ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - No More Head Banging In The Car For Me Then

Having reported recently how some drivers scuttle off to their cars to listen to their favourite music in private.A new theory from GEM Motoring Assist, has just revealed that loud, ...

20 October 2007

Happy 1st Birthday Mercedes-Benz World

Located at the world-famous Brooklands circuit, the birthplace of British Motorsport and aviation, Mercedes-Benz World is celebrating its first birthday in style with a series of special events and everyone ...

6 October 2007

All Aboard Kia’s ‘Walking Bus’

Motoring The Environment from Femalefirst - Helping to reduce both pollution and congestion during the school run and encourage exercise amongst youngsters, Kia dealers across the country are joining up ...

5 October 2007

British motorists and the environment

The annual Used Car Market Report, published by leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), highlights that motorists still have a long way to go to fully embrace environmental ...

22 September 2007

Landrover Takes Off Roading One Step Further

Are you worried about the pending winter drawing in along with the rain, snow and ice? Worried you may get stuck in mud or unable to take your children to ...

18 August 2007

Caravan Chic

Forget an all-inclusive to the Maldives, yes it is official - caravanning is the chic way to holiday this year. With the likes of Jamie Oliver, Kylie Minogue and car ...

11 August 2007

Bourne To Be Wild

Volkswagen, whose cars can be seen in the new movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, has created the first freely available online stunt simulator – www.bournestuntsimulator.com.So now you can create a series ...

21 July 2007

Warning On Taxi Divergence

Taxis are becoming less recognisable as the choice of vehicle for use as a cab becomes more diverse, according to a leading taxi safety campaign.Taxiwise, the national campaign for the ...

1 July 2007

Brooklands 100 years of speed!

Brooklands - How do you celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first purpose built motor racing circuit in the world, a place where many of the basic rules ...

1 July 2007

Sealing The Lips Of The Playground Mafia In The Ultimate Childrens Party

Stretch limousines are becoming increasingly popular across the UK catering for all sorts of events from teenage parties, hen nights, end of school proms etc.But sadly their reputation took a ...

27 June 2007

Top dropping women treble in a decade

With the UK's lack of year round warmth you'd think that convertibles wouldn't be the most practical choice of car, however that isn't the case. In the past 10 years, ...

26 June 2007

Do you have to be gorgeous to drive recklessly?

Teen wild child Lindsay Lohan has added the title of most irresponsible female celebrity driver to her growing list of unwanted accolades, whilst Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay crashed into ...
14 June 2007

Extra Cost Of Speed Cameras

Accelerated Roll-Out Of Speed Cameras Costs Motorists £144.6 Million Each Year26 per cent increase in speed cameras in past 12 months led to £700,000 rise in fines for motorists*Speeding led ...

16 May 2007

British Drivers Fear Breakdown

Where is the worst place you’ve ever broken down? Research released today has revealed that, of all the things British drivers fear about breaking down, being left unable to contact ...