Motoring News

17 March 2007

Drivers Will Vote With Their Wheels To Avoid Congestion Charges.

One third of shoppers would drive to a different town or city centre to shop if a £5 congestion charge were introduced, according to the RAC Foundation’s director speaking at ...

11 March 2007

Supermarkets Offer To Reimburse Contaminated Fuel Drivers.

Supermarkets Offer To Reimburse Contaminated Fuel Drivers.After the fiasco at the pumps, Tesco and Morrisons have promised to pay for repairs to cars damaged by contaminated petrol sold in stores ...

11 March 2007

The Ideal Mothers Day Gift?

Have you ever dreamt of having access to the keys of a different super-car to use whenever you want; visit the golf club in the Bentley, the Derby in the ...

11 March 2007

You Can Have Any Colour You Like - As Long As It’s Green

A simple adaptation to one of Henry Ford’s most famous statements has resulted in a new "fordism" that will make a difference and demonstrate Busseys green values. Busseys, a family ...

11 March 2007

Petrol V Diesel

Fuel costs are the second largest consideration in a car’s whole-life cost calculation after depreciation, accounting for some 30 per cent of the total over a given mileage. So it ...

11 March 2007

Fat, Frumpy And Fed Up!

Having just returned from the Geneva Motor Show, I’m not just suffering from exhaustion but total depression. Why? Quite simply, because I feel fat, frumpy, totally fed up and its ...

3 March 2007

Introducing The ‘Little White Purse’

Girls, hands up if you’re forever scrabbling around in your handbag trying to find your keys?This season, you can rid yourself of this daily handbag trauma once and for all ...

3 March 2007

What Else Can’t You Do While Driving?

I think by now, most people are aware it is illegal to use a hands held mobile phone whist driving. But that is not all, for the GEM Motoring Assist ...

26 February 2007

New Mobile Rules For UK Motorists

Tomorrow, the law will change with regards to the use of hand-held mobile phones and motorists.Drivers in London, Scotland and the South East particularly better sit up and pay attention ...

24 February 2007

Man Jailed For Setting Fire To Girlfreinds Company Car

Police caught a man setting fire to his girlfriend's company car after a drunken row.The man, who has prior convictions for aggravated vehicle taking and driving without insurance, was twice ...

24 February 2007

Cosy Parkers Stay Indoors

As wintry weather takes hold, more and more drivers are choosing to pay to park their cars while staying in the warm environment of their vehicles.They’re using the RingGo mobile ...

24 February 2007

We Will Listen Say Government On Road Pricing

As the petiton lines against road pricing closed and the right honerable Mr Blair duly sending out over 1.6 millions e-mails to every person who protested, the first queston ...

24 February 2007

The Truth About Hands Free

There are some myths about the new hands free law coming in on Feb 27th so I have devised a few guidelines, which I hope will help. You can use ...

21 February 2007

Men Think They're Better Drivers ... is it just over confidence?

When it comes to driving, the battle of the sexes could finally be resolved. Since the dawn of time men have always believed themselves to be the better driver, but ...

18 February 2007

Blair Admits Road Pricing Is "Just A Tax"

Do you remember me reporting on The Downing Street petition against road pricing, started by ABD member Peter Roberts? Well the good news is that over a million people have ...

10 February 2007

Free 30 Day Warranties For Auto Trader Buyers

With the new car registrations looming up, you may be thinking of selling your old tired but trusty car.In which case you will be pleased to know of a new ...

10 February 2007

Beckham Scores As Fantasy Valentine Celebrity chauffeur

Many people would be happy with a red envelope slipping through the letterbox on February 14th, but for motorists taking part in a recent poll, a celebrity chauffeur was at ...
3 February 2007

Company Car Drivers Hit By Smoking Ban

If you are one of the 1.2 million company car drivers who also happens to smoke, get down to the chemist now and order a massive supply of Nicotine Patches. ...

3 February 2007

Licensed To Thrill

You know us women always complain about the distrusting looking dodgy car salesmen? Well we can now turn the tables and for under £5000, buy a licence to run are ...

3 February 2007

Valantines Gift From DVLA

Love And K155’s From DVLA This Valentine’sRomantics across Britain looking to surprise their sweethearts with something extra special this Valentine’s Day, should look no further than the personalised plates from ...

3 February 2007

Illegal Camera Spotter Refunds

Motorists With Illegal Speed Camera Detectors To Be RefundedIf you are one of those motorist who brought a speed camera detector, be warned some devices are illegal and if you ...

28 January 2007

Mellencamp Defends Chevrolet Commercial

Veteran rocker John Mellencamp has defended his decision to allow his song Our Country be used on an advert for motoring giant Chevrolet.Despite critics claims the decision is against the 55-year-old's environmentally ...

27 January 2007

4X4 Giants Come Bottom In ‘World’ Reliability Study

Off road specialist, Jeep has come bottom in arguably the world’s largest ever study into car reliability, just ahead of another 4x4-maker, Land Rover. Almost one in every two (46 ...

27 January 2007

Young Free And Single Drives A White Car?

Can you tell someone’s marital status from the car they drive? Well one insurance company thinks you can and through thier survey of over 400,000 British motorists, found that the ...