Toyota announced today that it has developed the world’s first SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) rear window curtain shield airbag to protect rear passengers’ heads in the event of a rear-end ...
Drivers will be banned after two convictions if they exceed the speed limit by 15 mph in urban areas or 25 mph on motorways, under a shake-up of road safety ...
Wayne Rooney could have spared himself the embarrassment of being rescued from the hard shoulder of the M62 recently if his car had been fitted with Rightfuel, a misfuel prevention ...
Managing directors and company owners are invalidating their business insurance policy, as well as putting their children at risk, by ‘fronting’, according to a warning from insurance giant Norwich Union.
‘Fronting’ ...
The police unit created just over a year ago with funding from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has already recovered cars worth almost £4 million from companies and individuals ...
The Tango at the Tower launched the all-new Ford Fiesta at The Tower of London tonight. During the event two stunt drivers made the all- new Fiesta ‘dance ‘ the ...
Five years ago, the thought of driving a van look-a-like as a family car would have been preposterous. However, they are now becoming increasingly popular as the number one alternative ...
The UK is renowned as a nation of car lovers and with more vehicles per capita than its European counterparts, it has always been proud of its motoring heritage. But, ...
If you ever thought road rage was just constrained to irate drivers losing the plot with each other think again. The most unlikely target is, would you believe, those wonderful, ...
Millions of motorists are facing punitive increases in the cost of parking their cars as councils across the country plan new green levies.The new charges are hitting not only the ...
Texting behind the wheel impairs driving skills more than being drunk or high, according to new research carried out by TRL for the Royal Automobile Club Foundation.The RAC Foundation is ...
Yo-yo oil prices are once again sending a shiver down the spine of UK drivers who are running their fuel gauges on red.One in five drivers have recently run out ...
A new in-car recording device, which performs a similar function to an Aeroplane’s ‘black box’, could help millions of motorists settle the age-old dispute of who is at fault when ...
For any motorists out there who have the new photocard driving licence be aware of the £1,000 fine you may face if you fail to renew this licence.Many motorists are ...
There has been much criticism over the new proposals to charge motorists per journey. Well, hot on the heels are insurance companies who have come up with the idea of ...
An eco-friendly satellite navigation system that could save logistics operators thousands of pounds a year in fuel costs and also cut down on CO2 emissions has been developed by Cranfield ...
The police are to expand a car surveillance operation that will allow them to record and store details of millions of daily journeys for up to five years.A national network ...
This September will see the publication of Morgan 100 Years, the Official History of the World's Greatest Sports Car by Charles Morgan and Gregory Houston Bowden.Morgan's achievement is unique. It ...
Motorists with the munchies can now tuck into their favourite snack on the go, thanks to the new In-Car Microwave from electronics retailer, Maplin.Compact and portable, this handy in-car gadget ...
Non-UK drivers and hauliers who flout the rules of the road face being fined and having their vehicles immobilised under new road safety proposals published by Road Safety Minister Jim ...
There has been much debate in the papers over Britain becoming an obese nation. However it appears this is not just contained to adults and children but potentially fit able ...
New car sales hit a 42-year low in August prompting calls from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for the Government to take action as the country heads into ...
Ninety per cent of AA members underestimate the risk teenagers in cars face compared to higher-profile threats, such as drugs, drinking, gun and knife crime, prompting fears that tell-tale signs ...
Europcar rents thousands of vehicles out a day so expects the occasional late return or damaged vehicle. But a recent survey of its branches revealed some of the strangest reasons ...
