Motoring

20 October 2009

Half A Million Mile Mondeo Makes A Mint

It is not unusual to see higher mileage cars entered for sale at auction, but the Ford Mondeo Estate in silver recently offered and sold by British Car Auctions (BCA) ...
19 October 2009

Driver's 15 Traffic Violations in 11 Minutes

Motoring news - Authorities report that an Italian man took reckless driving to new heights in 11 minutes of highway madness in eastern Switzerland.The Police said they first spotted the ...
17 October 2009

Review Ford Focus ECOnetic New Model

Until somebody invents a viable solar powered car or one that runs on fresh air the immediate future of the motor industry will bea constant battle to improve the efficiency ...
13 October 2009

Vauxhall Union and Magna Agree Deal

Motoring workers union Unite have announced they have reached agreement with Vauxhall Motors new owners Magna, that will protect jobs at Ellesmere Port and Luton plants.Unite say that in the ...
12 October 2009

Hummer Goes To The Chinese

Hummer, the one time epitomy of America’s love for huge gas guzzling status symbols has now been firmly placed in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker.General Motors Co. ...
11 October 2009

Subaru Impreza Revisting An Old Friend

Subaru Impreza packs a punchIf you are the kind of driver that wants to feel like world rally champion on the back road home then the Subaru Impreza wrx sti ...
11 October 2009

BMW's New Baby 1 Series 118i

BMW  118i Not As Tame As You Might ThinkThe BMW 118i slots into the 1 series range between the entry level 116i and the more punchy 120i, the 118i though ...
23 September 2009

Lack Of Respect Gets Motorists All Revved Up

RAC research reveals most frustrating driving habitsBeing cut up by other motorists, seeing drivers talking on their mobile phone, and being followed too closely are the three biggest motoring bugbears ...
8 September 2009

Flight Risk For Boozy Brits

When you fly out to a holiday destination, do you enjoy a drink on the plane, do you know how much you have drunk, and do you know if you ...
5 August 2009

A beginner's guide to the garage

Many motorists feel they may have suffered at the hands of rip-off garages - whether that means being overcharged for servicing, receiving a final bill wildly different to the estimate ...
29 July 2009

Know Your Motoring Law

Did you know that you could be prosecuted for failure to wear sunglasses when driving in some situations? Or that you could be successfully convicted of careless driving by glugging ...
29 June 2009

Mini's Eccentricities Score Badly For JD Power

In a strange quirk the maker of sporty, eccentric small hatchbacks, the makers of 'The Mini' have said to land at the bottom of a U.S. vehicle quality survey was ...

5 June 2009

Motoring Down Memory Lane - The 80's

As DCI Gene Hunt prepares to fire up his infamous Audi Quattro for the last time for the foreseeable future, his desire to skip the light fandango has inspired the ...
2 June 2009

GM Agree Hummer Brand Sale

In administration auto company General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its Hummer brand, a day after the U.S. car maker filed for bankruptcy protection, though ...

27 May 2009

Vauxhall Future To Be Decided

The German government will meet today to decide which of the four bidders for Opel and Vauxhall it will back with loan guarantees.General Motors will have the final say, but ...
26 May 2009

Mini Celebrates It's 50th

Small nippy, and not a little quirky, launched in 1959 and enjoying a resurgence thanks to a revival in 2001 the 60's icon is now more popular than ever,Britain's Mini ...

14 May 2009

WOMEN STILL INTIMIDATED BY THE USED CAR BUYING PROCESS

Whilst almost half the driving population* in the UK are female, less than 20% of the used car history checks completed by HPI,  the UK’s leading independent vehicle information specialists,  ...
1 May 2009

Show Them A Clean Set Of Wheels

'Manners maketh the man', the saying goes, but 'motors maketh the man' could be a lot nearer the target. Why? Because your car says as much about you as a ...

15 April 2009

Has the UK fell out with it's cars?

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, ...
7 April 2009

THE NOT SO SAVVY NAVS

Did you hear the one about the bouncy castle that was delivered to an old people’s home? This may sound like an April fools prank but it’s actually a true ...
7 April 2009

Kia Takes the Heat Out of Summer Driving

As the days get longer and the weather hots up, most of us will be starting to think about this year’s Summer holiday.  If you, like many others, are considering ...
27 March 2009

Car buying cons cost drivers nearly £90m a year!

Over half of all car buyers are taking risks trying to save money during the credit crunch - and they could pay the price.Research commissioned by motors.co.uk has revealed that ...
26 March 2009

How To Be An Economical Driver

A motoring expert has offered advice on ways in which people can save money when it comes to their car and driving habits.Steve Kitson from Kia motors said that the ...

17 March 2009

Fiat, Jodie Kidd the AA and Sexy Green Car Show launch green test drives

London – The UK’s first ever ‘eco’ test-drives have been launched in London by Fiat with support from a number of organisations including the AA and the Eden Project’s Sexy ...