Motoring

5 September 2008

Hyundai i800 - Size Really Does Matter

I have a very good friend now living in Brittany in France. She has three children, her partner also has three so when they came to visit in April and ...

5 September 2008

Londoners Love Top Gear More Than Their Cars

Londoners would rather give up their cars than miss Top Gear. Boris may have scrapped the tax for Chelsea tractors but eight in ten Londoners would rather give up their ...

5 September 2008

Essential Car Care For Girls

After a major success in Ireland, the book, Essential Car Care For Girls is launching in the UK on September 4th 2008.Its amazing that in an era when no-one would ...

5 September 2008

Credit Crunch Spreads Sleep Deprivation

Money worries and the credit crunch biting is driving a wave of sleep deprivation across the UK workforce. Twenty two million (75%) workers admitted getting less than the prescribed eight ...

4 September 2008

The New Lexus Is250 2.5 Se-L

Lexus, renowned for their luxury cars have revamped the IS range that is their top selling model in Europe as well as their top selling sports saloon. One would question ...

4 September 2008

Female Crime Wave?

Figures released recently showed women conduct an alarming amount of car vandalism! Nearly 1.5 million women admit to deliberately damaging a vehicle. The damage ranges from slashing tyres, breaking-off car ...

4 September 2008

UK Teenagers Reject ‘Uncool’ Advanced Driving Lessons And Tests

The vast majority of young drivers are shunning the chance to improve their skills with advanced lessons despite figures which show extra tuition will keep them safer on the road ...

4 September 2008

Driven To Deception

Dishonest motorists who see insurance as a way to clear their debts or make money face a nasty surprise.Figures released today by the ABI (Association of British Insurers) show that ...

4 September 2008

Under-Inflated Tyres Add £1.3 Billion To Fuel Bill

With motorists looking for new ways to cut their fuel bills, Kwik-Fit’s annual nationwide tyre spot check concludes that 12 million motorists could cut costs at the pump by a ...

20 August 2008

Shared car trips are driving couples round the bend

UK’s lovebirds are losing their way—and their tempersCouples planning a leisurely car trip together are likely to find that it ends in tears, it has been revealed. Over three quarters ...

15 August 2008

Help for travel sick dogs

Help is at hand for those of us who would like to take our dog in the car more often but are put off by the prospect of it being ...

15 August 2008

Where is the cheapest petrol this summer?

Keepmoving.co.uk, the UK’s premier motoring and traffic website, will be helping consumers ease their credit crunch worries by letting them know where the cheapest petrol is, anywhere in the UK, ...

15 August 2008

Safe drivers at more risk

Drivers who stick to the speed limit are nearly twice as likely to be followed too closely as those who flout the Highway Code.Tailgating, driving closer to the vehicle in ...

15 August 2008

Motorists call for automatic re-testing at 70

Almost two thirds of drivers would be happy to re-sit their test when they reach 70 - even if it means them potentially failing! The online poll by Motorpoint, ...

15 August 2008

Tackling careless driving

Motorists who kill while using a mobile phone will face prison under new laws to come into force next week.Ministers said on Friday that the new careless driving laws would ...

11 August 2008

Beware The Morning After

The summer anti-drink drive campaign is well under way and motorists are being advised to pay particular attention if driving the next day.Alcohol can stay in your blood stream for ...

10 August 2008

Child Car Seat Warning

Parents have been reminded to ensure their young children are properly restrained in the car after a toddler was thrown 150 feet to her death when the family’s BMW crashed ...

9 August 2008

We Cannot Live Without Our Car

In stark contrast to the recent report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which said that car ownership was a luxury, major consumer research by a leading personal insurance provider has ...

8 August 2008

Supermarkets Cut Fuel Prices Again

While some scrupulous motorway service stations are charging up to 6p a litre above the national average for fuel, supermarkets have continued the fuel war by cutting pump prices for ...

8 August 2008

Oh How The Other Half Live

A motorist sent his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round-trip to London for an oil change - at a cost of more than £23,000.The £190,000 vehicle was loaded on to a ...

6 August 2008

Identity Theft For Cars

HPI confirms the rise of the ‘clone’ and warns buyers to protect against financial lossHPI is warning used car buyers to protect themselves from the growing threat of car cloning ...

6 August 2008

Anxious adults driven to distraction behind the wheel

* 34% of adults feel anxious before setting off on trips with kids * 35% of adults admit to having been distracted by kids in the car * 73% of adults say ...

4 August 2008

Anxious Adults Behind The Wheel? Never!

They might be useful for getting from A to B, but without cars, generations of exasperated mums and dads would not have had to endure the endless roars of "are ...
3 August 2008

Try Reversing Your Fuel Bills

Did you know you could save up to £2 of fuel per week by simply reversing your car into a parking space, so you drive away forwards? As well as ...