Motoring

10 May 2008

Chrysler Dodge Journey Tested

Chrysler Dodge Journey - The Americans’ have tried to infiltrate big, bold and brassy cars to little old England sadly with not much success. Chyrsler however, the only independently owned ...

10 May 2008

Count Your Lucky Stars

Research published today by leading motor insurer, The Co-operative Insurance, has discovered that luck behind the wheel could be written in the stars. Its survey of more than 700,000 ...

10 May 2008

All Change For The Driving Test

Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has just announced new proposals to reform the way people learn to drive and how they are tested. Road deaths and serious injuries have fallen by ...

10 May 2008

Toyota Helps Children Shape Schools Of The Future

Thousands of schoolchildren across England and Wales are being given the chance to tackle climate change in the classroom thanks to a unique partnership between Toyota and the environmental charity ...

10 May 2008

The rise of 'White Vin' Man (and 'White Vin' Woman)

The stereotypical 'white van man' has a new, more upmarket rival according to leading high street insurance retailer Swinton. It has identified a new generation of self-employed professionals, both male ...

10 May 2008

Hidden Tax For Family Cars

Tens of thousands of families face higher motoring costs after a Government decision to include cars up to seven years old. Oh no, here we go again.The Treasury is abolishing ...

3 May 2008

Review - Mercedes SLK 200 Kompressor

Mercedes SLK 200 Kompressor - If the government get their way, cars emitting more than 220g/km will be charged a daily rate of £25 to enter London. Those cars under ...

3 May 2008

Depp And Clarkson Top Of Road Trip Fantasy List

Johnny Depp has been revealed, as the person women would most want to accompany them on their fantasy road trip. Oh yes, bring him on. However, men certainly are not ...

3 May 2008

UK Motorists Waste £3.4 Billion On Expensive Car Servicing

UK Motorists Waste £3.4 Billion On Expensive Car ServicingStrapped UK motorists could be adding to their credit crunch stress by wasting a massive £3.4 billion on annual car services when ...

3 May 2008

Worthless Family Cars

Tens of thousands of cars will become almost worthless as a result of the decision to raise road tax on older models with higher carbon dioxide emissions by up to ...

3 May 2008

Are You Being Fined?

Well according to new figures published by the Ministry of Justice, four in ten motorists are paying fines each year as a result of being caught by a parking warden, ...

3 May 2008

Volvo's WPS Scores Top Marks

Volvo Seats Get Top Scores In 2008 Thatcham Whiplash TestsVolvo continues to be on top in whiplash safety after achieving high scores across its model range in the latest whiplash ...

3 May 2008

Helping Used Car Buyers Go Green

CO2 Certificates Free with the HPI CheckUsed car buyers can now reduce their carbon footprint with a helping hand from HPI, as it introduces its CO2 Certificate. Free with ...

26 April 2008

Men Drivers Have Stone Age Brains

Proof at last. The reason why young men are so prone to accidents and convictions on the roads is not just down to their lack of driving ability as previously ...

26 April 2008

Charges For Dropping Childrren At School!

This is a classic example of greedy local authorities ripping of parents by introducing new legislation, which will see some families having to fork out £75 just to drop their ...

26 April 2008

Drink Drivers Could Keep Licences

The government plans to lower the alcohol limit for motorists to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, from the existing 80mg limit. This is equivalent of less ...

26 April 2008

Give Your Car A Clean Bill Of Health

If you are planning to drive to your holiday destination this summer, the best way to ensure safe and trouble-free motoring is to give the safety critical components of your ...

26 April 2008

It's Easier With Esure

From Sunday 20 April, esure car insurance will be replacing its standard no claim discount protection with 'protection for life' at no extra cost. This will give drivers a guaranteed ...

26 April 2008

Keeping Up With The Audi’s

Keeping up with the ‘Jones’ I am led to believe is a rather tenuous exercise as somehow they always manage to keep one step ahead of you. Well the same ...

24 April 2008

Ford Post Higher Than Expected Profits

Ford Motor Co. surprised and pleased Wall Street after reporting a $100 million profit in the first quarter as strong results from Europe and South America helped offset the impact ...

20 April 2008

Insignia The Vectra successor

Insignia The Vectra successorThe new Vauxhall Vectra, but just don’t call it that! The all-new model has an all new name - Insignia! With a dramatic design, the family car ...

20 April 2008

City Car - Toyota IO

Concept to Showroom the Toyota IQ passes the test At a fraction under three metres long but packed with state of art design features the Toyota IQ is the ultimate city ...

19 April 2008

Watch Out Below

Oh dear, it appears that many drivers tend to ignore all but the most basic of road signs. A red light will still thankfully get the majority of drivers to ...

19 April 2008

Are 20 MPH Speed Limits Here To Stay?

No, you cannot be serious! Two in five British drivers – around 12 million people - would welcome a 20mph speed limit on their city’s streets according to a survey ...