Motoring

17 November 2007

Spot Fines For Motorists Without Snow Chains

British motorists driving abroad this winter should beware of breaking European motoring laws - ignoring the law risks fines, refusal of entry and an abrupt end to their holiday.Motorists driving ...

17 November 2007

The New Smart Fortwo - Passion Bursting Or Passion Busting?

The Smart fortwo .. you either love them or hate them but for the 85% of buyers under the age of 40, well, they just love them for their economical ...

10 November 2007

Women Drop The Showroom

Females Are Still Walking Out Of Showrooms - Unless They Visit Motorpoint. In the 'Car Showroom Shake-up’ report from female-friendly insurer, Sheilas’ Wheels, one in five women questioned confessed ...

10 November 2007

The Hot New Hyundai Coupe S111

Hyundai Coupe S111 - Hyundai have turned up the heat in the kitchen with their latest re-vamp on the highly successful Coupe by unveiling the third generation S111 that is ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - Girls Guide To Selling Used Cars

Women are losing out on millions of pounds each year because they’re unnecessarily frightened of selling their cars privately, a report from evecars.com, reveals.Worried about the pitfalls of a private ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - How To Avoid A Flat Battery This Winter

The most common reason for a vehicle not to start in winter is due to a dead battery.According to statistics, battery problems increase in November, with December being the worst ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - No More Head Banging In The Car For Me Then

Having reported recently how some drivers scuttle off to their cars to listen to their favourite music in private.A new theory from GEM Motoring Assist, has just revealed that loud, ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - Be Bright At Night

Now the clocks have gone back and Britain enters the dark ages the THINK! Road safety campaign is reminding parents and children to Be Safe Be Seen as the nights ...

3 November 2007

Motoring - Ultimate Petrolhead’s Christmas Delight

OK, I know its only November but all thoughts are heading towards Christmas so how about a year’s worth of driving virtually every supercar ever worth climbing into for your ...

3 November 2007

Cee'd SW - Kia Plants Another Cee’D

KIA Cee'd SW - Following the huge success of the Kia cee’d earlier this year, Kia decided to plant another cee’d. However, this new cee’d is out to impress and ...

27 October 2007

Insurance On Car Hire Is A Rip-Off

Consumers can now buy car hire insurance separately and in advance of collection, saving more than 70% on the daily insurance costs charged by most car hire companies.A recent survey ...

27 October 2007

Pictures On New Licences?

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) have launched a public consultation on proposals for a trial of smart card provisional driving licences.The trial will investigate the concept of using ...

27 October 2007

Concern Over Foreign Drivers

Companies considering employing foreign drivers are being advised to ensure they are made aware of all the relevant regulations before allowing them to begin work here.The warnings come after a ...

27 October 2007

Oh No. Not More ‘Don’t Do This In The Car’

More than 80% drivers are unaware that playing loud music in cars is against the new Highway Code safety rules, while almost two thirds admitted to eating while driving, which ...

27 October 2007

Employee 'Timebomb

Employees using their own cars at work are ‘health and safety timebomb’The rise in employees using their own cars on business has created a fleet of unchecked and unmanaged drivers ...

26 October 2007

The New Seat Altea Freetrack 4

Seat Altea Freetrack 4 - Seat’s Spanish Armada is getting stronger as it makes it’s way across the seas to the UK mainland and they have one new ace up ...

20 October 2007

Personal travel planning can cut car use by 10%

More people walk, cycle and use public transport after using personal travel planning (PTP) schemes, research unveiled today by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton shows.PTP encourages people to consider alternative transport ...

20 October 2007

New Think! Campaign Targets Parents For First Time

Parents are being reminded: kids do as you do, not as you say, as part of a new THINK! road safety campaign aimed at driving down child road casualties, launched ...

20 October 2007

Almost Half Of In-Car Smokers Will Ignore New Highway Code Rule

Although over 3 million UK motorists have had accidents, ‘near misses’ or lapses in concentration as a result of in-car smoking distractions.A staggering 45 % of motorists who smoke questioned ...

20 October 2007

Brits’ Regular Car Journeys Are The ‘Journeys From Hell

Do you feel stressed out even before you get to work?Research by online insurer swiftcover.com reveals that one in eight British drivers (12%) find driving to work the most stressful ...

20 October 2007

Parents Huge Fear For Child Safety

The safety of children on our roads is one of the greatest concerns for parents, according to a report out today.The Cambridge University report, Community Soundings will feed into the ...

20 October 2007

Audi A5 Coupe

Audi A5 Coupe - Four seats in a Coupe? Ridiculous. Well I am afraid not as Audi pull another gem out of their bag with the new A5 four seater ...
20 October 2007

Happy 1st Birthday Mercedes-Benz World

Located at the world-famous Brooklands circuit, the birthplace of British Motorsport and aviation, Mercedes-Benz World is celebrating its first birthday in style with a series of special events and everyone ...

13 October 2007

Hard Shoulder As The ‘New’ Fourth Lane?

Following leaked document (yeah right) Gordon Brown will this week lead the Labour fight back with radical plans to ease traffic congestion by allowing motorists to drive on the hard ...