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9th November 2018
Have you ever thought you’d found a great parking space only to return a couple of hours later to find a yellow parking fine stuck to […]
8th November 2018
Christmas is coming and what better way to spoil the motoring enthusiast in your life than treating them to some of these excellent car accessories? Top […]
31st October 2018
Drivers with over 50 penalty points on their licence are still on the roads after taking advantage of a loophole in the system, shocking new figures […]
29th October 2018
Are you heading out trick-or-treating with your little ones this Halloween? Perhaps you’re all dressing up as goblins or ghouls, or maybe your favourite Harry Potter […]
26th October 2018
Do you pop your pooch in the passenger footwell when you take them out for a drive? Or maybe you let them ride shotgun so they […]
22nd October 2018
What’s the most annoying thing your partner does behind the wheel? Maybe they always tune into a radio station that you don’t like? Or perhaps they […]
19th October 2018
Have you ever pulled into a motorway service station and been stung by the unusually high cost of filling up your tank? Well according to new […]
17th October 2018
Is there a road near you that you’re convinced is in a particularly bad condition? Well, if you live near the Oldham Road in Manchester your […]
15th October 2018
After recent announcements about drivers who are unable to read a licence plate from 20 metres risk losing their licence, it’s been reported that thousands of […]
12th October 2018
Driving offences are common and their punishments can range from on-the-spot fines and a penalty points on your licence to hefty fines and jail time. We […]
10th October 2018
Half term is coming around again, and if you’re planning a road trip with the kids, you might already be dreading the car journey. The stress […]
9th October 2018
Halloween is coming and your little ones are probably already getting excited at the prospect of dressing up as their favourite monsters and heading off in […]
8th October 2018
A new study has revealed the UK’s speeding ticket hotspots — and if you drive in Avon and Somerset you should be keeping an even closer […]
5th October 2018
UK drivers are putting themselves and others in danger by getting distracted on the road, according to new research. A study carried out by German Autolabs […]
2nd October 2018
Sitting behind the wheel and sweating your way through a traffic jam while you pray for a passing breeze to cool you down isn’t much fun […]
1st October 2018
Late nights, early mornings, the day-to-day stresses of life – there are a number of reasons we can start to feel a little tired behind the […]
28th September 2018
What colour is your car? A Ferrari-style red or maybe the classic British racing green? Well, if you answered black then you’re not alone as a […]
25th September 2018
With summer now firmly in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to start thinking about the cold, wet days of winter and the horribly long, dark nights […]
21st September 2018
The country’s most popular cars are getting wider and wider – and some of them are now too ‘fat’ to fit down certain roads, leading to […]
18th September 2018
Fraud specialists are warning students not to be caught out by so-called ‘Ghost Brokers’ selling fake car insurance. New figures from Action Fraud show that motorists […]