Behind the wheel with 1st CENTRAL
Sharing the latest news, views and top driving tips
29th July 2016
Think of the Olympics and you think of fast people (Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis), not fast cars. But did you know that cars have […]
26th July 2016
Man’s best friend can also make the perfect car companion. This is especially true at this time of year when the sun is out, the windows […]
18th July 2016
It’s the computer game that has taken the world by storm. But would you dream of playing Pokémon Go while driving? The question seems a no-brainer. […]
15th July 2016
With the remake of one of the most iconic movies ever – Ghostbusters – hitting our cinema screens, our experts here at 1ST CENTRAL have put […]
11th July 2016
Every car will be electric by the year 2031. This is the prediction of a man who knows a thing or two about transport. Sir Richard […]
4th July 2016
Young drivers may have it tough when it comes to putting the skills they’ve learnt in driving lessons into practice on the roads. But a new […]
27th June 2016
Just when you thought it was challenging enough driving on Britain’s roads, now holidaying motorists are being reminded to clue themselves up on European driving laws […]
17th June 2016
Happy National Flip Flop Day! It’s the day when we kick off our shoes and show off our toes, while flip-flopping our way around the shops […]
16th June 2016
They say you are what you eat, but surely it’s also true that you are what you drive? Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday, the people […]
13th June 2016
If you’ve looked out on the roads lately and thought that all the new drivers seem to be getting younger and younger, shocking new research suggests […]
9th June 2016
Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney may have to get round France’s defenders if England are to progress after the group stages in Euro 2016. But that […]
6th June 2016
The festival season is upon us, and if you’re lucky enough to be heading off to an event this summer, we hope the weather is kind […]
1st June 2016
You might not have noticed it. But summer has apologetically arrived… more with a whimper than with a bang. But for many of us, summer will […]
30th May 2016
The long bank holiday break is here. And for many of us, this means trying to unwind…stuck in miles upon miles of motorway traffic jams. If […]
17th May 2016
Lots of us tend to look at sat-navs as modern-day saviours – especially the more geographically challenged among us. In fact, many motorists have now got […]
29th April 2016
It’s not just the publishers of paper maps who have cause to rue the rise of the sat-navs, a navigation expert suggests. Roger McKinlay says we’ve […]
15th April 2016
Most Londoners want diesel cars banned from all the capital’s city centre roads, according to a new poll. This is one of the strongest indications yet […]
25th March 2016
Few of us like to be knocked out of our comfort zone. But would you change your driving times and habits if it could help make […]
17th March 2016
Motorists across the country are breathing a sigh of relief after fuel tax was pegged at the same level for 2016/17 in this year’s Budget. It […]
6th March 2016
It’s Mother’s Day. So why keep mum about your feelings towards the person who brought you into the world? A new poll shows that many of […]