By Alan, on November 30th, 2009%
While some may have noticed that there are more bright lights on the road, the average driver has no idea why it seems as if everyone has their high beams on.
The answer is simple, because there is a slow transition in the car manufacturing world to LED lights instead of incandescent lights.
LED lights use electricity to . . . → Read More: Why are there so many bright lights on the road?
By Alan, on November 23rd, 2009%
Thousands of Cumbrian citizens and those from surrounding cities are facing travel difficulties from recent floods after 25 roads are closed and 16 bridges are termed unsafe for travel.
The flood hit the town and nearby villages on Friday forcing some commuters to reroute their travel plans and cutting off frequently used roads and bridges.
Military experts and . . . → Read More: Cumbria motorists in turmoil
By admin, on November 19th, 2009%
Car Insurance – like our taxes is a necessary evil but the taking the time to research providers and source quotes, you could save hundreds of pounds every year.
Nobody should be paying more for their Car Insurance than they need to – the industry is so competitive and the chances are that there’s always someone willing . . . → Read More: Get Savvy to Saving on Car Insurance
By Alan, on November 19th, 2009%
This Christmas an innovative company has developed a gadget that will help speeders, er, cautious motorists, avoid a ticket with a gadget called the Novus Piccolo.
The small handheld gadget is barely larger than a set of keys but is able to detect almost all types of fixed cameras including both speed cameras and red light cameras.
The . . . → Read More: Novus Piccolo helps pinpoint speed cameras
By Alan, on November 18th, 2009%
Motorists are reducing their driving costs in an effort to reduce overall expenditures by using their car less, according to the RAC. The organization reports that many people are now choosing to own just one vehicle per family, or downsizing their personal vehicle.
The cost of motoring for the average Briton fell by about 5% in . . . → Read More: Motorists cut back to save on costs
By Alan, on November 17th, 2009%
A speed camera from the M11 in Essex has been blamed for a large amount of accidents, but the debate over the camera reaches farther than meets the eye since it also generates about half a million pounds per year.
Since the Essex camera was installed in 2000 causalities on the road have doubled and crashes have . . . → Read More: M11 camera causing accidents?
By Alan, on November 16th, 2009%
The cost of owning a vehicle that runs has risen by about 11% or about £250 in the past two years according to new data compiled by Sainsbury’s Finance.
The company estimates that that it now costs about £2,339 per year to run a car including insurance, servicing, tax, MOT, and fuel compared to the 2007 . . . → Read More: Sainsbury’s say motoring costs up 11%
By Alan, on November 12th, 2009%
The auto show Top Gear makes its return this weekend, and can be said to have taken over the world since it now is seen in over 100 countries and has a global audience of about 350 million.
At the same time, Top Gear and its three hosts who push the envelope of what constitutes as an . . . → Read More: Top Gear is the world’s most downloaded show
By Alan, on November 11th, 2009%
Nikolai Kesting and Abu-Haris Shafi from BSM declared that they intend to expand the business after completing a £10m buyout of the company from Arques Industries.
The men quickly took control of BSM when they took over just shortly after it was purchased from Arques.
They intend to hire about three thousand new driving instructors to help further . . . → Read More: All BSM needs now is driving instructors
By Alan, on November 10th, 2009%
Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com compared more than six million quotes to find that men on average pay about £860 for auto insurance premiums while women only pay about £516 for their insurance premiums.
However, the largest difference in gender premiums appears in teenagers with an 18 year old female only paying about half of what an 18 . . . → Read More: Want to pay lees for car insurance, be a woman