A Touch of Magic: The Future of Oyster’s Contact-Free Technology

It is now second nature to the vast majority of Londoners: walk up to the ticket barrier, wave your hand at the pad, and away you go. It sounds so simple and convenient, yet not many people contemplate the absolute genius of design that allows that tiny card they’re waving to recognise their particular journey from 1.83 million different options, in just one fifth of…

Plastic Madness: Britain’s Credit Card Craze

Considering that they’ve been around for a fairly long time, it seems rather odd to describe credit and debit cards as being a national craze, but there really is no other way to describe Britain’s obsession with plastic! Since the concept of the credit card was first described in Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel ‘Looking Backward’; a book written in 1887 and set in the year…

The (multi) story of car parking

In 2006, there were a total of 2,734,360 vehicle registrations in the UK, meaning the number of cars, and other vehicles used by Britain’s drivers, shows little sign of dropping. This is despite numerous schemes and initiatives, such as car sharing or cycling being heavily promoted in an attempt to encourage drivers to do less driving. While these vehicles may have a huge effect on…

Protect Your Family Against the Loss of your Life

As if the trauma of losing a loved one isn’t massive enough, subsequently finding out that the deceased was not insured against unexpected death and therefore made no financial provision for their family or dependants makes the situation far worse. The primary concern of any life insurance is the consideration of those left behind following the death of an insured person. Certainly, anyone who owns…

Vauxhall Corsa: Take a Ride With the People’s Car

Most people have heard of the Vauxhall Corsa; whether it is because of having taken driving lessons in one or perhaps they have sat in the passenger seat due to a friend owning the characteristic super-mini. When it comes to purchasing or hiring any car for your own use, you’ll want to consider various personal requirements: whether you need a car to get you from…

When it rains, it pours

The great housing boom of the nineties and onwards was a time of endless building and big dreams, but these things cannot last and the inevitable downturn has occurred with house prices and value falling at record rates. We all knew this day would come, as change is inevitable; but many of us have been surprised that it took this long for things to turn…