As with everything in life some days can pass without the slightest blip and sometimes the strangest things can happen. This general principle can be applied to car ownership and travel and if you’re a proud car owner in the UK you’ll make around 410 trips per year in your four wheeled friend. The rules of probability predict that the more you use your car…
Recent years have seen the world’s economy experience some fluctuation, with the resulting ‘credit crunch’ affecting millions of the UK population. This, in turn, has caused many purse strings to tighten and many individuals and families to cut down on their spending. One regular outgoing for millions of households across the country is the cost of running a vehicle. Whether your car is being used…
These days it would seem that if you are intending on holidaying in Europe with family and friends; an increasing number will now take your car too. It’s estimated that around three million people have been taking their car to the Continent in recent times and this trend is definitely increasing. And, whilst remembering to drive on the right side of the road is important,…
With over thirty million cars estimated to be on the UK roads alone, space has never been so much of an issue as it is for road-users in the 21st century. Indeed, more and more people are turning to two-wheeled transport as a means of beating the heavy congestion that exists in most of the major cities. And, not only are motorcycles easier to manoeuvre…
Many companies ask employees to drive on the business’ behalf, but if you are a business owner you should be aware of the implications of someone driving on company business, even if it is only a one minute journey. According to a special report supported by Road Safe, a partnership between the UK motor and transport industry’s leading companies, road safety specialists and the government;…
For many years now there has been an increasing investment in the quest for greener cars. This has mainly focused on fuel and how we can find a cheaper and cleaner alternative to the tradition of petrol and diesel, as is currently used by hundreds of millions of cars across the world. In recent years, Liquefied Petroleum Gas — LPG as it’s most commonly known…
Before taking to the open road, any prospective motorcycle rider without a full motorcycle driving licence must undergo compulsory basic training (CBT); an initiative introduced in 1990 in an attempt to cut the alarming accident rate amongst inexperienced riders. This training course must be completed before any rider can venture out with L-plates (or D-plates in Wales) on public roads. The CBT is authorised by…
If you drive on a regular basis then you will probably have noticed that it is costing you more to fill up on each occasion that you run low on petrol or diesel; and with the effects of the credit crunch in recent times, this is something you don’t want to be doing too frequently. But, while you need to use the car for some…
More and more people are turning to the possibilities offered by the developments towards more environmentally-friendly vehicles. Car manufacturers are frantically researching more and better ways to expand upon the relatively small market in order to offer cars that consumers will buy — meaning environmentally-conscious vehicles that do not sacrifice both aesthetics and costs in order to reduce fuel emissions. This task is not easy.…
The principals behind buying a new car are relatively straight forward. Settle on a budget, go to a car dealer and then buy a car; simple. However, very few people are fortunate enough to be in a position to afford a car outright and therefore need to use a car credit facility to secure the funds. And because this is normally a long-term financial commitment,…