Skoda Superb Estate – Now On Sale

March 2, 2010
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The excellent Skoda Superb estate is now on sale at your local Skoda dealership! The car took the Top Gear magazine for ‘Luxury Car of the Year’ (which tells you all you need to know really) and is the most luxurious and practical car to wear the Skoda badge to date.
The Skoda [...]

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Shock News – Prime Minister Admits Importance Of Motorcycling In The UK

March 1, 2010

The House of Commons heard Gordon Brown announce on 25th February: “It is important that we have a strong motorcycling industry in this country.”
During Prime Minister’s Questions Mr Brown was quizzed by the Conservative MP for St Albans, Anne Main. She asked him specifically about the issue of motorcycle testing, which has been fundamentally changed [...]

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Caterham R500 Vs Ducati Hypermotard

February 28, 2010

Last time in the car vs bike video, we saw a Ferrari destroyed by a Ducati on the track. How will it work out this time on hill climb circuit with a Caterham R500? Watch the video from Autocar to find out – you won’t be disappointed!

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2010 Tesla Roadster Vs Porsche Boxster Spyder

February 27, 2010

Quite an interesting comparison this one – in the video the 2010 Tesla Roadster is pitted against the Porsche Boxster Spyder by Motor Trend. Of course, if you’ve seen the episode of Top Gear where the Tesla is tested, you may still be wondering whether it is suffering from reliability issues. Either way, [...]

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Car Insurance – What It Is For & How It Is Calculated

February 26, 2010
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Car Insurance And The Law

It is a legal requirement that you have car insurance if you’re using a vehicle on the road. The minimum level of insurance you can have is third party, which covers any damage or destruction to anyone else’s property (or indeed their person).
Further levels of cover include fire and theft [...]

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Be Courteous On The Road

February 25, 2010

There are articles in the print and online press regarding bullying allegations made. I do hope that none of you suffer any bullying on the road – though it’s probably inevitable as we see a decline in manners, road rage and more cars on the road generally.
David Williams MBE, Chief Executive of GEM (formerly [...]

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SEAT Exeo Offers

February 24, 2010
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Normally the 1st of March is one of the busiest times of the year for new car sales. SEAT is unveiling a tempting package of offers on its executive class models.
SEAT is offering a number of deals in March including an attractive three-year (36-month) 0% finance deal on the bulk of the Exeo and [...]

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A Big Cat To Drool Over!

February 22, 2010
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The above is a supercharged Jaguar XKR coupe. A new version is going on display at the Geneva Motor Show, and it’ll certainly be a car that’ll get the petrol heads talking. This XKR delivers a significantly raised maximum speed – up to 174mph from 155mph – and bold styling changes that [...]

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Top Gear’s Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Car Review

February 21, 2010

Some car manufacturers are more than just that, they are marques. A manufacturer becomes a marque by having history, producing iconic cars and quite often being involved in motorsport. Alfa Romeo is considered just such a marque and is known for creating some beautiful automotive creations, that unfortunately used to suffer from reliability [...]

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Your Windscreen – Give It A Look Over!

February 20, 2010

Auto Windscreens is predicting a fourfold increase in vehicles that fail their MOT due to windscreen damage caused by the UK’s frost damaged roads. Already nearly 2 million vehicles (8.4%) fail their MOT test in the UK each year due to windscreen damage. The freezing weather has left the UK’s roads exposed to a damaging [...]

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