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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 […]
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!
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, there’s still […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 create an evocative […]
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 issues. This, […]
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 […]
This is the new Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Limited Edition, going on sale from 1st March 2010. It’s priced at only £16,850 for the 1.8 litre, in honour of the original car. “The Anniversary model will appeal to customers in search of pure driving pleasure who are also keen to enjoy the whole sportscar ownership […]