Articles Elsewhere

Do You Have Concerns Over The Proposed Changes To The MOT System?

January 14, 2012

A new survey, commissioned by GEM, reveals that 52 per cent of motorists want to keep the current annual MOT system and do not agree with Government proposals to make it biennial. Only 26 per cent said they would want it to change and 22 per cent were unsure. The survey of 3,000 UK motorists [...]

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Embarrassment For Government As Cars Are Shown To Be Less Polluting Than Buses

January 4, 2012

Auto Express has highlighted that the Government’s own data has shown that buses outside of London are more polluting per passenger than the average car during the last decade. Not only is this is a shock but it’s a real disappointment. If public transport providers cannot lower their emissions – per passenger – then they [...]

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Shock As Renault Axes Part Of UK Offering

December 21, 2011

Auto Express has reported on the latest from Renault – five models are going to be axed from the UK line up. These include the Laguna hatch, Sport Tourer, Coupe, Espace, Grand Espace, Modus, Grand Modus, Wind and Kangoo. This is not a quiet drop by a manufacturer of a car that isn’t selling. This [...]

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An Evoque Cabrio?

December 18, 2011

Auto Express has featured an article suggesting the Evoque may soon be available in a new form – as a soft top cabriolet!? Yes, I’m not at all convinced by it either, but take a look at the picture and see what you think. For me, it’s a love or hate job. I think it’ll [...]

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MonkeyPlate – Social Media For Cars

November 28, 2011

If you’ve never heard of it, here’s the skinny on this exciting new way to get in touch with other petrolheads: Launched in October 2011, monkeyplate.com is a clever website that lets car fans connect in the real world and share online, with the innovative use of customised stickers displayed on members’ rides. An online [...]

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Who Is Your Favourite Celebrity Driver

November 5, 2011

Courtesy of www.netcars.com, a poll has been conducted to find out which celebrity driver is favourite amongst men and women. The results may surprise you: British women have voted Richard Hammond their favourite celebrity driver, while men prefer his Top Gear mate Jeremy Clarkson. Pint sized star Hammond won the race to be crowned the [...]

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Former Transport Secretary States “Buy Electric”

October 23, 2011

Auto Express has covered the comments made by Philip Hammond regarding the increasing fuel prices. His educated (cough) suggestion was “People should look to new technologies. Electric cars are very cheap to run and allow motorists to drive guilt free.” Now, as everyone who is a regular reader of this blog will know, I’m not [...]

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Are You Looking To Buy Winter Tyres? Our Survey Says…

October 18, 2011

Manheim Auctions, the world’s largest car auction company, recently completed a survey looking at whether people are moving to winter tyres this year. The results may surprise you: Less that 5% of motorists are planning to buy winter tyres this year even though weather forecasters are already predicting another winter of chaos on the roads. [...]

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Should Dogs Be Restrained In Cars?

October 17, 2011

Here’s the latest research from GEM Motoring Assist, this time concerning the safety, or lack thereof, for our canine companions in cars: A poll announced today by No. 1 for breakdown cover, GEM Motoring Assist reveals that more than 60 per cent of UK drivers believe it should be compulsory to restrain dogs in cars [...]

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Fuel Sales Drop Massively

October 8, 2011

Auto Express has a new article on how sales of petrol and diesel have slumped. The drop has been a total of £1.7 billion litres in the first six months of 2011. The biggest shock? A loss of £1 billion for the treasury. This just highlights exactly how much is taken by HMRC from fuel [...]

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