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Webuyanyvan.com has stepped in to help van owners and drivers with their ‘Walkaround Check List’, introduced by VOSA (now the DVSA) as a best practice guide. Every year, more than 10,000 vans are checked at random by the DVSA. At least 9 out of 10 vehicles stopped are dangerously overloaded, and over 6 in 10 […]
BBC News has a rather fascinating article on how the 30 miles per hour limit came in to force. You can read it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31904471. Did you know for example that in 1934 there were one tenth of the cars on the road that we have today but four times as many deaths? Here at Car […]
Auto Trader has produced a list of some of 2015’s hottest cars – and what a list it is! Whether you’re after a new executive saloon or hatch (Jaguar XE), or hugely quick performance (Honda Civic Type R) there’s something for everyone here. Our top three that feature are: Volvo XC90 Mazda MX-5 Jaguar XE […]
Families across the UK who are busy preparing their travel plans for the festive period are being reminded by tyre safety organisation TyreSafe about the importance of making sure their tyres are properly inflated before heading off. With an increased vehicle weight from extra passengers, luggage and presents being carried to friends and family, many […]
carwow has announced the winners of its 2014 awards. The awards recognise the best cars across a variety of categories and the motors that made us (and UK car buyers) say “wow” this year. Winners have been selected based on our extensive database of aggregated car reviews, along with input from carwow’s team of motoring […]
Continental has won a coveted award from the UK’s number one weekly selling car magazine, Auto Express, winning the 2014 winter tyre test with the Continental ContiWinterContact TS850. On the winning performance of the ContiWinterContact TS850, Auto Express said; “A balanced approach to all disciplines delivers success. Continental has got this down to a fine […]
The Volkswagen Golf R has been voted the best performance car to have in the wet according to Autocarmagazine. With November signalling the start of the three wettest months on the calendar, and a general decline in road conditions, driving a higher performance car can be something of a handful for many owners. Last year, […]
What Car? is asking its readers to vote for the car they believe will be the most exciting of 2015, as part of the 38th annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards, in association with Warranty Direct. Readers can vote at http://www.whatcar.com/readeraward until 00.01 on December 1, with the HPI–sponsored Reader Award winner being announced at the UK’s most prestigious […]
The Mail Online has reported that significant discounts are available on the right new car – some as much as a third! The information comes from What Car? research indicating that mystery shoppers that haggled hard could save thousands on some popular marques. The BMW ActiveHybrid 7L M Sport came top in money saving, with […]
Auto Express has covered some fascinating research that indicates a new use for left over coffee beans/grinds – biofuel! Apparently, through a chemical process, any left over coffee grind can be turned in to biodiesel. This is good on two levels. First, it will further reduce dependence on fossil fuels and secondly rather than simply […]