Car Blog & Car News
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
We all know that Local Authorities are suffering cutbacks. They aren’t except – in the same way that nowhere in the country is safe in the current economic climate. So, what about the safety of children provided by school crossing patrols? The Telegraph has an excellent article looking at the impact that cuts may have […]
Check out the video at the Michelin UK Motorsport site. Two C Class Merc Estates go for it, only one has standard fitment tyres and the other has Michelin’s Primacy Alpin winter tyres. The result? The car fitted with the winter tyres stopped in 7.01 metres compared to the summer tyre-shod car’s 9.75 metres: a […]
Here’s the latest tips from GEM to help you on the right track to choosing suitable breakdown cover: 1. Does the scheme cover the vehicle or the driver? With so many households having more than one car, a breakdown scheme that covers only one car can be a false economy. Even if you have just […]
This interesting article from The Telegraph looks at a survey recently conducted by the IAM. The survey focuses on the reasons behind accidents. Whilst the government continues to seemingly blame speed for most road traffic accidents, this latest research shows that in actuality it’s driver error or reaction that causes the most crashes. Read the […]
The Ferrari 458 Italia has taken the prize for the “Performance Car Of The Year 2011” award from Auto Express, which is unsurprising as it has been uniquely praised by the world’s motoring press. I sadly haven’t had a chance to get behind the wheel but I’ve no doubt that everything said about the fine […]