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Maintenance & Breakdown

Breakdown Cover – Choose Your Provider Wisely

March 4, 2010
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If you drive a significant number of miles every year (or even if you’re just frequently on trips out of town), you should consider purchasing breakdown cover for your vehicle. Why? Well, simply put, if you’re left stranded because your car has given up the ghost, you could be looking at a cost [...]

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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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Nissan’s Car Builder

February 3, 2010

Nissan’s car builder is a fantastic tool – a bit like a ‘dress up’ for those into cars! Choose your model, engine, colour, trim and much more – all can be customised to your every desire. You can then get a price quotation for your ideal car and hopefully a discount when you [...]

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Genuine Ford Parts – Potentially A Better Buy Than Third Party Versions

January 31, 2010

When buying parts for your motor vehicle, it’s quite tempting to simply order or pay for whatever the garage has in stock to supply. However, recent research has shown that, with Ford at least, it’s sometimes better to go back to the manufacturer rather than go for cheaper substitute parts off the shelf.
The independent [...]

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Driving Home for Christmas

December 10, 2009
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We are delighted to have this guest post from Martin V McDonagh of Gluais School of Motoring
email: martin@gluais.com
tel: 087 9586779

Many thousands of Motorists will drive miles through the country over the coming days and it is worth reflecting on a number of safety issues before heading off on a journey. Firstly the engine fluid levels [...]

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Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bike

September 15, 2009

It’s an old slogan but it’s a truism. The Institute of Advanced Motorists has a great section of driving tips that you’d do well to take a look over. Here’s a snippet from the bike awareness driving tip:
“Ask most drivers if they feel safe in their car, and the answer is invariably yes. [...]

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Holes In The Road – Massive Accidents Waiting To Happen

June 11, 2009

In the words of Alan Partridge, “Britain has some of the safest roads in Europe“.  Whilst that might still be true, if you travel up North to my neck of the words you’d very quickly discover that the local neighbourhood has some incredibly massive potholes AND speed bumps.  Granted, one is accidental, the ohter is [...]

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A Warm Engine

February 10, 2009

Have you ever noticed how your engine ‘goes’ a bit better when it’s warmed up? Well, there’s a few things at work but the easiest to explain here is the principle of how the oil lubricates the engine. Cold oil is not very viscous, but as it warms it gets to all areas of the [...]

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MOT Time

January 17, 2009

If you’re running an older car, then this time of year might well send a chill down your spine – the unexpected cost, the uncertain nature of the test and the possible work that might need carried out – yes, I’m talking about the MOT test.
This is something I can gladly say that [...]

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Have You Been Unfairly Treated By A Garage?

October 30, 2008

It was revealed today that a motorist whose car was written off (and I mean written off by all accounts) by a mechanic was shocked to discover that the same garage sent him a bill for £400. No wonder you’re curious as to what the bill pertained to – it was in fact the [...]

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