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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 […]
Here’s the information direct from BEN on a new scheme you may be interested in if you’re looking to dispose of your old car: BEN the automotive industry charity has teamed up with Cartakeback and launched “Scrap & Donate” – the ethical way to dispose of your unwanted car whilst turning it into a valuable […]
A recent report suggests as many as one billion cars are now on roads in the world. A vast 240 million of them are in the US, whilst the rest are shared amongst other countries. Surprisingly large a number or smaller than you thought? Answers in the comments as per usual.
It is not just enough when you’re checking tyres simply to take a brief glimpse. Get your wheels over to the left and the right and take a good look for lumps, bumps, cracks, craters or wear markers. If they are level with the tyre tread, it is time to buy new rubber. Equally important […]
If you’re searching for a mechanic or garage, then you may well want to consider the services of Who Can Fix My Car. The website offers a way in which you can upload the job and this can be seen by national or local garages from small independents up to bigger chains. The benefit for […]
Here’s the latest information on some considerations should you be taking a trip to Europe this summer: With the good old British weather remaining as unpredictable as ever, lots of families are packing up their cars and driving to Europe’s holiday spots for a summer get away. Wherever you’re headed, breakdown cover and road safety […]
GEM Motoring Assist has for the third time in four years hit the top spot in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey for Breakdown Cover, proving that its small and friendly service consistently impresses its customers over those of the major operators including the RAC, AA and Green Flag. The survey of over 20,000 readers […]
Sometimes it can be difficult to pin down exactly what’s going wrong with a car. A friend of mine is a mechanic and someone recently had their car bump started and took it in for him to take a look at. The weird thing? Once it got there, it started up every time following about […]
There are some very valid reasons for having a bigger car – for example if you regularly transport the whole family you’ll probably want more space inside. However, so called ‘executive’ cars seem to be more of a status symbol than really required by the one person sitting behind the wheel who is going up […]
There is more than one way to skin a cat as the saying goes, and there’s certainly more than one way to surface a road. Stone chip surfacing is one cheaper method that councils up and down the UK are resorting to. It’s quite a simple method of road resurfacing, though perhaps not an ideal […]