Safety & Security

Suzuki Takes Maximum Points For Safe Swift

September 2, 2010

Here’s a release you might just be interested in if you’re a safety conscious driver: On sale in the UK from next week; the all-new Suzuki Swift has been rated as one of Europe’s safest cars, achieving a maximum 5 star rating in the 2010 test by Euro NCAP. Euro NCAP’s (New Car Assessment Programme) [...]

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Car Accidents And Personal Injury Claims

August 24, 2010

Introduction It’s probably the worst nightmare of any driver – being involved in some sort of collision. Aside from the potential for serious injury and even death resulting from a crash, there’s many other implications too that are all too frequently involved, including financial, emotional, insurance, and more – not to mention just simply the [...]

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Do You Trust Your Sat Nav?

August 16, 2010

Here’s the latest from Manheim Auctions: Over half of British drivers own or use a sat-nav, but surprisingly only 1 in 8 trust it to take them to their destination, research by Manheim Auctions revealed. That’s because over a third of Brits have got completely lost whilst relying on their navigation system, with 15% missing [...]

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Some Words Of Advice For The Holidays And Breakdowns

August 5, 2010

GEM Motoring Assist has put together some excellent words of advice and a free guide is available, read on for the story: Experts in road safety and breakdown cover GEM Motoring Assist is warning motorists to be prepared when setting off for summer holidays this year. With the threat of volcanic ash and the recent [...]

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Speed Cameras In Oxfordshire Shut Down

August 4, 2010

The Mail Online has a followup article concerning the shut-down of speed cameras due to the need for the coalition to save money in as many ways as they can, in order to reduce the national debt. The question of course remains exactly how this will impact on road safety – one can only hope [...]

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Toyota Recall For Previous Generation Land Cruiser Amazon

August 2, 2010

The information provided below is directly from a release from Toyota, as I wanted to ensure that all of the accurate information is conveyed should your vehicle be affected: Toyota announced a recall campaign on 29th July 2010 for 348 of the previous generation Land Cruiser Amazon models that have the potential to be affected [...]

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More Cameras To Go…

August 1, 2010

£38 million has been cut from the UK’s road safety budget – and guess what costs money to maintain and upkeep? Yes, those rather expensive GATSO cameras. So, I guess this is the point at which we’ll start to see an answer to the argument as to whether the much maligned ‘safety measure’ actually keeps [...]

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Car Thieves Targeting Family Cars

July 29, 2010

It’s fifthly, slightly scratched and incredibly messy inside (thanks to your kids) but your family car is actually more appealing to thieves than you think. A recent survey has shown that car thieves are changing their habits and targeting your average family car instead of the prestige vehicles such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes. And [...]

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Lexus Vehicle Recall July 2010

July 6, 2010

Lexus today announced a recall campaign for 3,238 vehicles that have the potential to be affected by a rare engine issue. This has been confirmed with Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA). In the valve operating system in some Lexus engines there is a possibility that the strength of the valve spring may degrade, causing [...]

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A Statement From Lexus

July 3, 2010

You may have seen some recent information regarding some possible problems with a number of Lexus vehicles here in the UK. Here’s the initial statement from Lexus, which was received on 1st July 2010: Improperly functioning valve springs have been found in some Lexus engines and there is a small possibility that abnormal engine noise [...]

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