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What’s The Most Commonly Serviced Car In 2016?

December 5, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Once again, the Ford Focus has topped the list of the most common vehicles serviced in garages during 2016, according to figures released by Autodata. Ford first introduced their popular compact car to Europe less than 20 years ago, in 1998. Just one year later, in 1999 the Ford Focus (1st generation) was awarded European Car […]

Filed Under: Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Audi A3, Autodata, Car Articles, Car servicing, Cars, Ford, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Ford Transit, Nissan Qashqai, Renault Megane, Rod Williams, used cars, vauxhall astra., Vauxhall Corsa

Kia Soul Recall

June 21, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Kia Motors UK Ltd is voluntarily recalling all Soul and Soul EV vehicles produced between 18th January 2014 and 30th September 2015, as a precautionary measure. This is due to a potential fault which, in extreme circumstances, could cause the steering to fail. Through ongoing monitoring of field data, Kia Motors has determined that an […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car recalls, car safety, Car servicing, Kia, Kia Motors, Kia Soul, Kia Soul EV, Vehicle recalls

Get Your Air Con Recharged For Optimal Driving Comfort

July 9, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The sweltering summer weather has seen a massive rise in drivers realising their air conditioning is not up to the job.  Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading automotive servicing and repair company, carried out three times the number of aircon recharges last week when compared with both the previous week and the equivalent period last year. […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown, Safety & Security, Technical Tagged With: Air con, Air con recharge, Air con use, British drivers, Car Articles, Car care, Car servicing, How to stay cool in your car, Keeping your car cool, Kwik Fit, Repair

Skoda Offers Summer Health Checks

July 27, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Available at 134 dealerships across the UK, for the very reasonable sum of £25 a Skoda technician will examine your car to ensure it is up to scratch for the Summer. The service is available until 30 September 2014, and comprises of an EVC (Express Visual Check), taking in: Tyres Wipers Lights Battery All fluids […]

Filed Under: Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: All fluids, Batteries, Car fluids, Car maintenance, Car servicing, EVC, Exhaust, Fluids, skoda, Tyres, Wipers

Halfords Offers Low Priced Servicing For Smaller Engined Cars

October 31, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Halfords Autocentres is lowering the cost of its service pricing for cars with smaller, more fuel-efficient engines. The move reflects the growing popularity of more economical vehicles and will benefit the owners of cars with engines of 1300cc or less through the introduction of a new entry level price for all vehicle services. For under […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Autocentres, Car servicing, garages, Halfords, Repairs, Services, servicing

If You Don’t Service, Be Sure To MOT

September 19, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Research from Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading MOT provider, reveals that more than one in three motorists (39%) on our roads are thinking of skipping their next service. This means that for nearly 13 million motorists, the MOT test could be the only time their vehicle undergoes any kind of safety inspection. Worryingly, one in […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown, Safety & Security Tagged With: Car MOT, car safety, Car servicing, Kwik Fit, MOT, servicing

Don’t Drive With Warning Lights Showing

August 10, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Research by British Car Auctions (BCA), reveals that 23% of motorists have ignored red warning lights on their dashboard, choosing to continue driving before addressing the problem rather than stopping as soon as safe to do so. And whilst over half said they would stop immediately and call for assistance a small minority (5.5%) said […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown, Technical Tagged With: Assistance, BCA, Car servicing, False economy, Repairs, servicing, Warning lights

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