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Make Sure To Get Your Air Con Checked…

June 23, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

There’s little worse when it comes to a hot car journey than turning on your air conditioning and finding it just blows out hot air.  Like any other consumable, the refrigerant gas within the delicate system is used up over time.  If your air con isn’t checked (most manufacturers recommend every two years) you might […]

Filed Under: Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Air con, Air conditioning, Car Articles, Car maintenance, Car maintenance tips, Halfords, How to maintain your car, vehicle maintenance

Do You Have Concerns Over The Proposed Changes To The MOT System?

January 14, 2012 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A new survey, commissioned by GEM, reveals that 52 per cent of motorists want to keep the current annual MOT system and do not agree with Government proposals to make it biennial. Only 26 per cent said they would want it to change and 22 per cent were unsure. The survey of 3,000 UK motorists […]

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, Daily News, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown, Technical, The Law Tagged With: Changes to the MOT system in the UK, GEM Motoring Assist, MOT, ProMOTe, road safety, vehicle maintenance

2012 New Year Driving Resolutions

January 2, 2012 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

Well, the new year is upon us. As is tradition, you may well have set some new year resolutions. Here are some you should consider from a motoring point of view: 1. I will maintain my vehicle Many of us just quietly cruise the year by, paying no attention to things like oil, water tyre […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Safety & Security Tagged With: Driving, Driving skills, Driving Techniques, Journeys, New year resolutions, Things to do behind the wheel, travelling, vehicle maintenance

Telegraph Special – Don’t Skimp On Tyres

November 27, 2010 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

You’ll definitely want to read the latest special report from The Telegraph regarding tyres. Bearing in mind that a small contact patch at four corners of the car are all that keep you on the road, there are some drivers who take this element of their vehicle as of very little importance. Read the full […]

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, Maintenance & Breakdown, Safety & Security Tagged With: Articles Elsewhere, road safety, Safe driving, The Telegraph, Tyres, vehicle maintenance

Winter Considerations

October 7, 2010 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

Winter can be a tough time on your car. Have a think about some of these things as the winter weather draws ever closer: 1) Engine coolant/anti-freeze – keep it topped up and at the right level. You want your engine to start on those cold winter mornings, so look after it as you should. […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Driving in winter, Poor weather conditions, vehicle maintenance, Winter weather

Coil Spring Damage

March 27, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch 67 Comments

A lot of modern cars are equipped with coil spring suspension – go and have a look at your car.  Have you done so?  Did you notice wound steel springs set up to take the up-and-down movement of the vehicle?  These are your coil springs. Coil springs are unfortunately one of the most frequently damaged […]

Filed Under: Popular Posts, Technical Tagged With: coil springs, suspension, vehicle damage, vehicle maintenance

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