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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is adding its voice to the recently-launched equestrian road safety campaign by urging drivers to ‘think horse and rider’ on journeys. The plea follows the news that 36 riders were killed in road incidents over the past five years. GEM supports the recently-launched ‘Dead Slow’ campaign from […]
This week’s tips from the IAM’s director of standards, Mark Lewis, are about driving safely in frost and ice. With temperatures near freezing, here’s how you can ensure your journey is a safe one for the road. Make sure you have cleared your windows and side mirrors before starting your journey and use the heater […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging all volunteer drivers to take a few moments to ensure they put safety first on their journeys. Volunteers form a vital part of many local medical transport networks today. They also participate in schemes that help other people get out and about – for example […]
You can’t see it coming and it just might be the cause of an accident. Temperatures around the UK have really dropped over the last couple of days. Windscreens are frozen over, tyres are cold, brakes are grabby and all the mechanicals of the car are cold. Worst of all, there are patches of the […]
New research from the What Car? True MPG team confirms that drivers who need to put in extra miles to visit family and friends over the holidays could face hidden costs. A recent test on a selection of popular vehicles shows that fuel efficiency can be cut by more than 7% when cars are driven with four occupants […]
Tachograph breaks, the mandatory rest stops commercial operators must take when driving, were the cause of nearly 1,700 road closures in one year alone, according to newly released figures from IAM Drive & Survive. According to the Road Haulage Association 85% of everything sold in the UK is carried by truck at some stage of […]
While crashes caused by drink drivers are continuing to fall slightly, some drivers are still not getting the message about the dangers, especially men in their 20s who are still the most prolific offenders. The number of crashes, where at least one driver was over the limit, dropped by 930 between 2010 and 2013 (6620 […]
I had the misfortune to have to go out at a peak time today, to the supermarket of all places. I’ll name it as I’m there fairly often. It’s an Asda. Now I’ve nothing against Asda itself, otherwise I wouldn’t have been there. The problem lies with the small roundabout on the approach to it. […]
We’re now firmly in the grip of Winter. Around 2-4 centimetres of snow lay last night whilst I was out. Luckily it had cleared by the morning but evidently the coldest season has well and truly taken hold. With that in mind and the greater likelihood of further snow, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) […]
We have, the general public, been led to believe that when a car reaches the magic number of 100,000 miles that two things happen: It becomes completely worthless It will go severely wrong For the record, that’s simply not the case anymore. Engines are finely tuned things and have an excellent lifespan. Equally, bodywork is extremely […]