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This week’s driving tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are looking at how parents can cope with travelling with children on long journeys. With our advice here’s how you can ensure your journey is a lot less stressful. If you’re travelling with children under the age of three years you must […]
Morrisons have cut diesel prices for the second time in a fortnight, making them on par with, or lower, than petrol in some areas. The Morrisons price cut makes diesel cheaper than petrol for the first time in a staggering 14 years. Fuel duty was frozen again by George Osborne in the recent budget. Even […]
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. […]
Cycling is acknowledged as an excellent way to get in better shape – and stay that way. It’s a message that appears to be getting through to more and more people, and figures show there has been an increase in cycling every year since 2008 (according to www.ctc.org.uk). GEM chief executive David Williams MBE says: “We […]
It’s the world’s longest-running motoring event and regularly attracts around five hundred entries, many of whom have been competing for many years… but for those considering taking part for the first time, where to begin? To help first-timers considering joining the annual capital-to-coast pilgrimage, organisers have produced a comprehensive guide designed to make the entire […]
This week’s motoring tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are looking at how to cope with driving through busy city roads. With forward planning and careful approach city driving needn’t be something to fear. Plan your journey before setting off. If you are travelling through an unfamiliar city, use Google maps […]
A NEW video has been launched by road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist, offering simple and straightforward information on drugs, driving and the law. The video, funded by the GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Charity, reflects changes to drug-driving legislation which came into effect in March of this year, establishing legal limits for […]
Millions of people will be out in their cars this bank holiday weekend, heading off for a holiday or visiting family and friends. And with the Spring bank holiday leading straight into the May half term for most schoolchildren, even more families will also be using the road networks for week-long staycations or journeys to […]
Renault is once again backing an award-winning safety scheme aimed at reducing the number of serious road accidents in the UK’s fastest county. Safety initiative CarKraft, based at Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, is helping to cut successfully the number of people killed and seriously injured in Northamptonshire. Renault’s backing for CarKraft […]
There are a wide variety of products on the market that will claim to improve engine responsiveness, increase horsepowers, increase efficiency and lower emissions. But what do they consist of and do they actually work? I’ve used a few in the past and have had mixed results. So, we at Car Articles turned to science […]