Car Blog & Car News
Winter has officially arrived as many parts of the UK are now covered in the powdered white stuff. I’ve recently posted a number of articles detailing how you can get your car ready, what you need to have (this includes a fully charged mobile) etc, but what about you? Do you feel confident driving in […]
Motorists are failing to adequately prepare their car for winter, research by Manheim Auctions has revealed. Despite last winter being one of the coldest in 50 years and the Met Office predicting more of the same for the coming months, a quarter of drivers are taking to the roads without doing anything to prepare their […]
The Mail Online has a new article on a speed camera that is coming to British roads – a new device that can track five different offences at one time. The machine can see whether a driver is speeding, wearing a seatbelt, in possession of valid tax, valid insurance for the vehicle and MOT. The […]
Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its iQ models in the UK to carry out a modification to the software used to manage the vehicle’s Electric Power Steering (EPS) system. It is working with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to contact registered owners and keepers by letter to advise […]
When the clocks go back on 31st October, we will all look forward to an extra hour of much needed sleep, but Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is concerned about how changing the clocks can be a danger for road users and put lives at risk. David Williams, MBE, CEO of GEM Motoring Assist […]
GEM, voted the UK’s Number One for roadside assistance, is committed to helping drivers make their car journeys run as smoothly as possible and the first rule is….be prepared! David Williams from GEM Motoring Assist comments, “Last year, thousands of drivers were unprepared for the season’s first snowfall in December. With the threat happening so […]
Lexus is launching two voluntary recalls in the UK, affecting its IS, GS and RX models. It is working with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to contact registered owners and keepers by letter to advise them of the procedure for taking their vehicle to a Lexus Centre or an Official Lexus Service Outlet […]
GEM Motoring Assist has some good advice for councils. Yes, we may need to save money, but don’t turn out the lights, as it will drastically reduce road safety: In response to the news that several councils are running trials to turn off or dim street lights in a bid to save money, road safety […]
In yet another recall, this time affecting Mercedes-Benz cars, more than 22,000 vehicles are potentially suffering problems. It affects C-class and E-class models, some of the more common on British roads. Take a look at the full information from Yahoo to see whether your car is affected. Details will also be made available in due […]
A recent study by Manheim Auctions has shown that many of us in the UK are guilty of ‘route racing’. If you’re not familiar with the term, it is when a driver of a vehicle decides to attempt to ‘beat’ the time to destination given on the sat nav in the vehicle – either by […]