Car Blog & Car News
A new guide to help keep children safe on the roads when travelling to and from school has been launched. Safety charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was commissioned by Public Health England to produce the document, which aims to help schools promote safe active travel for children to and from […]
This interesting article from The Telegraph looks at a survey recently conducted by the IAM. The survey focuses on the reasons behind accidents. Whilst the government continues to seemingly blame speed for most road traffic accidents, this latest research shows that in actuality it’s driver error or reaction that causes the most crashes. Read the […]
Due to a recent accident, I’ve been out of action. Not only from the general day to day stuff, but even from getting behind the wheel. I find this extremely frustrating. Tasks that are supposed to be simple are suddenly far more complex because I can’t simply jump behind the wheel in order to go […]
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 […]
Women only car insurance premiums could soon be a thing of the past according to a new survey by Motorpoint. An online poll by the car supermarket giant found over 90% of people supported EU proposals to scrap the discounts on offers from companies such as Sheila’s Wheels. Over 990 people took part in the […]
We all know that we shouldn’t be using mobile phones or other electronic equipment behind the wheel – aside from considerations of the result being an endorsable fixed penalty notice (e.g. one that’ll give you points on your licence), there’s the ever-present danger that by doing so, the driver’s attention is distracted and a crash […]
Once again, I thought I’d share the information directly from Toyota so that you can quickly find out if you own a car that is affected by the accelerator pedal problem noted on with some models. Toyota Motor Europe announced today the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal […]