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The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has expressed concern that widespread confusion still exists amongst motorway users on how best to use them. SMART motorways were officially introduced this time last year to replace Managed Motorways as the solution to the nation’s congested motorways but concerns have been raised over their safety. England’s first ‘all-lane […]
It has been widely reported that Jeremy Clarkson’s final Top Gear scenes will be aired during the summer of 2015. The boss of BBC2, Kim Shillinglaw, has also raised the possibility of a female presenter for the popular entertainment show. Clarkson meanwhile has confirmed himself that he is almost 100% confirmed to film another car show […]
Over 97% of motorists believe parking at motorway service stations should be free according to a new poll by Motorpoint. An online survey by the UK’s leading car supermarket found 97.4% of people quizzed agreed that drivers should be able to stay beyond the mandatory two-hour free parking period at motorway service stations – without […]
This is the all new Jaguar XF and it is the star for this ‘Something For The Weekend’ segment. It is lighter, more efficient than the previous car and absolutely packed with technology. It features an all aluminium body for lightness and exceptional aerodynamic efficiency with drag at a very low Cd of 0.26. Powertrains […]
A faulty Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now an automatic MOT fail and is already catching motorists out – does your car have it and how do you know if it’s working? Millions of cars in the UK are fitted with tyre pressure monitoring systems, or TPMS, which monitor the vehicle’s tyre pressure and […]
There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your door to find the potholed and unpredictable road surface to be covered in paint and seemingly random scrawling. No, my street hasn’t been the victim of a violent graffiti artist, but the local council has in fact daubed it to indicate where will be ‘fixed’. Don’t get […]
The famous German marque Mercedes-Benz has brought home the gold three times at the 2015 World Car Awards. Top of them all was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which took home the prestigious World Car of the Year Award. The S-Class coupe was voted World Luxury Car 2015, while the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car picked up the […]
There is still time to buy your advance tickets for Beaulieu’s Spring Autojumble, taking place on 16th and 17thMay 2015. But make sure you buy before 10th May to take advantage of these special advance price reductions. With over 1,000 stands and countless bargains to be had, it’s the spring motoring event that you can’t […]
Jaguar Land Rover seem to be on a roll at the minute with few if any missteps in their current line up of available cars. In this video, Car Buyer gives the new Land Rover Discovery Sport (2015) an appraisal. It’s good looking and the only disappointment perhaps is the lack of new engine. Watch […]
Here are the key points of the 2015 budget and how they may affect you in motoring terms this year: Company car benefit-in-kind tax rates will increase by three percentage points in 2019-20, the Budget papers reveal. Rates up to the end of 2018-19 were announced in last year’s Budget. The Chancellor announced a rate […]