Car Blog & Car News
Car companies will find it impossible to sell cars that are exempt from the new diesel tax rules announced in last week’s budget, says Autocar. In Wednesday’s Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that diesel cars that don’t meet a certain standard by April next year will go up by one tax band. But the new standard, called Real […]
The latest car in the Car Article series ‘Something For The Weekend’ is the Land Rover Discovery Sport 2014. It is being labelled by Land Rover (and a number of others actually) as the most versatile and capable car in the segment. That segment being premium compact SUVs which are of course hugely popular at […]
Whilst KERS (Kinetic Energy Regeneration System) is best known as a way that was previously used to boost power for Formula 1, it hasn’t yet been harnessed for a road car. Until now. Volvo is trialing some new technology that in theory adds 80hp performance boost while cutting fuel consumption by up to 25% – […]
TRACKER, the stolen vehicle recovery company, has launched My TRACKER. The new software allows customers to track up to three vehicles in real time anywhere around the world. “Whether saving TRACKER customers time or helping them monitor expenses, My TRACKER, really gets to the heart of the issues affecting motorists today,” comments, Stephen Doran, Managing […]
In what may well be a confirmation of a prediction I made on this site, Yahoo have ran an article stating that we may soon be paying up to £70 in order to get a full tank of petrol. Worse still, diesel could be up to £1.40 per litre, which isn’t unbelievable when current prices […]
I don’t know about you, but my local council seems to insist on setting up roadworks that take an age to complete and provide maximal disruption for everyone. I won’t name the road but a major north route has been affected due to certain parts being closed, despite it being the weekend. If the signs […]
It’s just another fine and dandy day in the life of the motorist. In case you haven’t heard the news and ergo have no bloody idea what I’m talking about, let me fill you in. I’m referring to the idea that motorists who leave their engines running whilst stopped could be fined £20 under new […]