Car Blog & Car News
We have, the general public, been led to believe that when a car reaches the magic number of 100,000 miles that two things happen: It becomes completely worthless It will go severely wrong For the record, that’s simply not the case anymore. Engines are finely tuned things and have an excellent lifespan. Equally, bodywork is extremely […]
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 […]
CAP Total Cost of Motoring (www.cap.co.uk/consumer) is a simple, free-to-use, tool that uses the benchmark used car value forecasts of CAP Automotive – Britain’s leading publisher of vehicle valuation and technical information – to provide a uniquely detailed view of anticipated depreciation, fuel, service, maintenance and other costs. The shock finding that 1 in 3 motorists […]
Road safety organisation and breakdown cover company, GEM, is today encouraging motorists across the UK to get into gear and make sure their car is fully ready and road-worthy for 2013. To help drivers start as they mean to go on, GEM has created a list of resolutions to apply to their cars as the […]
Here’s the latest news from GEM Motoring Assist from a poll which suggests a lot of us out there are rather upset at the terrible condition of UK roads: GEM’s latest poll reveals that 87% of UK drivers agree that not enough maintenance work or regular inspections are carried out across the country’s roads. What’s […]
As the weather worsens along with the economic pinch, many are avoiding some routine maintenance on their cars – however this is at the detriment of not only the vehicle but general road safety as well. As GEM highlights, it is imperative we keep up our good habits, especially when the weather turns nasty… According […]
The local council in my neighbourhood have put in more ‘traffic calming’ measures, meaning that I now drive over an extra speed bump per day. Yes ok, it’s only one, but outgoing and return journeys mean I have to drive over it twice. My car is now approaching the 100,000 mile marker (quite a lot […]
Škoda is warning all car owners of the importance of getting their cambelt changed at regular intervals, with many people unaware of how much damage a failure can cause and cost. With damages escalating to as much as £5000, a replaced cambelt is a small investment to ensure a car’s smooth running. A cambelt is […]
As per the previous announcement of recalls from Toyota, I will provide the words direct from the manufacturer so none of the meaning is lost: Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK. To date, there have been no […]