Is Your Car One of the Unsafe Ones
MOT Update: There are potentially over 1 million dangerous cars are on the roads. Is your car one of the unsafe ones? Since the coronavirus lock-down came in, a 6-month automatic MOT extension has been applied to all cars with an MOT due after 30th March (until 1st August 2020). This has been to help […]
Looking After Your Car During Lockdown
If you are going away for a prolonged period of time or if you are following the government advice during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, then you are probably not using your car. This guide will help you to ensure that you are looking after your car during lock down. If you can, you should be […]
Coronavirus Staying Safe on the Roads
Now that government advice only to travel when it is essential, the amount of traffic on the roads is much lower than usual. This also means that services like the AA, RAC and other breakdown organisations are running with reduced staffing levels. So, if you get into trouble it might take a while to get […]
Thieves Using Technology Can Steal Cars in Seconds
You have probably heard news stories circulating about thieves stealing cars from a driveway without even having to break into a house and taking the keys. Modern cars have keyless entry and keyless starting which makes this type of theft possible. Thieves carry a portable relay device that picks up the signal from the car’s […]
Tips and Advice Driving in Wet Conditions
With summer now just a distant memory, it is time to think about autumn and winter. We might have the odd sunny day, but we should be better prepared for rain and wind in the next few months. Our guide to driving in wet conditions will give you some top tips for staying safe on […]
Personalised Number Plates Our Guide
Personalised number plates are not only reserved for the rich and famous. Millions of Pounds are spent each year on buying and transferring number plates, and anyone can buy one. A personalised number plate makes your vehicle stand out and look more unique, buying one can cost anything from £250 up to hundreds of thousands. […]
Has Your Number Plate Been Cloned
The number of people reporting that they’ve received motoring fines for offences that they haven’t committed as increased recently. In some cases, their car is supposed to have been hundreds of miles from where they actually were. What’s more, the people getting the fines can prove they weren’t where the fines were issued. How is […]
Tyre Safety Tread Depths and Staying Legal
Checking the tread depth of your tyres is one of the most important checks you should be making on a regular basis. Having worn tyres means that the one thing in contact with the road surface is not able to perform as it should. This has an impact braking distances and handling, which could be […]
Pothole Damage
Pothole Damage – How To Avoid It For Your Car One-third of UK cars suffer pothole damage According to research carried out by Citroen, a massive 32% of UK motorists claim to have had their car damaged by a pothole. With UK roads in such a poor state, and as lockdown begins to lift, there […]