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Understanding the Motability Car Scheme
If a disability or illness is making it difficult for you to get from place to place, then you might seek the aid of a charity-run scheme called Motability. The purpose of this charity is to provide vehicles to those who need them. It does this by leasing a...
How Much Does it Cost to Own an Electric Car?
Have you made the switch to electric yet? With the petrol and diesel ban just 14 years away, we’re going to see an increased number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads. If you are thinking of investing in your own EV and want to know more about what this involves,...
Who invented seat belts? The history of seat belts you didn’t know!
Seat belts are an unarguably important safety feature that literally every modern car is required to have. The Center for Disease Control, or the CDC, says that as much as 52% to 60% of all deaths related to car crashes the one who died was unrestrained in the car....
Skoda Octavia Mk4 DPF / GPF Filter cleaning – Diesel / Petrol
Despite the Skoda Octavia Mk4 only hitting forecourts last year, we've already seen reports on the owner's clubs of people who experience DPF (diesel particulate filter) and GPF (gasoline particulate filter) warning lights. Since Skoda isn't exactly forthcoming with...
How to Winterize Your Diesel Engine?
If you want to keep your diesel engine up and running properly during the winter, you might want to take a break from online casino South Africa gaming to winterize your car. Even if you don’t live in sub-zero winter regions, your car still needs to be...
How to enable Dyno mode on your VW Golf R GTI / Skoda VRS / Audi S3 RS3 / Seat Cupra VAG
How to enable Dyno mode on your VAG VW, Skoda, Audi or Seat. I'll keep this short. Put your car on the rollers Turn off the ignition to stop the car Turn on the ignition - wait for all the warning lights to go out Turn on the hazard lights Press and release the...
VW / Audi / Seat / Skoda Battery Replacement / Coding / Issues AGM guide & FAQ
Long gone are the days that you could pop down to Millfield Autos (Hello Peterborough!), pick up a £35 battery for your 1985 Fiesta Mk2 1.1 Ghia and swap it out in the car park quicker than it would take to fill up at 62p/ litre (those were the days). In fact, not...
GRIDSERVE opens UK’s first Electric Forecourt
GRIDSERVE has announced that the UK’s first Electric Forecourt is open for business, representing a major breakthrough for massive expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK. The site, near Braintree, Essex, represents the first of over 100...
4 Significant Hypermiling Tips To Improve Your Fuel Economy
4 Significant Hypermiling Tips To Improve Your Fuel Economy Hypermiling is nothing but ‘a sheer obsession with the numbers’ to pose a limit to your machine (vehicle). This is an economical way of driving and exceeding the efficiency level, as stated by the...
Modern day Skoda Octavia VRS barn find. 6 years, 382 miles and a lot of grime
Judging by the green "patina" growing on this Skoda Octavia VRS, I'm not sure this poor car had ever seen the inside of a barn. However, this 2014 VRS saloon has certainly been left untouched and open to the elements with a whole lot of grime and an astonishing 382...