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Brake survey confirms speeding and tailgating rife on UK roads
Another week and yet other shock survey confirming what the majority of UK motorists already know... people drive too fast and too close.The survey by the road safety charity Brake revealed that from 1000 drivers surveyed, 57 percent admit to risky tailgating while a...
Toyota develops new semiconductor capable of boosting hybrid efficiency by 10 percent
Toyota has announced that they have developed a new semiconductor which can boost fuel efficiency in hybrid vehicles by 10 percent.These newly developed semiconductors are able to consume only a tenth of the energy of those currently in production, while allowing the...
Tesla prepares UK electric highway for its battery powered rides
Plans are afoot for a UK "electric highway" if the battery powered car maker Tesla gets it's own way. Like the infrastructure already in place across the pond, Tesla plan to litter the UK with charging points allowing Tesla owners "power" their way up the length of...
New UK car sales continue to boom, matching records set in the 80’s
Booming new car sales once again hit the headlines this week as figures from the SMMT revealed that April marked the 26th month in a row that new car sales improved. Official figures have shown that sales from the first four months of the year totalled 864,942, up...
Car insurance shake up as RAC backs black box technology
Insurance black boxes have been the product of choice for many young drivers struggling to afford the astronomical premiums demanded by many car insurance providers. They constantly monitor driving habits to assist insurance claims and reduce premiums.Recent moves by...
UK government freezes fuel duty again in the 2014 Budget
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that number 10 will continue to freeze fuel duty in his annual Budget statement today.To date, fuel duty has been frozen for over four years and will remain at 57.95p per litre of fuel. Mr Osborne claimed that the governments...
Why are diesel particulate filter (DPF) issues becoming common place and what’s being done about it?
Issues with diesel particulate filters seem to be popping up in message boards and in the press with an increasing frequency. DPFs have certainly have done a lot to clean up diesel's act but it's turned into a rather costly affair for many motorists. Yesterday someone...
Fuel prices could go on the rise as world oil demand increases
The oil cartel Opec has upgraded its forecast for world oil demand raising concerns that motorists could soon be paying more at the pumps. The cartel which represents 12 of the world's leading oil producing nations has expects oil consumption to increase by 1.14m...
Tesco launches Clubcard Fuel Save scheme, saving you up to 20p a litre
The battle of the supermarket forecourts has paved the way for yet another fuel saving scheme. This time it's Tesco's turn to tempt motorists into it's stores to get money off at the pumps. Tesco's latest offer comes in the form of what it calls the "Clubcard Fuel...