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Borrowing for repairs
Borrowing for car repairs is becoming increasingly common if recent reports are to be believed. Research by Ferratum, a leading provider of short term loans, showed that over half (54%) of their customers were taking loans for unexpected repairs; the majority of these...
Hypermiling on the “wireless”, Hypermiling feature on BBC Radio Stoke
All you lucky BBC listeners who are able to tune into BBC Radio Stoke both on the "wireless" and via the BBC website will be pleased to know that yours truly will be featuring on Stuart George's program tomorrow morning.Tune in from 10AM to hear me disucssing the...
Getting the right car Insurance quote
When your car insurance needs renewing you never seem to be prepared, it is so much easier to continue with your existing car insurance than find an alternative. There never seems to be enough hours in the day, so when your car insurance needs to be renewed this...
1 in 5 “new” cars fail their first MOT, time for a change to the rules?
Analysis of 24.5 million MoT records obtained by "honest john" has shown that 1 in 5 cars fail their first MOT, with French cars leading the field as the worst offenders. As you know, when cars reach the ripe old age of 3, they are required to join the rest of us in...
UK motorists running on “fumes” as fuel prices increase
New research from Green Flag has revealed that over 4.6 million (13 per cent) of UK motorists have found themselves driving on empty in the last three months. Green Flag has coined these drivers ‘Vapour trailers,' motorists that risk running out of fuel by regularly...
Fuel tanker strike averted after drivers agree deal
The threat of a damaging fuel tanker strike was averted yesterday after drivers voted by just a 1% margin accept a peace deal. After eight days of talks with the conciliation service Acas, Unite said that just 51% of it's members had backed proposals to end a...
Four-door coupes: the cake-and-eat-it niche
Splicing a saloon with a coupe may have seemed fanciful a decade ago, but four-door coupes are now a firmly established breed.Mercedes-Benz pioneered the four-door coupe concept with the 2004 launch of the CLS. The car was widely derided at the time, with many...
Honda develops technology which aims to prevent traffic jams before they start
Honda has announced the successful development of the world's first technology to detect and prevent traffic congestion. The system constantly monitors the vehicles and is able to determine whether the motorists driving pattern is likely to create traffic jams.The...
Honda Motor Co wins appeal in Civic hybrid mileage lawsuit
In the highly publicised case brought by disgruntled Honda Civic owner Heather Peters, an LA judge has settled with Honda and they have won their appeal. The claim had been originally been bought and won by Mrs Peters against Honda for falsely advertising 50...