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One in five motorists abandon 4 wheels as running costs soar
A survey by the very nice men breakdown service Green Flag has revialed that soaring running costs have forced a whopping 14 percent of UK motorists to abandon their cars with a further 7 percent opting for for two wheels over four. Fuel and insurance prices have led...
Fairfuel UK keeping up pressure on Government over fuel prices
The campaign group FairFuel UK is continuing to put pressure on the UK Government over fuel prices. With the backing of motoring journalist Quentin Wilson the group last week rallied Westminster to help force oil companies to pass the falling oil price savings to...
Thinking about Life Insurance
Life Insurance Dying isn’t something any of us want to think about at length, but if you have a family that depends on you, you need to think about how they would cope financially in the event of your death. Life insurance is the best way to insure your family’s...
Volvo KERS System will improve MPG by 20 per cent
The men in white coats at Volvo have been working on a KERS system that they claim will improve MPG by 20 per cent. The KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System (as currently used by Formula 1 teams to aid overtaking) will not only provide a healthy boost in MPG, it...
Meet the Trident Iceni: The 70MPG biodiesel supercar
0 - 60MPH in less than 4 seconds, a top speed of over 200 MPH and a price tag of over £100,000, these days that's nothing special. When you consider it returns over 70MPG while supping on vegetable oil, its worth a second look. Powered by a modified V8 GM bio-fuel...
Ford continues it’s green streak with 1.0L “EcoBoost” engine
Ford is continuing its blue green streak by confirming the development of a 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine. According to the press release the boffins at Dunton Ford technical centre UK have been working on a number of improvements that improve thermal...
Stanlow direct action group confirms Chester “go slow” for June 11th
In a recent press release the Stanlow Direction Action group has confirmed that they have organised a traffic "go slow" for this Saturday 11th June . In a departure from recent fuel protests and events in Chester, this protest is aimed at causing disruption in...
Our Weekly Hypermiling Tip #5: Your route matters
The shortest or quickest route might be the best when you are trying to Hypermile. Hypermiling is all about driving smoothly, when you are stuck in traffic or having to stop start about town you are NOT driving smoothly. Taking a less uninterrupted and travelled...
Stanlow Fuel protest group ditches spokesman
The fuel protesters targeting Stanlow fuel refinery have dismissed their spokesman over a facebook disbute.The group has parted company with Ian Charlesworth after claims that he invited EDL and BNP groups to join the protests at the fuel refinery.In an interview with...
Insuring your hybird car
Over the past ten years or so hybrid cars have become increasingly popular. You may be aware that the first mass produced hybrid vehicle was the Toyota Prius which was initially launched in Japan in 1997. Three years later, in 2000, it was launched across the rest of...