Archive for October, 2007
Drivers are spending £8.6 million more on petrol each day than they were ten months ago, a motoring organisation has claimed.According to the AA, unleaded petrol now averages 98.57p a litre, with hundreds of filling stations charging
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October 31st, 2007 | Adaugat in General motoring | No Comments
Motorists are being urged to take their car in for a service before Christmas, especially as many garages offer a \’winter check\’ of fluid levels, anti-freeze and brakes and tyres.As well as helping to prevent the risk of breaking down at one
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October 31st, 2007 | Adaugat in Safety | No Comments
Millions of Brits are at risk of invalidating their car insurance by using their private vehicle for business purposes, it has been claimed.According to Gocompare.com, there are around five million drivers who drive almost 190 business miles a
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October 31st, 2007 | Adaugat in 274 | No Comments
Today’s hybrid vehicles offer fuel efficiency, fast payback…
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October 30th, 2007 | Adaugat in 1 | No Comments
Motorists and lorry drivers should be taxed differently when it comes to fuel, one organisation has said.The Freight Transport Association (FTA) wants the government to reduce the transport industry\’s burden by reversing the latest fuel duty
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October 30th, 2007 | Adaugat in General motoring | No Comments
A new car insurance rule that is due to come into effect next January could present a problem for drivers who innocently forget to renew their policy on time, it has been claimed.The AA said that thousands of car insurance customers who do not
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October 30th, 2007 | Adaugat in 274 | No Comments
Following a successful trial in the West Midlands, the government is considering whether it should allow motorists to drive on motorway hard shoulders in the busiest parts of Britain.The hard shoulder on the M42 around Birmingham now functions
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October 30th, 2007 | Adaugat in General motoring | No Comments
Motorists and pedestrians are being placed at risk by Britain\’s "archaic" time zone system, a road safety charity has said.Brake has called on the government to switch to Central European Time, which would mean more daylight in the
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October 29th, 2007 | Adaugat in 274, Safety | No Comments
EU policy-makers have proposed a law that would mean car manufactures will have to comply with strict carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new vehicles.The EU parliament has voted to introduce legislation designed to help Europe meet CO2
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October 29th, 2007 | Adaugat in General motoring, Green living | No Comments
Diesel cars are increasingly popular with second-hand car buyers, according to a new survey.A study by AA Personal Loans has shown that used car buyers are much more likely to opt for a diesel engine than new car buyers.A third of
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October 29th, 2007 | Adaugat in General motoring | No Comments