Victims of car crime are being urged to leave crime-fighting to the police after Jo Coombs from Battersea used her car insurance GPS tracker and smartphone app to locate her Land Rover after it has been stolen from outside her house. Even though in this case it ended well, Tracker says that organised criminal gangs …
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As the country celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Quotezone.co.uk look at the iconic changes in motoring during the course of the Queen’s reign. On the Road The first thing a driver would notice in 1953 was the lack of traffic; there were four million cars on the road, 70 years on there are 40.3 million …
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Many drivers are searching for methods to help save on fuel costs after both petrol and diesel prices hit new record levels. Hypermiling techniques have been popular with drivers, which involves changing driving habits to boost fuel economy and save on fuel costs, but some may be more dangerous than others. To be able to …
In 2021, London won the unenviable reputation of being the most congested city in the world. As things stand drivers populating the roads of our capital can expect to waste 148 hours at the wheel on average due to blocked-up traffic jams. Not only does this consume motorists’ precious time, but long vehicle queues don’t …
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With the DVLA holding a new personalised number plate auction this and next week, motorists are being warned to check with their insurer to see if they are covered for damage to, or theft of, their new registration plates. There isn’t a fee to register new personalised plates nor are they viewed as vehicle …
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Drivers are being urged to avoid leaving their beloved pet dogs on their own in cars for any amount of time – regardless of the weather. The experts at LeaseCar.uk and its sister site LeaseElectricCar.co.uk have been exploring the changing internal temperatures of a car with different temperatures outside. And the stark message is dogs …
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Proposals to lengthen MOT intervals could hit motorists in the pocket and result in over 2.5 million vehicles on the roads with dangerous defects, says BookMyGarage.com. Last year, of the 30.25 million Class 3 & 4 MOTs conducted in the UK, nearly a third (30.23%) of vehicles – around 10 million – failed their MOT …
ll new manufactured cars could be fitted with speed limiters following a controversial EU ruling. A consultation is set to be launched by the UK government which will look into the possibility of speeding drivers having their cars’ engine power reduced or having warning alarms go off. Such systems would be based on “intelligent speed …
If you’ve been looking at used car listings recently you will have been likely to come across the phrase ‘full service history’, sometimes written as FSH. This indicates that the current owner has complete records of the maintenance carried out on a vehicle over the course of its life. It’s important to look for a …
Motorists should take steps to ensure their vehicles are as efficient as possible in the face of rising fuel prices, the head of a leading greentech company said today. The AA said fuel prices hit a new record high at the pump across the UK, tightening the squeeze on UK consumers. Over the weekend petrol …
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