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  Motorists heading on holiday 'should look to rent' 25 Jun 2008 (News)
  aim. He said: "Driver safety at home and abroad is our number one priority and we hope by giving our customers this advice we can help them avoid holiday road incidents." Meanwhile, research from Sainsbury's has found that 17 per cent of drivers in the UK will be heading
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  Younger drivers 'could be interested in Alfa Romeo MiTo' 19 Jun 2008 (News)
  Alfa Romeo's latest model is to be aimed at the younger section of the market, it has been reported.Reuters has stated that the firm believes the...
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  Eco-friendly vehicles 'do not always receive cheaper cover' 16 May 2008 (News)
  Buying a vehicle which is environmentally-friendly does not always mean drivers will get a cheap car insurance deal, it has been claimed. According to the British Insurance Brokers' Association, the size and grouping of an automobile is much more likely to affect the cost of cover than
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  Tyre pressure 'picked up by new Ford systems' 14 Apr 2008 (News)
  A new system which enables drivers to be kept aware of tyre pressures as they drive has been included in two new vehicles from US automobile manufacturer Ford. The Deflation Detection System comes as an optional extra with the Ford Focus and Kuga models and gives motorists in-car warnings
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  British Fiat Bravo prices announced 19 Mar 2008 (News)
  , motorists can pay an extra £300 to receive a host of eco-friendly extras. And when the government's tax discount for environmentally-sound vehicles comes into effect from April 1st, drivers will also be able to pay ten per cent less for their road tax. Fiat commented: "Available
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  Some drivers 'still choose to skip being eco-friendly' 28 Feb 2008 (News)
  A number of motorists in the UK would still choose to forego being environmentally-friendly if they could, new research has found.Direct Line...
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  New car registration cost 'doubles in decade' 5 Feb 2008 (News)
  Motorists are paying twice as much to register a new vehicle than they were ten years ago, according to new figures. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has produced statistics which show that a decade ago drivers paid £25 to document there new car while on April 1st
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  Latest Audi A5 fitted with Turbo FSI engine 12 Oct 2007 (News)
  The introduction of the first four-cylinder engine into the A5 range has been announced by car manufacturer Audi. Six-speed transmission will also be included with the Audi A5 1.8 TFSI, helping drivers achieve 62 mph in 8.4 seconds from standing. In addition, speedier motorists
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  Details of "striking and effective" BMW convertible announced 3 Oct 2007 (News)
  The new Series 1 convertible from German automaker BMW has been described by the company as "visually striking and dynamically effective". Coming in four engine types, drivers can choose which one suits them best although speedsters may go for the 135i which offers up to 155 mph
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  Motorists can 'drive like Bond for under £10K' 19 Sep 2007 (News)
  Drivers looking to emulate James Bond by one day driving and owning an Aston Martin may be able to do so at auction. Models from the 1980s and 1990s are becoming cheaper to pick up once they go under the hammer, according to British Car Auctions (BCA). The DB7 models
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  Features of the new Ford Focus revealed 13 Sep 2007 (News)
  . In addition, three-door, five-door and estate body types will be available for drivers to choose from, along with new Coupe-Cabriolet and ST sporting flagship vehicles. Having already sold 1.1 million models of the Focus, the automaker is hoping that the changes will be enough to entice new drivers
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  Tom Kristensen to be reunited with £10m Le Mans Bentley at Race Retro 13 Feb 2017 (News)
  Driver Tom Kristensen will be reunited with the Bentley Speed 8 that he drove to victory at Le Mans later this month. The car, which is valued at £10m, will be reunited with the Danish driver at Race Retro on 24-26 February. The car, which won the 24-hour race
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  Monaco proclaimed an all-time great of racing by the Historic Racing Forum 16 May 2014 (News)
  The Credit Suisse Drivers Club assembled the fourth Credit Suisse Historic Racing Forum, with expert panelists Sir Stirling Moss OBE, Derek Bell MBE, Jochen Mass and Romain Dumas, at the Monaco Historic. Their role was to debate the theme of Dream Circuits.   Along
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  Pre-Budget Report gives company car drivers a tax-free option 10 Dec 2009 (News)
  Alistair Darling has announced in the Pre-Budget Report that electric cars will be exempt from benefit-in-kind tax from 6 April 2010 for five years. The saving means that thousands of company car drivers could effectively see a pay rise if their next car is powered solely
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  Mayor to Review Congestion Tax for Low Emitters 4 Aug 2009 (News)
  .   If this view were to be enacted, drivers of Volvo's C30, S40 and V50 DRIVe cars featuring Start/Stop technology would be able to travel around the country's capital free of charge. Last month, Stuart Kerr, Regional
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  MINI Prices Announced 12 Apr 2001 (News)
  a 0-62 time of just 9.2 seconds MINI One standard equipment ·Electric windows and mirrors ·Rear window wiper ·Adjustable front and rear headrests ·Height adjustable driver's seat ·Four disc brakes (ventilated at the front
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  Radicals to Battle at Castle Combe on 1st October 20 Sep 2011 (News)
  RADICAL FIGHT TO THE END Trowbridge driver Andrew Shanley goes into the final meeting of the season at the Castle Combe Circuit's 'Championship Finals Race Day' on Saturday October 1 with the possibility of his first championship title hanging in the balance. The local
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  Morgan Day at Castle Combe Circuit 20 May 2010 (News)
  . Electrical problems afflicted both its class A Spectrums on the grid, with Bratton's Ben Norton salvaging just one point for fastest lap and Timsbury's Oliver White unable to make the race. The third Wiltshire College driver, David Vivian made it as far as Quarry before a clash
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  TfL generates £130m in unpaid Congestion Charge fines over 12 months 9 Feb 2021 (News)
  Drivers were issued with up to £130 million in fines from October 2019 to September 2020 for failing to pay the London Congestion Charge, new research by Citroen has revealed.  The study revealed that Transport for London (TfL) received
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  Insurance claims involving cyclists and cars predicted to increase as lockdown ends 12 Jun 2020 (News)
  roads to be clearer.  The insurer also said drivers might be speeding or paying less attention while taking advantage of clearer roads without other vehicles, as well as being less confident on the roads since lockdown started. The warning coincides with a report that shows