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Elderly drivers may have a re-test

by Ben Ormsby March 15, 2012 Car News from the UK

It is bound to cause controversy but a recommendation has been floated that elderly drivers should take another driving test if they are caught speeding or breaking other traffic laws and should be sent on training courses to make sure they’re still safe behind the wheel. This idea is from a report by the Parliamentary [...]

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Insuring your car

by Rick Guttridge February 20, 2012 Advice

Insuring your car has reached new premium cost levels and figures suggest that it has risen by 50% over a two year period. Much of the increase has been put down to the explosion in whiplash claims, which it suggested adds around £90 to every premium. Now more than ever it pays to be vigilant [...]

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Geneva Motor Show 2012

by Ben Ormsby February 15, 2012 Car News

The European motor show circuit gets started with the Geneva show on March 6th and already we have word of a few of the new and exciting cars which will be on display. Many of the cars seen will not be officially released until later in the year, some could even be two or three [...]

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A look at the three cylinder Ford Focus

by Rick Guttridge February 15, 2012 Car News from the UK

Most people seem to be downsizing in these tough economic times and it would seem that Ford is thinking that way too. Britain’s best selling family hatchback is being offered with a downsized three cylinder 999cc engine even though the smaller Fiesta still enjoys the excess of a 1.6-litre petrol engine option. This engine has [...]

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Motoring fines to get a massive hike

by Ben Ormsby February 14, 2012 Car News from the UK

In another hammer blow to the already hard hit motorist, there is talk of increasing the current standard fine of £60 and increasing it to £100 or a massive £120 if they choose to go to court to challenge a speeding ticket for example. The proposal is the brainchild of the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke [...]

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Government ‘U’ turn on the MOT

by Rick Guttridge February 7, 2012 Car News from the UK

In a surprise move which was announced by Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, the plans to change the frequency of the MOT have been scrapped following pressure from road safety and motoring groups, which will mean that cars will continue to be tested after three years and then annually. Ministers had been considering delaying the [...]

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Informing your insurer if you fit winter tyres

by Ben Ormsby February 7, 2012 Advice

There has been a lot of confusion about whether you should inform your insurer if you fit winter tyres to your car. You should always advise your insurance company if you are modifying the car in any way, although in most people’s eyes fitting a new set of tyres, of the same dimensions and make [...]

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GM back on top

by Rick Guttridge January 31, 2012 Car News

General Motors (GM) has regained its position as the world’s biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago. GM said sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles. GM emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 after a $52bn (£34bn) taxpayer-funded bailout. The US [...]

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