Carrentals is just starting a survey about road sense – and if you take part – you can win a Tom-Tom Satellite Navigation system. Find all those little shortcuts Want to drive up roads that are impossible to cross, or  upset locals by taking your car up a private road? Well, now you can, and all you need to do is fill in our survey. What we are interested in and want to highlight are such things as if you or anyone you know have been a victim of car crime, whether you feel safe Read more…

As you can now rent cars by the hour, should this be, like other car-related green schemes, tax deductible?  It may not be something that would trouble James Bond, I would imagine he’d get a lovely lady to do his. But for the rest of us, Taxes are always going to happen, why can’t we get a break on green issues? The phenomenon of the hire car facility run by companies such as Streetcar/Zipcar is a rapidly expanding industry. This concept originated in America, but is now becoming a strong presence in dense, UK urban Read more…

It was only a matter of time until F1 had to highlight its efforts in being a ‘responsible’ sport and drawing attention to global warming with their green-grooved tyres for this weekend’s GP in Japan. Who’s going to be the first driver to complain about the grip of these tyres this weekend? It’s no coincidence that this stunt has been scheduled for the race after the Singapore GP, which, run in night was enough to get even the staunchest non-environmentalist’s eyebrows raised at the pure waste of resources. F1 cars are going to save the Read more…

In recent years, the statistics for young drivers crashing and killing or injuring themselves has been horrifying. Ford’s new box of tricks will hopefully stop this Putting a car in the hands of a 17 year old is like giving them a weapon, and parents are faced with the horrific prospect of hoping their child doesn’t end up crashing. But now, Ford have come up with something that will at least help slow down the kids. It may hurt young rights, but parents can, amongst others, limit the car’s top speed and make sure the Read more…

In the US, hourly car rental and green driving is the new battle ground for car hire In the depths of the credit crunch, more and more car hire companies are renting their cars by the hour. In major cities in the US, this is something car hire companies are trying to cash in on. A technique that would probably help James Bond, as he can wreck the car and forget about it within 60 mins, here we have a look at the options available. Hourly renting proves to be more profitable for car hire Read more…

It seems that the name synonymous with glamour, speed and excellent design, Pininfarina, has unveiled its own electric car. What’s its MPG? If all electric cars looked like this, I’d be first in line If we’re honest, electric cars, apart from the Telsa have been pretty rubbish in the design stakes, citing cleanliness and all that jazz as reasons for poor design. Not when the name that designed some of the world’s best Ferrari’s take their hand to it. Electric cars and glamour – don’t always go together! It’s yet more momentum to the green Read more…

Now, more than ever, drivers are looking for ways to improve their car’s fuel economy in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and expenditure. In the previous article in this little series we looked at some of the tips that have either been made obsolete by technological developments or never worked in the first place. This time we’ll take a look at a few things that really do work, saving the most important (and least surprising) until last: Avoid excessive idling: Contrary to previously accepted wisdom (see the last article), as far as modern cars Read more…

This weekend sees the first ever Formula 1 night race. We all know that driving in the dark can be a little tricky, so we’ve put together a handy little guide to help Lewis Hamilton and friends avoid the hazards of night driving…. Some people like driving at night. Others don’t. F1 drivers this weekend don’t have a choice. Many people have to drive at night, such as those who are involved in shipping and transportation, as well as those who are required to work the graveyard shifts in a multitude of fields and industries. Read more…