Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Knowing when and where to book a hire car is not an exact science by any means, and there are pros and cons all along the way. So how do you avoid wondering whether or not you’ve made the right decision?
Let’s take the timing first of all. Do you book well in advance, or leave it until the last minute ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, February 7th, 2011
We’re all aware of the need to regularly check our cars and ensure that they pass the MoT test each year, but what about us? Do we ever stop and check that we are healthy and fit enough to be out on the road?
The road safety group GEM Motoring Assist has put together an interesting check list relating to our ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, January 31st, 2011
If you’ve got a son or daughter who is learning to drive or who has recently passed their test, it’s a pretty sobering thought that new drivers aged 17-25, particularly young men, are proportionately more likely to suffer a serious or even fatal road accident than any other group of road users.
In this country, after passing the driving test there ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Driving through the night is one way to try and avoid heavy traffic when you’re going on a long journey. It’s the sort of thing that families do when going away on holiday and faced with a nine-hour drive to their destination. Chuck the kids in the back, set off at midnight and aim to arrive early morning with a ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, January 17th, 2011
I don’t know about you but the snow and ice we had around Christmas, followed by an early January of heavy rain, have left the roads in my area in a pretty poor state of repair. The surface is breaking up in many places, meaning that there is a lot of loose material which doesn’t give a lot of grip, ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, January 10th, 2011
One of the topics which always seems to crop up in forums and queries to customer support these days is that of excess insurance products.
When you hire a car the rental agreement usually includes cover for collision damage waiver and theft but the customer is still liable for the excess, which can be anything from £500 to £1,500. Excess charges ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Let me start by wishing all of you a very Happy New Year! I’d like to think that there was chance of that sentiment being realised, but if you’re a motorist I’m not sure that 2011 actually holds out much hope for happiness.
The new year is not even a week old and yet we’ve already had two separate tax rises ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, December 27th, 2010
A new study has been looking at gender differences in motorists and has come to the conclusion that actually men and women aren’t that different when it comes to driving behaviour and attitudes.
Now I’m not quite sure how they came to that conclusion because to me the results highlight a lot of differences. Apparently, men are more likely to take ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Monday, December 20th, 2010
With the cold weather returning to the UK, there’s been a lot of talk recently of whether or not motorists in this country should follow the example of those in northern Europe and consider fitting winter tyres to their cars.
The performance of an ordinary tyre starts to drop off at temperatures below 7oC as the rubber compound begins to harden, ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
You just can’t help but admire Bernie Ecclestone. The 80-year-old Formula One supremo suffered a viscous mugging in London recently, during which he was punched and kicked and sustained head injuries when he was knocked to the ground.
The billionaire was attacked outside the offices of Formula One Holdings in Knightsbridge in late November. The four assailants made off with around ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
