Top 5 Seven Seater Cars
A new car is one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make – quite literally if you are in the market for a seven seater. For the nuclear family with important considerations like pets, a growing brood (and the growing brood’s friends), which vehicle to opt for is not a decision to be taken lightly. [...]
Dodge The Boris Tax With New Green Cars
The London Congestion Charge is an unpleasant fact of life for the many motorists whose livelihoods necessitate them entering the City. It is an almost certain fact that this additional motoring tax will spread, like the bubonic plague, to other cities of Britain in the not too distant future. From July 2013 it will get [...]
What to look out for when purchasing a used vehicle
Given that new cars lose almost 40% of their value in the first year of their life, buying a used vehicle can seem like a very attractive option, and is certainly likely to be less of a hit on the pocket. Or that’s the theory. As with any purchase, and especially when it comes to [...]
Car Picture Perfect
A picture paints a thousand words. This hackneyed old saying has been around forever yet it remains true, especially when selling a used car. With the rise of the internet as a sales tool buyers want to have a good hard look at a car before they start organising viewing trips and the like, and [...]
Pick-Up Trucks: What to Look For When Buying
A pick-up truck is designed as a working vehicle and more often than not, the kind of work involved includes transporting heavy goods. Such a commercial role means that they will encounter higher demands than a normal domestic vehicle, or a business vehicle used for transporting personnel or small packages. With rough terrain a possible [...]
How do I prove my No Claims Discount?
Many motorists assume that once they have received the initial proof of the No Claims Discount that they are entitled to on their car insurance they will have no problems when it comes to renewing their cover or changing insurer. Unfortunately life is not that simple! Research has thrown up a number of problems that [...]
What to Test on a Test Drive
You’re standing in the car dealership looking at a shiny new car that you’ve had your eye on for months, years even. It looks fantastic – sleek and elegant, you can picture the envy in your friends and neighbours’ eyes as you proudly display the car outside your house. There is just one problem – [...]
Replacing Tyres – Local Dealer or National Chain
When the time comes that you need to buy new tyres for your car, it can be difficult to find information about where to go for the best deal and top quality – so here is a list of the pros and cons of purchasing tyres from your local garage or a national retailer, and [...]
Five Famous Motorbikes
Motorbikes are an ultimate symbol of independence and individuality. For over 100 years, they have represented freedom and the ability to travel solo, unencumbered. Here are five iconic motorbike riders: Marlon Brando “It still pleases me to be awake during the dark, early hours before morning when everyone else is still asleep. I’ve been that [...]
My Love Hate Relationship with 4×4’s
So, here I am throwing my old Fiesta around country bends (she’s only failed me once, though it would be fairer to say that I failed her with my dreadful driving), but with this gnawing fear that the old girl is not going to see out the spring, I wonder whether it’s time to buy [...]
