Do you have a secret you don’t want the world to find out about? Maybe you love your car so much that you go over to it and hug it and talk to it sometimes. That’s not so bad, is […]
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01, 2014
Category Archives: Reports and Surveys
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01, 2014
Parking fines in England top half a billion pounds
While the cost of buying a new car may be falling, the cost of driving continues to rise. Cheap car leasing and contract hire deals have seen the UK’s new car market boom in 2013 but the associated costs of […]
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01, 2014
Revealed: The biggest worries drivers have for 2014
Recent years have seen rising fuel prices, spiralling insurance costs and increasing road tax. In many ways, there has never been a more expensive time to run a car. Despite the cost of car ownership falling – cheap car leasing […]
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01, 2014
What are the most reliable new cars you can lease or buy?
If you’re thinking of buying or leasing a new car, choosing a reliable model can save you money. While your new car may be covered by a manufacturer’s warranty, spending time with your car in the garage for repairs can […]
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12, 2013
Toll roads don’t work in the UK
If you run a car there are plenty of costs to take into account. As well as your car leasing, contract hire or personal finance charges you also have the cost of insurance and road tax. You have to repair […]
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12, 2013
Men more emotional at a picture of a car than a crying child
How does your car make you feel? If you are moved emotionally by the design of your car then you’re not alone, according to pioneering new research. The first scientific experiment of its kind has revealed that beautiful car design […]
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12, 2013
Record numbers of people use a car or van to commute to work
How do you get to work every day? If it is in a car or a van, you’re not alone. New research has found that almost two in three people in England and Wales are reliant on a car or […]
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12, 2013
How Many People Drink and Drive in the UK? Far Too Many
It isn’t often that I am left speechless after reading a news article but it happened this week. I was astonished to read that a million of the UK’s drivers drink and drive every week. Isn’t anyone else as mentally […]
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11, 2013
Do You Want to See New Traffic Laws in the UK?
A recent survey asked 2,000 British motorists which European traffic laws they think are worth implementing in the UK. Some of the answers were a little surprising, to be honest. French Breathalysers The law in France says that all drivers […]
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09, 2013
What Are the Most Expensive Places to Own a Car?
We often hear that the UK is a very expensive place to own a car. I have driven in the UK, Spain and South America and being a motorist in Britain was definitely far more expensive than in the other […]
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08, 2013
Do Men and Women Look for the Same Things in New Cars?
Have you ever gone to choose a car with your partner? If you have then you have probably noticed that you tend to look for different things in the vehicles you choose. This might even have led to a minor […]
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08, 2013
Lies, Damn Lies and Motor Insurance
How many people do you think lie on their car insurance forms? Very few of them, right? You probably don’t know anyone who would do such a thing. Well, you might be surprised and just a little bit shocked to […]
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08, 2013
Modern Cars Mean Less DIY Repairs
I have a confession to make. I couldn’t carry out DIY car repairs if my life depended upon it. The first piece of good news is that my life hasn’t yet depended upon it. The second piece of good news […]
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06, 2013
Speed Camera Statistics Are Even More Exciting Than Baseball
I am such a big fan of statistics that if I had been born in the US, I would probably have become a baseball fan. Sadly, I wasn’t destined to be born in the land of the free and the […]