Taking your car on a first date is always a bit of a worry, isn’t it? They say that our choice of vehicle says a lot about us and you don’t want your potential new partner to think that you […]
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06, 2013
Category Archives: Reports and Surveys
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05, 2013
What’s Your Favourite Secret Parking Space?
Oh come on. You aren’t going to pretend that you don’t have a favourite secret parking space, are you? Any motorist worth their salt has a little space somewhere which they know they can almost always rely on. Don’t worry […]
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05, 2013
Who Drives More Safely; Older or Younger Drivers?
Who are safer on the road; the old chaps or the young dudes? A few recent high profile accidents involving older drivers has re-opened the old debate about at what age you should be forced to re-sit your test. However, […]
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02, 2013
Look At All Those Traffic Accidents
An interactive map which shows where UK traffic accidents have happened sounds like a really good idea, doesn’t it? It is just a shame that someone else thought of it before I did. It was created by Osbornes Solicitors, and […]
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01, 2013
The Easy Way to Avoid Parking Charges
Parking charges. They’re great, aren’t they? Well, not really. So how could you avoid them without facing the full wrath of the law? You could become a diplomat I suppose.
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01, 2013
Are You Paying an Arm and a Leg for Your Parking?
Figures recently released suggest that many of us are paying an arm and a leg to park our cars. There seem to be two different situations in which you will pay a small fortune for the undeniable pleasure of leaving your […]
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12, 2012
Did You Crash Your Ford Focus in Glasgow Yesterday?
I need to start off by saying that I hope you got home safely yesterday. This is now the 18th of December and it turns out that the 17th of December is traditionally the worst day of the year for […]
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11, 2012
Extreme Driving and Crazy Truck Drivers Stress You Out
What’s the most extreme situation you have driven in? It turns out that most Brits class bad weather as being the most stressful things they come across but I have a little tale which came to mind when I read […]
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10, 2012
Is Drink Driving Still a Problem After All These Years?
I was genuinely surprised to see the latest survey about drink driving habits. I have seen adverts on the TV warning about the dangers of doing this since I was knee high to a haggis. Yet it seems as though […]
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09, 2012
Don’t Look at Stonehenge
Have you ever had an accident near a famous UK landmark? I only ask because I once nearly came a cropper while ogling the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, so I was interested to see some statistics on the subject […]
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08, 2012
Do You Prefer Roundabouts or Sheep?
Last week I talked about learning to drive and passing the driving test. I don’t have a crystal ball or a time machine (I wish I did) but now some news has come out about where you are most likely […]
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08, 2012
Are We More Oblivious to Vulnerable Road Users Now?
I have talked quite a lot in recent weeks about new car technology and I don’t think that it is any secret that I want a robot which controls the vehicle while I go for a nap or eat some […]
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08, 2012
When Are You Too Old to Learn to Drive?
I learned to drive a bit later in life than a lot of my friends and work colleagues. I wasn’t exactly a pensioner when I first stalled at traffic lights but I was old enough to grow a lovely set […]
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08, 2012
No More Idling in London Please
I have always wondered how long I should wait before switching off when I am stuck in traffic or waiting for my wife to finish putting on her makeup. The latest piece of advice from the Energy Saving Trust didn’t […]