Car Insurance costs continue to rise

According to the AA’s British Insurance Premium Index the average cost of car insurance has now risen to nearly £725. This has come as unwelcome news for many UK drivers whose finances are already under considerable pressure from steep increases in food and fuel bills. Motor insurers have stated that there has been a significant […]

Text Driving worse than drink driving

Drink driving in its own right is a very dangerous thing to do but new studies have revealed that the most dangerous thing to do whilst driving is to text and drive. According to national research, texting impairs motorists further than alcohol and drug influences. The research was compiled from a selection of different studies, […]

£5 to get out of a traffic jam

If plans so ahead by next month, there will be segregated motorway lanes that will allow drivers to drive past stationary traffic. This privilege will cost £5 and will allow drivers to drive in this lane, depending on the length of the journey. Ministers are due to award contracts for technology trials to begin next […]

London traffic wardens told to be friendlier

It is common fact than mainly every motorist has a disliking towards traffic wardens. They seem to ticket us in the most awkward situations but what we need to realise is that they are only doing their jobs. In an attempt to improve their reputation with British motorists and London ones in particular they have […]

Random breath tests are queued to crackdown on drink driving!

Police are urging ministers for the power to undertake random breath tests on motorists in a ploy to cut the number of drink driving offences. At present, police officers are only authorized to breathalyse motorists if a vehicle is being driven erratically or a motoring offence has been embarked. This comes at the same time […]

Rubbish Petrol! (Petrol made from rubbish..!)

It might sound ridiculous but British inventors have just launched an idea to create petrol from household rubbish! The chemical company – Ineos stated that it had now patented a method of producing vehicle fuel from waste, such as city waste, agricultural and organic waste. They have named the fuel – ethanol and apparently one […]

Road Tax Excuses

Here are the top five most ridiculous excuses motorists have given the DVLA for not having any car tax in the past year: I gave the car to a man in the pub My mate took my car for a test drive a year ago, and hasn’t brought it back yet I did tick the […]