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Men Behaving Badly star, Martin Clunes, has been axed from the Churchill car insurance ads after being banned from driving. Clunes, 50, who lives in Dorset with his family, is no longer seen to be compatible with the Churchill car insurance brand after reached the 12 point limit on his license. The ads in which […]
New cars will be fitted with a tracking device that automatically alerts emergency services if a car crashes, under EU law. The eCall system has sensors to call the nearest emergency services centre when a car crashes, this new eCall system could be made law by 2015. The EU has ignored the privacy fears, saying […]
Companies are developing technology and improving cars to aid drivers to stop most or all crashes One million fatal car accidents happen around the world each year but experts in the industry now believe fatal accidents can be stopped. Accidents occur for many reasons, but human error is the greatest reason, drivers go too fast […]
Over 1.15 million uninsured drivers In the past year over 1.15 million Brits have knowingly driven on roads without insurance. The shocking figures confirm that uninsured drivers are still a large problem despite recent government measures to crack down on the illegal activity. Younger drivers were found to be more likely to flout the law […]
Concerns are growing about the reliability of oil prices Motorists may have been paying too much for their fuel because bankers and other traders are likely to have manipulated oil prices in the same way they have rigged interest rates, an official report has suggested. Concerns are growing about the reliability of oil prices, after […]
Car wash businesses campaigning for ban on street side wash and wax Petrol stations are campaigning for a ban on drivers washing their own cars in the street and want them to pay to use garage car wash businesses instead. Brian Madderson of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, which represents independent petrol stations, has called […]
The electric car more appealing on running cost than green credentials I’ve had my first go in one of the new generation of mass produced electric cars. I sped round the M25 at 70mph, recharged at South Mimms service station and then returned the car. For a first experience I have to say it was […]
The new Focus is kitted out with a smaller, more frugal engine that is nevertheless as powerful as the engine it replaces. Criss-crossing the Essex countryside in a Ford Focus cannot be described as an earth-shattering experience. In fact, the cost to the planet is really rather small. Little petrol is burnt by the car’s […]
Miles per gallon Figure leave buyers frustrated Official government fuel figures overstate just how many miles cars can do to the gallon, it has been claimed. Tests carried out on more than 60 cars showed every vehicle had a lower miles per gallon (MPG) figure than that given in Government statistics. What Car? magazine, which […]
Least of the reliable vehicles Just because a model is reliable, doesn’t mean it is recommended by Consumer Reports. Two out of the top 10 most reliable vehicles don’t perform well enough in our tests for us to recommend them. The opposite happens as well–some vehicles that score well in our testing are not recommended […]
