New research from law firm Your Legal Friend delves into the statistics of recent road accidents within England and Wales, highlighting the most dangerous drivers on our roads. There is a great graphic here which it explains it all at Your Legal Friend. The research examined factors such as the vehicles, genders and age demographics
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New research by car finance broker, CarFinance 247, found that despite the new, increased speeding penalties that came into force more than six months ago (24 April 2017), UK drivers are still willing to break the law to satisfy the love of their need for speed. Drivers admitted to knowingly breaking the speed limit at
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BRAKE’s annual spotlight on Road Safety starts from 20 November this year and Exchange and Mart is embracing this opportunity to remind drivers to put their phones down to save lives. Exchange and Mart figures* show that 28% of motorists admit to using their phone while driving, which makes them four times more likely to
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Here is Phil Carruthers Chemist at Simoniz, just one of the scientists helping to protect your car this winter. Washing your car in the winter months can seem like a fool’s errand! Who hasn’t experienced the feeling of seeing the rain pour onto a just-cleaned car? Despite this, keeping your car clean and free from
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The discounted prices of knock-off wheels might seem very tempting when compared to authentic products, but the prices are cheap because the product is cheap. Fake wheels are not tested for compliance with safety standards and are often shoddily made just so that they are ready to trade for a quick buck. A safety test
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New research from Asda Money suggests there is a need for UK drivers to sit a second driving test once they’ve been driving for a decade or more, with a large majority not understanding basic road signage. To understand just how well British drivers understand the signage they regularly see on the roads, Asda put
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Pioneering motorcycle and sidecar racer Maria Costello MBE has been appointed as Rider Ambassador by Britain’s biggest road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. ‘Queen of Bikes’ Maria, 43, has made more than 40 starts at the Isle of Man TT and became world famous as the first women ever to claim a podium on the island
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Keeping on top of some basic car maintenance can both keep you safe and prevent your car failing its MOT test. That is according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which is all very interesting. We should do far more to check our vehicles regularly. However, keeping on top of it all is a
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Never has it been more important to be careful on the roads at this time of the year according to Accident Exchange. Thet are correct as this video shows how quickly it can all go wrong with the addition of snow and ice. Winter prangs are costing motorists £150 million more compared to during the
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Free Car Mag love wiper blades because they keep our screen so clear and free of muck and snow and stuff. The only thing that sometimes gives us real grief is finding the right ones and then fitting them. So here is some good news. Valeo Service UK has launched HydroConnect™, a new wiper blade
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Swinton research reveals that more than a quarter of British motorists avoid basic car maintenance tasks – three quarters would leave standard maintenance checks to a mechanic, rather than checking themselves. With that in mind, we’ve pulled out the top five problem areas faced by UK drivers and developed some handy tips on what you
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First off there is a Ford Taunus Transit in this film which is truly wonderful and proves that the technology suits both moderns and classics. But down to the important stuff and this upcoming change in the law is well worth remembering. With the impending law changes regarding the use of mobile phones in cars,
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