Advice and Tips
Driving on country roads
Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is offering weekly motoring tips to drivers from its head of training, Simon Elstow.
The best (and worst) motors to impress your partner on a first date
If you want to impress on a first date then a Lamborghini or Porsche is the clear favourite with men and women, according to a survey by carhiremarket.com, which reveals that sports cars top the list of the most impressive wheels.
How to enjoy life without a car
Life without a car can be very tough. That said (or written), jettisoning a car out of your busy life is doable – you just need the discipline and the courage to jump into the idea with two feet.
DIY car maintenance dying out
Research reveals that technology in modern cars could be costing people money, which could be bad news for the one in twelve (8%) Saga customers who are planning to buy a brand new car this year.
Second hand cars can be a wheel deal
Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is offering weekly motoring tips to drivers from its head of training, Simon Elstow. This week he is advising on buying a used car.
Top tips for driving in Europe
Driving in Europe will cost less this year in almost every motoring holiday destination, according to the new Motoring on the Continent report from Post Office. Despite petrol prices increasing in Europe, the strong pound means this rise is offset, giving holiday motorists more miles for their money.
Olympic cycling surge brings golden opportunity for thieves
Commuters getting on their bikes to avoid Olympic congestion are being urged to put the brakes on opportunist thieves in a race to cash in on a sales boost.
Taking your car abroad? Check insurance cover
As the school term comes to an end and thousands of families prepare for the great summer getaway, Aviva is urging motorists planning to drive abroad to check their insurance cover to help avoid problems on the road.
Get your car summer-ready
With the summer months upon us, holidaymakers across the country will be trying to achieve that perfect ‘bikini-body’ before they jet off. And, with that in mind, road safety organisation, GEM is advising motorists to make sure they pay as much attention to their car as they do to themselves.
The medical implications of whiplash
Whiplash is the most common type of injury claim in the UK. The Association of British Insurers says that there are at least 1,200 compensation claims involving whiplash every day in the UK – a figure that equates to twice the official number of annual road casualties.
5,000 over 50s trailered back to the UK from Europe in 2011
As the UK's monsoon summer triggers the start of a mass exodus to hotter, drier climes, research by Saga Breakdown Assistance shows that it pays to make sure you have adequate cover for your foreign road trip.
Doggy day trips are costing drivers millions of pounds
Britain's dog owners plan to take full advantage of the summer weather and lighter evenings, by taking road trips with their dogs.
Rules of the road wrong-foot holiday drivers
Almost three quarters (73%) of Brits have fallen foul of the rules of the road or got into difficulty when driving on holiday, according to research from Aviva.
Drivers squeezed as parking space shrinks
The average amount of space for parking in residential areas has shrunk by 9% over the past decade while the number of vehicles has continued to increase.
Britain's cars shaken and stirred as British weather closes in
Just two weeks of severe weather has brought a heavy toll to Britain's motorists as well as to home owners.