Car Parts and Accessories

MasterFit offers summer safety car check

Following the hardest winter most vehicles on the road will have ever experienced, now is the time to check your car is ready to face next season’s rigours with MasterFit’s value-for-money Summer Safety Check.

Unipart Automotive on the move with Renault vans

Unipart Automotive is taking the first deliveries of a 750-strong new fleet of Renault Kangoo Vans this week, after choosing Europe’s best-selling compact van for its national car parts logistics service.

Kwik-Fit adds Uniroyal car tyres to range

Kwik-Fit, the UK’s leading tyre retailer, is adding Uniroyal tyres to its range, helping those drivers who are going to be out on the roads during the showery weather predicted by forecasters.

Comma launches £2 million motorsport giveaway

To celebrate its Technical Partnership to the FIA Formula Two Championship, Comma Oil & Chemicals is offering £2 million worth of tickets to motorsport events with promotional packs of its Performance Motor Oil.

Motor Codes sets out customer care checklist for motorists

On a daily basis, over 6,200 Motor Codes garages up and down the nation go above and beyond the call of duty to keep their customers happy. Now, Motor Codes has developed a checklist for motorists to help them identify if their garage is a shining star or a rusty rip-off.

Michelin super sport tyres for the Ferrari 599 GTO

Available in an exclusive limited edition, the new Ferrari 599 GTO will have a production run of just 599 vehicles, all of them equipped with new Michelin super sport tyres specially designed for this model.

Ricardo launches race-proven GT transmission

Ricardo’s newly launched GT transmission has been adopted by Toyota and Honda as the standard for the ultra-competitive 2010 Japanese Super GT race series, following its successful development with Nissan Motorsport (NISMO) in 2008.

Garmin touchscreen devices for the golf course

Garmin has announced its first touchscreen handhelds designed exclusively for the golf course, the Approach G3 and G5.

Customer satisfaction awards for UK Toyota Centres

Three UK Toyota Centres have been awarded with the top honours at Toyota’s “Ichiban” European Customer Satisfaction Awards during a ceremony held last night at the company’s experience showroom located on the Champs Elysées in Paris.

National windscreen shortage

The high demand for replacement windscreens at the beginning of the year, following the UK’s worst winter in 30 years, has led to a national shortage of windscreens, reports the automotive glazing services company Auto Windscreens.

Post Office Car Insurance warns drivers to keep up vehicle maintenance

Around 10 per cent of cars on UK cars have at least one tyre with an illegal tread depth, according to research from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). In addition, Post Office Car Insurance research recently found that 48 per cent of all car owners have cut corners when it comes to repairs and maintenance on their vehicle.