Author Archives: Andrew Barnard

Norway to ban all petrol cars by 2025

| June 13, 2016

Norway has stated that they are looking to ban all fossil fuelled cars within the next ten years, this is in line with their plan to become one of the world’s most progressive countries from an ecological standpoint in the coming years. Politicians in the country on both sides of the political spectrum have agreed […]

Are less people learning to drive?

| June 3, 2016

Two fifths of people surveyed in the UK have not learned to drive by the time they reached age 25. The study conducted by voucher code company vouchercodespro.co.uk found that 41% of people they surveyed in the 25 year old age bracket hadn’t passed their driving test. When compared among just over a 1,000 surveyed […]

French fuel crisis – What does this mean for us?

| May 27, 2016

A quarter of France’s petrol stations are running low on fuel, causing Brits traveling in the country to run on fumes for their journey. According to recent research, British motorists travelling in France are calling their breakdown insurance providers every nine minutes after running out of fuel! The mounting problem is a consequence of the on-going fuel […]

Can you make money from your car number plate?

| May 16, 2016

Private car registration plates are somewhat of a misnomer. With many wealthy investors buying up exotic number plates at the annual DVLA auctions with the hope that they are on to a sure fire thing. So is it worth it? Can you buy a private plate on the cheap and retire in the sun? Or […]

The most bizarre excuses for drivers with no insurance

| May 5, 2016

Many drivers that are caught without car insurance seem to have the idea that they can talk their way out of a paper bag when it comes to being pulled over by the police for not having any adequate insurance. A new survey recently undertaken by a group of retired police officers have revealed some rather […]

How You Can Check a Car’s Mileage and MOT History Online For Free

| April 28, 2016

The government has now launched a website which enables you to check any vehicle’s history as long as you know the vehicle registration number. Prior to this consumers would have to stump up to pay a fee on websites such as totalcarcheck.com to find information regarding MOT history and accurate mileage information. The new government […]

Tesla Model 3 Preorders A Resounding Success

| April 14, 2016

Over the last few months it has been an incredibly bust time for Tesla. With the unveiling of its gamechanger new model the ‘Model 3’ which is designed to appeal to the general public with a price point to match and a revamp to the model ‘S’, they wont be slowing down anytime soon. So […]

Volvo’s Really Are The Most Indestructible Car

| April 5, 2016

A video showing the aftermath of a multi-car collision has shown just how strong Volvo cars really are. The incident took place in Poland on the A4 motorway, which runs south to the country. A Fiat Seicento rear-ended a Volvo XC70, the Fiat was totally destroyed with smoke pluming from the engine bay with its […]

Google Trying To Get the US to Change Driverless Car Laws

| March 28, 2016

Google’s self-driving cars, that are designed without a steering wheel and brakes, have been facing a lot of difficulties with the current safety regulations in the US which dictate that a vehicle must allow a person to actually drive the car and have manual controls. Chris Urmson, the director of Google’s self-driving car program, during […]

Victoria Beckham To Sell Range Rover That She Designed

| March 16, 2016

Victoria Beckham is selling her own special edition Range Rover Evoque after driving it just 1,400 miles in a period of three years. The 41-year-old pop star turned fashion designer became the face of Evoque in 2012 when she helped to design a limited run of the Evoque, an announcement which generated worldwide publicity. She […]