VW Beetle 2012 ‘First look’ Review
Back in 1998 people didn’t have a lot of choice when it came to buying a truly unique and different, averagely priced new car. That was until Volkswagen unveiled the new Beetle to the world of course, sure it may…
Change to ‘no win, no fee’ legal cases
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has recently announced that the government will ban ‘no win, no fee’ legal cases. While insurance firms are rejoicing as they believe that this will help address the problem of rising car insurance prices, there are…
Why are ‘green’ eco-friendly cars so ugly?
Hooray the Nissan Leaf is World Car of the Year, but doesn’t it look a bit like a frog? Is this statement true of all the green, hybrid, economically geared cars for sale today. So are all eco chariots ugly,…
Increasing Cost of Motoring
The cost of driving in 2011 Those of us who love driving, and even those who don’t but use their cars simply out of necessity, are really feeling the pain at the moment in the UK. We seem to be…
Van and truck registrations soar
Van and truck registrations in the UK rose 15.9 per cent year-on-year in 2010, marking one of best ever annual growth rates, figures show. Rising construction, output and a better-than-expected improvement in business confidence is believed to have driven the…
Car Leasing on the up?
Is Car Leasing About To Take The UK By Storm? Car leasing has, for a number of years now, been extremely popular in the US. According to recent statistics from R.L. Polk, the practice accounted for approximately 19 per cent…
Can transparency halt the insurance merry-go-round?
A report from the Transport Select Committee last week called for “greater transparency” on the referral fees paid by injury lawyers seeking to represent the victims of car accidents. But would transparency alone be enough to put the brakes on…
Equality in Insurance, what next?
Male motorists all over the country are probably feeling slightly smug this week, as the European Court of Justice has decreed that disparity in the price of car insurance premiums is unfair. The fact that women pay less for their…
Track days
There are many drivers out there who are unaware that they need not be held back by the ever-growing number of driving rules and regulations that we all begrudgingly abide by on a daily basis (well, perhaps not all of…
Try Before You Buy EV Technology?
The Nissan Leaf has received some pretty good reviews recently and has been lauded as the first truly mass produced Electric Vehicle (EV). It will be built in Britain (Nissan’s Tyne and Wear plant to be exact safeguarding 2,250 jobs)…