General Motors brand Opel is to launch a small car below its current Corsa supermini, the company confirmed September 23. The vehicle, which Opel described as “stylish and fuel-efficient,” will be the company’s smallest model and will compete with the Ford Ka, Ford’s three-door European city car. The vehicle is set to enter production in […]

Road safety is paramount, yet poor attitude from drivers can often lead to road accidents. Drivers of all ages, in particular young drivers need utmost concentration when driving. Yet many young drivers succumb to peer pressure and end up ferrying their friends around. Passengers can be a real distraction, especially if the driver is keen […]

Research has shown that the most popular car colours are Silver and Black. Despite virtually any colour available, we still tend to choose the same colours, which in turn makes silver and black cars easier to sell and at a better price. Manufacturers follow suit and as a result provide up to four shades of […]

Dave Smith, 24 and Claudia Kauert, 30 were both killed last year when a van rolled down a hill and pinned the individuals to the wall in Central London. The driver of the van Larkland May, 52, was delivering a parcel when he left his van parked on Pudding Lane without applying the handbrake. The […]

A Romanian lorry driver caused a fatal head-on crash after he forgot he was in the UK and drove for more than half a mile on the wrong side of the road, a court heard. Florentin Humeniuc, 54, was yesterday jailed for two years after he earlier admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Humeniuc ‘reverted […]

Drivers all have their pet hates but the list below highlights some of the most infuriating behaviour on the roads. Manners, or lack of – How difficult would it be to thank drivers for being courteous on the roads, or for drivers not to not pinch that parking spot you were waiting for. Box junctions […]

Two Cars that were big in the sixties are set to make a comeback. The Peel P50 and the Trident Bubble Car are the world’s smallest road-legal cars. The television programme Dragon’s Den saw the new eco-friendly versions which are set to be introduced worldwide. The cars are reasonably priced at around £8,000 and currently […]

A new requirement for learner drivers will look to include compulsory driving lessons. Pupils will be required to fill out a logbook which they will receive once they sign up for lessons with an instructor. They will be required to take a minimum of 36 hours and the logbook will have to hold details of […]

Last year there were as many as 3,244 recorded incidents of misuse or error at level crossings, following 3,495 incidents in 2008. In 2009, there were 14 collisions between vehicles and trains at level crossings and there were 13 deaths. here were also 145 near-misses between motor vehicles and trains last year – almost three […]

We can all become distracted when driving, with mobile phones, sat navs, eating and drinking. However, statistics show that the most distracting of all is passengers, in particular children. Drivers with children are encouraged to plan their journey and to ensure that children are adequately catered for before setting off. It is not only the […]