New safety fears have been raised about some of the Toyota range, with as many as 2.3 million cars in the United States being recalled. The Japanese car maker announced the recall after a potential design problem with the accelerator. It was found that the accelerator pad was sticking and not returning to the idle […]

The Highway Code is always being updated, with the roads becoming more and more difficult to navigate around. In the last two years alone the theory test has seen changes, as it was felt that the previous test was too easy. The test now comprises of 50 multiple choice theory test questions, the pass mark […]

Some car related expenditures increasing in price are a near certainty: petrol prices, fuel duty, and the cost of buying a car. However, it is also thought that the value of some second-hand vehicles will go up quite a lot. Most of us are aware that when we buy a car and drive it of […]

Police are warning drivers to use their common sense and clear their vehicles of ice and snow before attempting to drive. The warning comes as the county sees another morning of chaos on the roads. Although the last remnants of snow have finally melted, the problem of ice on the roads – in particular the […]

The rumours that spread about the new Volkswagen Polo not being suitable for test are untrue according to the DSA (Driving Standards Agency). Potential buyers and instructors were equally worried that they may experience trouble with the car. It was the Hill Start Feature that was cause for concern, with many fearing that this would […]

The officers, who were off-duty when found to be over the legal limit, have all been suspended. The BBC understands officers have been warned drink-drivers will be “fast-tracked” to dismissal rather than have a drawn-out disciplinary process. Drink-driving is regarded as a severe breach of the PSNI’s code of ethics and merits an automatic sacking. […]

China has an unusual way of punishing those that have committed a traffic offence – totally humiliating them! The offenders are made to stand on the corner of a road, holding a white flag with red characters. They must stand there for the whole day waving the flag at passing traffic. This one day sentence […]

The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) have found that most motorcycle crashes occur in daylight in fine weather. Sunday is the day that sees most accidents with 20% more accidents happening than any other day. This is thought to be because Sundays allow drivers to take a leisurely drive where they are likely to travel […]

The Scottish Conservatives are calling for police to be issued with devices which can test whether motorists are under the influence of drugs. Justice spokesman Bill Aitken said that ‘drugalysers’ were already in use in Australia and on Thursday, he urged the UK Government to ensure similar equipment be made available here. The move would […]

With the present economic conditions, it is thought that around half of all motorists (46%) are failing to have their car serviced, repaired and maintained.  Car-related expenditures are deemed not as important as other expenditures such as Christmas. Some non-essential car expenditures such as the latest Satellite Navigation and alloy wheels can be overlooked, but […]