27th November 2009
By motoring writer Russell Bray, special feature sponsored by Autonational Rescue
Is it possible to drive economically, and so save money on fuel, without becoming a mobile chicane and a danger to other traffic? It's a question I am often asked these d...
27th November 2009
We might not agree what to call them…. speed cameras or safety cameras. But one thing’s certain, many motorists agree that there are far too many of them today on the nation’s roads.
A new, nationwide survey by Breakdown Service Autonational Resc...
22nd October 2009
It's probably the most common road traffic offence you see, nearly every day, on Britain's roads. Stand on any busy street corner, watch the drivers of vehicles coming passed and, within a few minutes, you'll see one being committed. Ironically, the singl...
22nd October 2009
Like it or loathe it, this is the age of the Sat Nav in modern motoring.
At least that’s true if you are of a certain age. A new nationwide survey of Britain’s motorists reveals that the majority of young drivers - aged under 25 - are now relying e...
22nd October 2009
When you are visiting a friend or relative in hospital, most people would agree, you have more important things to worry about than the car park.
But how would you feel if you picked up a parking ticket or, worse still, had your vehicle clamped while y...
22nd October 2009
Stand on any street corner and watch the traffic. In a short while you are virtually certain to see a car, van or even a lorry driver breaking the law. They will be using a mobile phone on the move – more than five years after it was first made illegal....
25th February 2009
A whole generation of young drivers are fast becoming incapable of reading ordinary UK roadmaps..... thanks to the Sat Nav age!
Motorists are relying far too much on technology to get them where they’re going - often at the expense of driving many un...
20th January 2009
The jury’s still out on the Government’s latest traffic jam-busting plans for Britain’s motorway network, according to a new survey.
Trials on selected motorways to use the hard shoulder as an extra lane to help ease peak time congestion have spl...
20th January 2009
We know by now that motorists using a mobile phone on the move are breaking the law.
But five years on from when it was made illegal, there is still a hardcore of UK drivers who don’t let that interfere with their phone calls and text lives!
Casua...
30th November 2008
The evidence is all around. British winters seem to be getting greyer, technically warmer and most definitely wetter, so we need to take extra care when driving.
As a rule of thumb, car breakdown service Autonational Rescue recommends the use of headli...
21st October 2008
Increased police patrols on the country’s roads do make a difference to young motorists’ driving habits.
More than a quarter of drivers interviewed in a nationwide survey - by one of the country’s leading breakdown services - say any increased p...
21st October 2008
Young motorists could be in the driving seat at the next General Election.
A new nationwide survey carried out on behalf of one of the country’s leading breakdown services has indicated that politicians looking to attract young voters would do well ...
21st October 2008
Elderly drivers would be in for a testing time if most motorists had their way.
In a new survey carried out for one of the country’s leading breakdown services, 82% of the UK’s motorists interviewed thought that pensioners’ driving skills should...
21st October 2008
A new survey of UK motorists has led to calls for an effective ban on young drivers from legally driving high powered sports cars.
With the death rate for young drivers doubling in the past five years, a new call has gone out for greater restrictions o...
17th August 2008
How often do you make the most basic safety checks on your car’s tyres, battery, indicators, lights, water or oil levels?
If your answer to that question is “every day”, then you’re in a tiny minority of motorists – just four per cent – who...
