http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1262125_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1261993_31.html 27th November 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1193504_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1193482_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1193221_31.html 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.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1193197_31.html 22nd October 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_798262_31.html 25th February 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_761397_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_761387_31.html 20th January 2009 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_698729_31.html 30th November 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672442_31.html 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672399_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672384_31.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672280_31.html 21st October 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_601709_31.html 17th August 2008 UK motorists are being urged to stage a “go slow” this summer. Breakdown service Autonational Rescue is making a plea for motorists to watch out for children during the school holidays. Said Ronan Hart, Autonational Rescue’s marketing manager:... http://www.articlealley.com/article_601706_31.html 17th August 2008 Concerned at the rising incidences of dogs locked in parked cars, Ronan Hart of car breakdown service Autonational Rescue, says: "Common sense tells most people that leaving their pet inside a parked vehicle, particularly on a hot day, is dangerous. "... http://www.articlealley.com/article_535847_54.html 12th May 2008 For the lazy drivers among us – myself included – there is something about our cars that’ll be ‘right’ for the first time in months at the end of March! As we haven’t bothered (or don’t know how) to alter our cars’ digital clocks since ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_484370_31.html 03rd March 2008 Britain’s towns and cities are literally blighted by dropped chocolate wrappers, drink cans, fast food packaging and fag ends. Busy streets are bad enough covered in chewing gum and crisp packets, but now larger and more hazardous objects are often j... http://www.articlealley.com/article_472659_31.html 11th February 2008 Motorists could avoid a ‘hole’ lot of trouble on Britain’s deteriorating roads, claims one of the country’s leading breakdown services. Potholes in the road are described as “every motorist's nightmare” by Ronan Hart, marketing manager of A... http://www.articlealley.com/article_468073_31.html 04th February 2008 One of the country’s leading breakdown services is urging motorists not to get “tyred out” when it comes to carrying out basic safety checks on their car. Autonational Rescue marketing manager Ronan Hart emphasises: “Tyres appear to be one of t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_463382_31.html 29th January 2008 Road kill – whether it’s foxes, badgers or deer - can have a huge impact on British wildlife populations. As many as 75,000 deer are thought to be hit by cars every year in the UK, the vast majority in England. But even that shocking statistic d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_459354_31.html 24th January 2008 Like unpredictable climate change, breaking down in winter is an unsettling experience. But even Britain’s best drivers can find their skills put to the test by wild winter driving conditions. Whether we’re facing ice, snow and fog or just wet ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_456785_31.html 22nd January 2008