In the more than 100 years of automotive history that are already behind us, all-electric cars count as relatively new. They are certainly a new feature on the automotive mainstream. Their novelty has given rise over the years to a number of pervasive myths that some think have contributed to the relatively slow uptake of […]
Month: April 2021
If you read this headline and immediately panicked because you’ve suddenly thought that there are lights on your dashboard that you don’t understand, don’t worry. You are not alone. Many drivers couldn’t confidently give the correct designations for all the lights on the dash, that’s the main reason we’re writing today’s blog, to help light […]
The infamous MOT (Ministry of Transport) test is the annual check-up that all cars of 3 years or older have to go through in the UK to be deemed roadworthy. Without a valid MOT, your car is considered to be unsuitable to be driven on public roads within the UK. So, unless you have a […]
Automatic cars used to be a lot less common in the UK, but over the years they have increased in popularity, which means more people than ever managing an automatic gearbox instead of a manual one. The tricky part is that we often all of us learn to drive in manual transmission cars, but perhaps […]
Some of us spend huge amounts of time in the car. Whether it’s because we have a long commute to and from work, or that we have kids and other family members who always need shuttling from place to place every day of the week, car use is very often a big part of each […]
Motorway driving can be the most enjoyable but also the most intimidating form of driving depending on your own experience. Some love the high-speed thrills that motorway driving brings, not to mention that it helps you to get to your destination much faster than travelling exclusively on the A roads. In today’s blog, we are […]
Some of us take our car insurance for granted. We enter our information, compare the quotes, make our payments and then think the matter is totally resolved. This couldn’t be further from the truth. There are in fact a number of critical things that one can do that can invalidate your insurance completely. We’ve dedicated […]
Too many of us make the critical mistake of thinking that passing the standard driving test makes us a “good driver.” The truth is that passing your DVSA test is merely the step you take to be legally declared “good enough” to drive on public roads in the UK. To become a truly “good” driver, […]