Attention! New rules have come into force in England, Scotland and Wales since 1st of March. Inexperienced drivers under two years caught using a phone will have their licence revoked. New rules also double penalties for using a phone while driving a car. You could earn six points and a £200 fine. Practical and theory […]
Category: Driving best practices
It’s common to drive late at night or while being exhausted. Each year many accidents on the road happen because someone fell asleep while driving vehicle. The best remedy to suppress sleep is to change actions or environment. Make a pit stop to get fresh air, use the bathroom or get something to drink. If […]
Time did not spare potholes on the UK roads. They have only increased and grow to a bigger safety hazard. It’s possible to report potholes via council websites or RAC Report Pothole app. Authorities will be aware where to fix them for more secure roads. Reported pothole increases your chance of receiving finances for alleged […]
We can try to implement simple day to day things in our driving routines and boost our karma. Other driver let you merge. You could say simple thank you with a wave or a quick flash of hazard lights or high beams. Maybe better wait for next green and don’t stop and block the intersection. […]
Finally, there is a car for pet owners, Nissan X-Trail 4Dog. No more worries about taking your dog with you on a trip. Nissan has a specially prepared area at the back of the car with everything that a dog needs. In a cargo area, there are two drawers filled with a mini dog grooming […]
Maybe you have heard about black boxes for planes? Telematics is something similar but designed for cars. Some insurance companies use it to track their driving behaviours. Then, based on the collected data, the better driver you seem to be, the cheaper they set your insurance rate. Imagine you could join 25-33% of drivers who […]
Watch out for specific regions in the UK which have a higher rate of car theft! The top 10 of the most targeted areas among car thieves are: Lancashire, Leicestershire, Merseyside, Hertfordshire, West Yorkshire, Surrey, Kent, Essex, West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Greater London. Those are the top picks areas between possible car crimes. Additionally, […]
You are probably dissatisfied when you need to pay more for car insurance premiums. The amount which you paid a couple of years ago probably has now multiplied. The main reason for higher expenses is an increase in car insurance scams throughout the UK. Fraudsters tend to purposefully cause accidents to claim cash from insurers. […]
Nowadays fewer people use a real, paper printed maps. Technology improvements have created GPS navigation systems and apps which we can use in our electronic devices to get from point A to B multiple times easier, efficiently, faster and less expensive. Techradar has summarised the best GPS devices and apps in the UK for 2016. […]
Almost all the people smile when they see a dog with its head out of the window of a moving car. The happiest probably is the dog, but their owner in a short moment could become very unhappy. Unfortunately, police could seize your driving licence, or your car insurer wouldn’t provide you with cover should […]