Category: Milta Technology News

How To Drive Your Automatic Car Safely In Winter? MILTA Technology
Nov 26, 2017
How To Drive Your Automatic Car Safely In Winter?

With frosty mornings, icy patches and the potential for driving through snow, winter driving is hazardous. Winter weather can be difficult for your car and safely driving your automatic vehicle through these conditions can be challenging to master. It is always best to avoid driving at all in harsh wintry conditions, not for your own […]

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Avoid using AC at low speeds. MILTA Technology
Nov 22, 2017
Avoid using AC at low speeds.

While it is much better for the fuel efficiency to turn on the air conditioning instead of opening a window while driving very fast on the motorway, it is usually not the case when travelling at a slower pace. The reason for this is that at high speed the air turbulence caused by opened window […]

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Is Your Future Taxi An Autonomous Volvo? MILTA Technology
Nov 22, 2017
Is Your Future Taxi An Autonomous Volvo?

While driverless cars have been a talking point of the future, it seems now they are one step closer to reality. Ride-sharing freelance taxi company, Uber, have just bought an incredible 24,000 vehicles from Volvo. Uber has chosen the luxury SUV crossover, the XC90 and bought them in abundance thanks to their autonomous technology. With […]

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The Most Common causes of car crashes. MILTA Technology
Nov 21, 2017
The Most Common causes of car crashes.

According to the Department of Transport, 42% of all the crashes are caused by people not looking properly. It’s almost half of the cases, so if you need one advice that could decrease the risk of a collision the most, it would be to look out more carefully when you are on the road. The […]

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95% of a car's lifetime is spent parked. MILTA Technology
Nov 20, 2017
95% of a car’s lifetime is spent parked.

Did you know that average car spends about 95% of its time parked? In some big cities, it drops to about 92% due to increased traffic and extended commuting time. And maybe it also takes longer to find a parking place Even if you count only the daytime, by subtracting the 8 hours of sleep […]

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Preparing for the MOT – checklist. MILTA Technology
Nov 19, 2017
Preparing for the MOT – checklist.

Since we already mentioned what the most common reasons why people fail at their car’s MOT test are, here’s a quick checklist for everyone to avoid the most common problems during the test: – Lights – Check if all your bulbs are correctly positioned and secure, are not obscured or damaged and have the correct […]

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Inspire others by how you drive. MILTA Technology
Nov 18, 2017
Inspire others by how you drive.

Whenever you see that other drivers behave in a way that frustrates you, instead of behaving similarly as revenge, try to think if your behaviour on the road couldn’t be bothersome for others. Very often we judge others very quickly, but we don’t see that we make comparable mistakes. And people have the tendency to […]

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The top reasons for failing MoT in the UK. MILTA Technology
Nov 17, 2017
The top reasons for failing MoT in the UK.

The most common reason why British cars fail the MoT tests are the Lamps Reflectors and Electrical Equipment, and it is responsible for 19% of the rejections. Next ones are the brakes and the suspensions, which are behind 14% and 12% of the failures respectively. One of the rarest reasons for rejection is the malfunction […]

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What Are The Best New Cars For 2018? MILTA Technology
Nov 17, 2017
What Are The Best New Cars For 2018?

As 2017 draws to a close, what better way to brighten the days than looking forward to the new cars that will be released in 2018? If you’re planning to buy a new car in 2018, let us guide you through some of the best new cars to look out for next year. Best new […]

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Leave for vacation early to avoid traffic jams. MILTA Technology
Nov 16, 2017
Leave for vacation early to avoid traffic jams.

If you plan to travel by car for your vacation to a popular destination, you should always aim at leaving either early in the morning or even to travel during the night. This way you can avoid the heavy traffic and save a lot of your precious holiday time. Even if you go to a […]

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