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Aug 20, 2017

You could say that driving an automatic vehicle makes the whole driving experience a lot safer.

This is because the driver no longer has to worry about changing gear. Now they can simply have the car in drive and then just accelerate and break. So they are free to keep their focus on the road.

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Aug 18, 2017

If you are the owner of a car with an automatic transmission, you won’t have to worry about hill starts much longer.

Unlike manual vehicles, you won’t need to find your biting point, so you simply drive off. There will be no risk of rolling back anymore.

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Aug 16, 2017

Most car crime can actually be prevented.

Alarms, for example, will deter most opportunist thieves. An alarm combined with an immobiliser will be enough to prevent your car from being stolen. Combining that with a steering wheel lock and you should have no problems when it comes to vehicle security.

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Aug 15, 2017

Hybrid vehicles usually contain both a petrol engine as well as electric batteries.

They will often run at slower speeds through electricity. When more power is required the petrol engine will kick in to provide that extra oomph. Hybrid cars use the power from the engine to recharge their batteries.

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Aug 13, 2017

Electric vehicles run on 100% electric power.

They don’t have an internal combustion engine in any way, shape or form. Instead, they contain batteries, and the energy is stored within them. This is how the vehicle is powered. The batteries can be charged up at home or at a specialist charging point.

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Aug 11, 2017

100% electric cars that produce zero emissions are entirely exempt from road tax, whereas hybrids aren’t.

Also, owners of 100% electric vehicles do not have to fork out to pay the London Congestion Charge. Owners of hybrids that emit more than 75g/km of CO2 do have to pay the charge.

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Aug 10, 2017

Your car could fail its MOT if you have a damaged, insecure or missing wiper blade.

This is because you will not get a clear view of the road and what is to your left, right or in front of you. It’s important to check the condition of your wipers regularly.

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Aug 09, 2017

Unlike traditional diesel or petrol vehicles, electric cars do not emit visible tailpipe exhaust fumes.

Vehicles which are 100% electric don’t even have an exhaust as there is simply no need for one. These cars are extremely quiet when being driven too.

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Jul 31, 2017

The BMW logo isn’t derived from a spinning propeller as many people think

It’s actually blue and white as it represents the national colours of Bavaria. Many thought it represented a propeller due to the history of the company making war planes and aeroplane engines.

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Jul 30, 2017

Lamborghini’s iconic bull logo was chosen by Ferruccio Lamborghini, the company’s founder, due to his star sign being Taurus

In fact, the cars are also named after fighting bulls – the Murcielago, the Gallardo, the Miura and the Diablo for example.

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