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Most employers and employees know that there is a tax and NI free allowance payable of 45 pence per mile when an employee uses his own car for work. This applies to the first 10,000 business miles per annum, after that it drops to 25 pence per mile. If the employer only actually pays 20 pence per mile the employee can claim the difference (25 pence Read more »

I have written about this before but having read something shocking I thought it was about time to address it again. Here is what I read: ‘More police die driving to and from work than die fighting crime. And more firefighters die driving to and from work than die fighting fire.’ That is frightening isn’t it? Staff cutbacks and pressures on staff to put in greater Read more »

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Let’s say that you’re a farmer and the road from the main road to your farm was laid with uneven railroad sleepers. That might be useful for ensuring your farm vehicles don’t get bogged down but it doesn’t do your family car any good when driven over this unusual uneven surface. So if your car develops an irritating squeak when it’s driven over the Read more »

Here’s an interesting piece of information if you are a young driver or you know someone who is a young driver looking to reduce their ridiculous insurance costs. Auto Express found a way for young drivers to shave hundreds of pounds off their insurance cost by switching to a provider that takes the years of having a provisional licence into Read more »

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I have never smoked and never will do. As a British gymnast when I was young and at an age when boys strutted about acting as they though they were men by puffing at Woodbines, I was told very bluntly that if I was to be part of the team I would not be allowed to smoke and if I did don’t bother coming to training. My passion was my sport so I Read more »

As the new registration approaches we are starting to see more deals being offered by the dealerships, supported by the manufacturers. So is it always best to look for 0% finance deals? As I’ve mentioned before much of the advice provided by the national and trade press suggests that you should maybe avoid the 0% deals and negotiate a better Read more »

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Speeding convictions are set to increase as the technology moves into the 21^st century. The latest speed guns incorporate video which can record the car, its driver as well as date, time and speed. The TruCam speed trap is expected to be available to all police stations in the UK and is so portable that all traffic police will be able to carry one Read more »

Virtually every car I provide is new so I’m often asked what is the ‘run in period?’ This won’t mean much to my younger readers and enthusiastic followers of my musings but this was a practice that car manufacturers insisted upon to ensure that your car lasted beyond its one year warranty and you didn’t end up driving a car with an engine that Read more »

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The Government has decided not to ban speed camera detectors as it was felt, by the DfT, that they actually improve driver behaviour. They said ‘Such a move would be inconsistent with (the DfT’s) focus on improving driver behaviour. However, the Government is to ban the use of laser and radar jammers that prevent speed cameras from working. In Read more »

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Halfords drop in sales of car parts (down 2.8%) and car accessories (down 10.6%) during the second quarter of 2011 have been blamed on increased fuel costs. Their CEO, David Wild explained the situation by suggesting ‘When you are seeing the scale of fuel price increases that we are, it is inevitable that customers will look for ways to save money.’ It Read more »