Sunday, 3. July 2011

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I know this has naff all to do with motoring but I felt I had to share this information about the latest Sat Nav app introduced by Tesco to be used on shopping trolleys. You enter your shopping list into the software (Android phones only at the moment) and the app creates a map of the store and guides you round the aisles showing where to pick up Read more »
Saturday, 2. July 2011

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Now here’s a dopey idea if ever I’ve seen one set to get the blood boiling of road users in Swindon in Wiltshire. If you are a tear ass racer speeding toward the new traffic lights they will change to red super quick in order to slow you down. The idea may seem quite good unless you happen to be a steady Eddie driving nicely within the speed limit only Read more »
Friday, 1. July 2011

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My car review of the week looked promising, I saw the Bentley badge and thought great, something special. They may drop in value like me after a few large glasses of nectar but hey it’s one of my fave cars. It’s even got round head and fog lights but with the little Christmas fairy lights in them like Audis. Just what you want in a supercar and when I say that Read more »
Thursday, 30. June 2011

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There has been a great deal of publicity recently about the way that customers are treated by car dealers with trading standards suggesting that millions of pounds of repairs are being paid for by customers when in fact the repairs are legally the responsibility of the dealer. Sadly this also includes legitimate warranty claims on cars covered by the Read more »
Monday, 13. June 2011

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The Graham Hill Review of a new car is actually a car that I’ve never been a big fan of but I’m going to make mention simply because it’s a survivor and there are people that see them more as a way of life rather than a simple car. The Stig is known to chew one of these after lunch to remove small food particles from between his teeth but to us it’s known as Read more »
Sunday, 12. June 2011

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The new Hindhead tunnel in Surrey will open in July to the applause of drivers and local conservationists alike. But this isn’t just any old tunnel it is, as the Highways Agency call it, their ‘flagship scheme’. Not only will it remove traffic from the Devil’s Punchbowl beauty spot and make the journey from London to Portsmouth quicker it is crammed with Read more »
Saturday, 11. June 2011
I’ve warned about this before but if you are an employer and you have staff who drive their own vehicles on company business you have a responsibility to ensure that the employee is properly insured. Research by Trimble MRM found that more than half of those driving, what are termed, ‘grey fleet’ cars, are not properly insured. This leaves the Read more »
Thursday, 9. June 2011
What’s my car worth? I’m often asked this question by drivers who have the option to buy the car that they have been driving for the last 2 or 3 years from the leasing company. I have to say there is no definitive answer, to think that you can simply open a book, check the model and year, adjust the value for a higher or lower mileage than average mileage Read more »
Wednesday, 8. June 2011

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This is a first in the 6 or more years that I’ve been sending out newsletters, it’s Graham Hill’s film review. Yep, you read it correctly I’m reviewing a film for all you petrol heads and F1 fans. The film is about triple world champion Senna, the name of the film. It has been incredibly made and puts Senna in a somewhat different light to the animal I seem to Read more »
Tuesday, 7. June 2011

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One of the biggest challenges faced by businesses and consumers is access to finance. Vince Cable, Business Secretary, appeared before MP’s recently and strongly expressed his disappointment that the banking industry was still not honouring its pledge to lend more money to businesses. Referring to British Banking Association (BBA) figures he Read more »