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Another item I’ve reported upon before is the proposal by the Government to change the MOT requirements. The proposal is to make the first MOT due at 4 years and then every 2 years thereafter. In terms of cost this is good news for Read more »

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This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned this as I’m usually at the cutting edge of news! As you know! The Government is about to introduce lane rentals, a charge to be made on utility companies and local authorities when they disrupt Read more »

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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 »

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If you are a ‘baby boomer’ and experienced the flower power 60’s whilst bombing around in yours or your mate’s VW Camper you can now share that experience with your grand children – in a tent! That’s right you can now get a very realistic looking tent in the shape of a 60’s Campervan, guaranteed to draw attention and be the highlight on any camp 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 »

My review of a new car is going to be light of detail this week but I saw some pictures of the car in question and it looked a vast improvement on the old model. I’m talking about the Mercedes A Class that looked a bit too much like a small MPV and if you remember, when it was launched, if you drove it reasonably hard round a bend it fell over. The 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 »

Regular readers know that I’m rarely controversial but it really gets my back up when people take statistics and draw cow poo conclusions from them. Last year there was a huge drop in the number of miles that motorists drove, technology has meant that salesmen and engineers, those most commonly involved in road incidents, have been on 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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The father of one of my early girlfriends was a designer called John Lewer. Amongst many other things he designed was the iconic Coca Cola sign in Piccadilly Circus. Since the first sign in 1955 that gave Coke free publicity for years, as it appeared at the start of all Newsreels on BBC television and in cinemas, they have retained that site as one of the most Read more »