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So you want to ‘pimp’ your aging Fiesta but not sure how to go about it? Well, Graham Hill’s Gadget of the Week sorts it out for you. The manufacturer, Ring Automotive guarantees that you will stand out from the boring crowd when you add their Prism Lamps to your car. They use white LED’s in a tube to surround your front lamps and red LED’s in a Read more �

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With reports that insurance costs are continually rising and teenage insurance now said to average £4,000 per annum it seems that car makers are likely to wade in and fight the fight. Ford has announced a new service that will handle accident management claims. By cutting out injury lawyer referral fees it says its customers could soon be enjoying Read more �

Now here’s an interesting scenario. As I’ve widely reported over the last 18 months or so deliveries of new cars have become a nightmare. All too often the dealer has called and said that delivery has been delayed not just by a couple of weeks but in some cases months. In most cases we’ve been able to get around the problem by extending the current Read more �

Injury lawyers are facing a severe crackdown by the Government. When someone is involved in an accident they are bombarded with no win no fee lawyers encouraging victims to make injury claims. They obtain details from the driver’s own insurance company who in turn receive commission fees for referring the injured driver who is making a Read more �

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I travel quite a lot on the M25 and the M40 and see someone pulled over for speeding on nearly every trip, or should I say I used to. Just recently I have hardly seen any at all. I guess this must be as a result of Government cutbacks. It would also seem that fewer stolen cars are being found before being shipped out of the country because of Government Read more �

Whilst most of us are looking at ways to save money on our motoring costs by dropping to a Smart car, searching the Interweb for the cheapest fuel in our county, even emptying the contents of the chip pan into the diesel tank in order to help the green revolution and save a couple of quid at the pumps, Rolls Royce are being a tad extravagant! Their Read more �

Graham Hill’s review of a new car is the special edition V8 Audi R8. They are building just 100 to celebrate Audi’s all too frequent win at Le Mans. It has a 4.2 litre engine and comes with a titanium pain finish, so you won’t miss it. The car will also have a carbon package which includes carbon fibre side blades, door mirrors, inlays and door sill trims. 19” Read more �

I have commented previously on the excuses made by the manufacturers about the drop in car availability and the increased prices as a result of the Japanese tsunami. This was pretty much backed up by Peugeot Citroen when they issued a profit warning which they put down to the tsunami and earthquake in Japan and problems with component Read more �

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On the subject of thefts Thatcham have also announced that we are soon to see a new alarm launched that will detect when a thief is trying to saw through an exhaust pipe in order to remove the catalytic converter. High riding vans, SUV’s and people carriers have been the target for many thieves with over 700 reported thefts last year. The alarm is Read more �

Years ago, when I always bought used cars, and had a mechanical problem I used to dread going into a garage and explaining the fault because I knew I would be met by a sharp intake of breath by the mechanic and ‘Do you want me to do a quick bodge job or do you want me to sort it out properly?’ After which he would explain the problem in technical Read more �