Ninety-one per cent of people are unaware that from 1 October they are required, by law, to provide details of the driver of any vehicle wrongfully parked on private land, according to the latest poll from the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
Michelin’s stand at the Paris Motor Show is the chosen venue for tomorrow’s Women's World Car of the Year awards ceremony. Following the tyre maker’s press conference at 5.30pm, eight of the 21 Eight of the 21 judges in who chose this year’s top cars will be on hand to present the supreme award trophy to Range Rover executives.
There appears to be a collapse in the number of British towns supporting World Car Free Day on 22 September – the annual event that encourages motorists in over 1,000 towns around the globe to leave their cars at home in favour of bicycles, trains and buses. The lack of support can be blamed on slashed budgets for local government and dwindling interest in the environment, according to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA); the organisation that first coordinated the event in Britain.
Following the announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that it has launched a review into whether reductions in crude oil are being passed on to motorists, new research from leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), highlights motorists' continued worries about the cost of fuel.
Nearly 14 million UK motorists have pledged to drive more economically as a direct result of high fuel costs, according to recent research from Green Flag breakdown service, which polled over 2,000 motorists.
HiQ is urging motorists to make essential tyre checks ahead of going away this weekend. With the August Bank Holiday looming, is offering car care safety advice and tips.
First up its under inflation and condition: It is reported that British motorists spend almost £1 billion a year on fuel just from driving on under-inflated tyres. Under-inflation can also cause rapid and uneven tyre wear. The HiQ fast fit network has seen an increase in the amount of worn tyres failing to be replaced by motorists. With some 50 per cent of tyres they are seeing to replace being illegal they’ve raised concerns for people making long journeys on dangerous tyres this Bank Holiday.
The news that rail fares in the UK are set to rise by up to 6.2 per cent in the New Year might well have made tyre dealers optimistic of more business, but rail users aren't happy and they are not alone.
Fast fit network HiQ has achieved a first in June’s round of satisfaction surveys: a 100 per cent rate of satisfaction. During the month more than 750 drivers who took their vehicles into HiQ centres completed “mirror hanger” satisfaction surveys. Since being launched in November 2009, the HiQ Mirror Hanger campaign has targeted thousands of customers and has been replicated at around 4,000 retail outlets across Europe. The latest results follow on from 99, 98 and 99 per cent satisfaction scores in March, April and May 2012 respectively. All these results are independently audited, HiQ says.
Apollo Tyres has rolled out its product range in the Nigerian market and the tyre maker has appointed the Stallion Group, a conglomerate that already boasts partnerships with several global vehicle manufacturers, as its representative within the country.
First Line’s Borg & Beck braking programme was launched by First Line in February after more than a year’s work. The production team behind the range aimed to ensure that the programme “provides installers with a range of high quality, matching original equipment components designed to rival the ‘genuine’ or OES parts offered by the franchised dealer,” the company says. This meant that when an OES pad set incorporated a chamfered edge, shim, slot, or included a wear indicator lead, then the Borg & Beck pad set would do so too.
Cooper Tires has added its new A/T3 tyre to its Discoverer range of 4×4 tyres. The tyre’s modern six-rib all-terrain design is engineered to provide performance both for on-road and off road driving. The A/T3 tread pattern includes a broken centre and dual draft angles on the tread to aid soft surface traction. Strategically-placed lateral groove protectors on the tread help motorists avoid stone retention and ‘drilling’. It provides solid all-terrain handling, superior all-weather traction, stability and reliable tread wear.
At least one motor insurance company is warning motorists off using imported tyres designed for use in warmer climates. One company, Be Wiser insurance, suggested that such tyres “will not offer the correct grip in Europe.”
Following the broadcast of a Panorama programme on Monday evening, which questioned the way Halfords Autocentres’ staff communicated tyre disposal fees, the garage chain has released the full statement quoted in the documentary.
Brembo has won the Best Brand award from Sport Auto, a German magazine dedicated to sports cars, for the sixth time. The Sport Auto Award 2012 recognised the best accessories in 12 categories including brakes, wheels, exhaust systems and sports seats.
The number of motorists driving with defective tyres remains at a “dangerous and worrying level, warns TyreSafe, commenting on figures recently released by the Ministry of Justice. The statistics reveal 9,639 people were convicted of driving with dangerous or defective tyres at Magistrates courts in England and Wales in 2011.
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