With the warm weather looking like it is here to stay - motorists are more likely to break some laws they are unaware of. As exciting as the hot weather is, it’s vital not to take your foot off the brake when it comes to road safety. To avoid being burnt by any nasty fines, points on your licence (or losing it altogether), National Scrap Car, the UK’s premier marketplace for scrap vehicles, have … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 November
British chemicals specialist and sustainble technology company Johnson Matthey has pulled out of the UK battery industry. The company said potential returns would not justify future investment and it is instead looking into hydrogen and decarbonisation systems for transport. Vertu Motors says Brits need to save £6,098 to afford to be a new driver for their first year in the UK. The … [Read more...]
A drive can reduce stress, pollsters told
A survey of 2,023 UK drivers reveals 1 in 3 adults feel the effects of stress on a regular basis, if not more - indeed 11% of these say they feel constantly under stress. Over the course of a week, the average person claims to spend 12 hours 35 minutes feeling stressed, which equates to a staggering 655 hours over a year, or approximately 27 days. Looking at the top causes of stress in modern … [Read more...]
Music to move you
Spotify can make your car journey a smooth road or a rough ride, say Redex. The specialist additive company has consulted the downloads on Spotify to come up with the country’s favourite music, whether taking a stress relieving road trip or enduring another commute. With the clampdown on public transport, cars and personal space will become more important. And if you’re stuck on a lonely bus or … [Read more...]
Welsh worry over speeding, from the back seat
Over one in five back seat passengers questioned in Cardiff complained about their driver’s speed, a poll has revealed. Complaining about speed, shouting directions, pretending to brake and leaving rubbish behind are amongst the most annoying things UK backseat drivers do, a recent study has revealed. New research by national car leasing firm All Car Leasing, has found from a survey of … [Read more...]
Swansea and Hay traffic jams predicted
Music fans, day-trippers and holiday makers as well as regular commuters and residents can expect lengthy delays around Swansea this weekend. BBC Radio 1 Biggest Weekend in Singleton Park will host 60,000 people to watch and listen to Ed Sheeran, Florence And The Machine, Taylor Swift and Sam Smith and there are local road closures over Saturday and Sunday. The Hay book festival will also create … [Read more...]
Home, office, diner, the role of the company car
The average business driver will spend nearly three years of their working life sitting in their car, according to a study. Researchers for Skoda took an in depth look into life on the road for the nation’s company car drivers and revealed the average worker spends over two-and-a-half hours in their car on a typical working day – that’s 13 hours a week or 26 days every year. Over a standard … [Read more...]