Well we all knew that there would be cut backs in Government spending following the recent election but it seems that something as important as road safety is going to be hit with a cut of £17.2m, despite the transport industry and normal road users chucking millions into the Whitehall pot. Maybe, it’s the long […]

If you don’t live in London, well you probably don’t know, but Transport For London (TFL) has been operating a scheme for some while, allowing motorcycles to use Bus Lanes and its 18 month trial is due to come to an end on 5th July this year, however the “Motor Cycle Industry Association” (MCI) is […]

Toyota’s global reputation for industry leading quality and customer service is well-established, a fact recognised by numerous surveys and the experience of Toyota drivers. Despite this, Toyota wants to underline their long term commitment to quality and to their customers, by extending the warranty on all new Toyota passenger cars that are registered after June […]

In a recent poll commissioned by the RAC, it suggests that not too many of us care about climate change, as almost a third of company car drivers are not bothered by the emission levels of their next company car, even if it means they have to pay more in benefit in kind tax. When […]

Can a car be a work of art? Well many petrol heads would say every Ferrari style supercar already is; however on June 24th at Sir Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball held at his home in Windsor, around 700 VIP guests got the opportunity to bid for a car that is more likely […]

Japanese car maker Toyota is planning another world wide recall, but this time is for their prestigious flagship brand Lexus. A fault has been identified in some of their V6 and V8 engines and it’s claimed that certain models of its high end Lexus product could suddenly stall whilst being driven. If a recall takes […]

We are all pretty keen on buying our next car as cheaply as we can, but something that’s often overlooked, is what we can get back for it when we eventually decide to sell it and buy our next car. There is no doubt, that bolting things on to our cars that were not meant to […]

Yep, you heard it, the Transport Research Laboratory have carried out a study which reveals that listening to sport on the radio whilst driving affects drivers more than being drunk at the wheel. The situation gets even worse, if you’ve any kind of emotional attachment such as supporting the team or player, or if you’ve […]

Well, someone is saying you’ve not and that someone is The Health & Safety Executive and VOSA. A series of spot checks in March and April has revealed that the majority of commercial vehicles fail to meet the standards for basic load security. The DFT lays out standards to cover how a load should be […]

The Department For Transport keep all kinds of statistics and I guess that’s so Government can decide what they need to do to keep us all moving, or perhaps cynically, can decide what we are doing now, that they can charge us for in the future. The DFT have just released some preliminary findings for […]