How to drive company cars There are several varieties of cars people like to drive. Fast cars top the list. These types of cars are preferred by people for their astonishing speed and striking looks. Sport cars are loved by many for this very reason. But here is a perceptual difference. You would normally associate [...]
25 Nov
Green Flag offers one of the most competitively priced vehicle breakdown and recovery services in the UK today. Since its formation in 1971 as ‘National Breakdown’, the company has grown to serve some 5 million motorists in the UK with 24-hour breakdown assistance, 365 days of the year. Green Flag’s cheap breakdown cover is [...]
21 Nov
Breakdown teams and patrol vehicles are trained to deal with a comprehensive range of breakdown problems at the roadside, but the majority of the calls that they receive are for preventable causes, issues that with planned maintenance can be avoided. Here are the five most common preventable problems: Flat Battery / Faulty Battery – If [...]
21 Nov
Cars are becoming more like computers so it is no surprise that fewer people than ever are willing to dive under the bonnet of the car when a vehicle breakdown occurs. High-tech devices now control most of a modern cars engines performance, and now a laptop is the only device needed being used as a [...]
21 Nov
Broken down vehicles can sometimes lead to horror stories that have been the result of a broken down vehicle being in a dangerous place, broken down vehicles at the side of the road run the risk of being hit by passing traffic, is the simple act of changing a flat tyre on a motorway hard [...]
21 Nov
Statistics from the UK’s leading breakdown cover providers have shown that Britain’s vehicle breakdown services are called into action on an average 20,000 times each day. The most common reasons for the calls outs are flat batteries, punctured tyres and general engine troubles. A high percentage of these breakdown issues are resolved at the roadside [...]
19 Nov
Scottish driver Allan McNish has been voted ‘Driver of the Decade’ in the American Le Mans Series. Allan McNish is a Audi racer, who won the 2000, 2006 and 2007 ALMS championship titles and received the most votes cast by fans of the North American-based endurance sportscar series. ‘It is an accolade that has come [...]
18 Nov
The famous Nurburgring is having building work on a massive scale and it’s all part of a €215 million investment that’ll see Europe’s most famous race track build on its popular track day reputation to become what marketing boss Stephan Cimbal describes as a motor sport theme park that’s open 365 days a year. Work [...]
16 Nov
As the stresses of the 21st century get to us, owning a car is lo longer a luxury, but for many a necessity in order to work, get the kids to school, keep in touch with family and maybe the occasional holiday or to enjoy your leisure time. It is very easy to assume that [...]
14 Nov
1.) Ensure that Tyre pressures are maintained as per manufacturer specifications. Over or under inflated tyres would mean better mileage or better handling respectively but will drastically reduce the Tyre life. 2.) Adjust Tyre pressure when the Tyre is hot, i.e when the vehicle has run for 15 to 20 km. Hot air expands if [...]
13 Nov
Homemade Recipes for Cleaning and Conditioning Leather: Read ingredients in leather cleaners carefully. You will find that the ingredients are pretty common: olive oil, lanolin and Neat’s-foot oil (animal rendered oils) are generally used in commercial products. If your vehicle has leather seats, avoid hot, sunny parking spots and use a sun screen in front of [...]
11 Nov
A basic guide can be defined as the loss of traction between a vehicle’s tyres and the road surface due to the forces acting on the vehicle. Most skids are caused by driver error, although only about 15% of accidents are the direct result of a vehicle skidding. Skids occurring in other accidents are usually [...]
07 Nov
Many people will just leave the car to dry itself, this can cause problems if you have direct sunlight on it. You will find the water drying in certain areas faster which will leave spots all over. Drying your car is easy and only takes a few minutes to do it manually and the result [...]
07 Nov
A good way to remove insects from the front of your car when cleaning is to use Active Insect Remover which is a concentrated foam designed to rapidly dissolve squashed insect remains from vehicle bodywork, windscreens and headlights, insects are always the hardest part when it comes to cleaning a car and this is especially [...]
06 Nov
When detailing your car you should start with the lower half so that you are not transferring any of the dirt to the cleaner areas. This is because the wheels, wheel arches and the front of the car are often the dirtiest. If possible you should also use separate cleaning apparatus for the best result, [...]
05 Nov
When you are detailing the exterior of your vehicle you will find certain areas needing more attention if you want the best results. You will agree that the exterior of your vehicle is the most important part of the detail. 1) You are best doing the front and the wheels separate to the rest of [...]
04 Nov
Many people think it’s harder than it is to clean a door jamb that it really is, when you are detailing your car you want the best results so don’t want to miss any section out. 1) Start by just opening the doors so you can see the door jamb, you should use the same [...]
03 Nov
1) When you are cleaning your car you will need to address the trim separately with a different approach, the trim are the areas made from rubber or plastic. 2) You should be using a special UV protector so that it’s doesn’t fade in sunlight, you can pick it up from some of the high [...]
29 Nov