We all know how bad it is to take our eyes off the road to read a text message, and many people admit to checking email in their car or truck, too. If you get a lot of email you…
We all know how bad it is to take our eyes off the road to read a text message, and many people admit to checking email in their car or truck, too. If you get a lot of email you…
The newer and more complex your car, the more warning lights there will be on the dashboard. They are there to give you vital information about how your car is functioning and ignoring them could mean you are doing damage…
Some manufacturers specify that you should run your car on 95 or 98 octane minimum rather than on regular ULP (unleaded petrol). Some of these high-performance fuels make claims that they will clean your engine, help protect it and even…
Unfortunately this is a very real, but quite rare, part of driving that hopefully you will never experience: a person deliberately stages an accident which looks like your fault, but is really designed to achieve them an insurance payout, or…
Flash floods are possible at any time. Some areas are particularly prone to them and you will see signposts, such as the one below, mounted on high poles. At the edge of a flood you will have standing water several…
How are road widths decided? Road widths are decided using: Vehicle type Volume (frequency) Speed Lane type required (e.g. is a turning bay required, or will long vehicles need to turn sharply and therefore need a larger swept path) Situation…
Who is to blame? When you have an accident an insurance company will decide who is to blame. How we use blame is slightly different to how insurance companies use blame. To them, ‘blame’ also carries with it the implication…
