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The legal requirement of a vehicle to change tyres is when the tread depth falls below 1.6mm, bluelight fleets on average change theirs at a tread depth of 2.76mm. Following a Freedom of Information request made to every police force, fire and rescue and ambulance service in the UK, Kwik Fit discovered that only 16% …

Car insurance premiums have been on the increase for a while now and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for cash strapped drivers. Comparing premiums from this year to last highlights the severity of increases: 2016 2017 Average motor insurance premium in the UK £670 £781 Young drivers (aged 17-20) Female £1,577 …

Between March 1st – 8th, West Midlands police caught 261 motorists using their mobile, including 30 heavy goods vehicles and a driving instructor. The instructor was using his mobile to complete online banking activities while their pupil was travelling on the M5. Even though the instructor was not behind the wheel he was penalised for …

Parliament is to discuss a proposed insurance cap for young drivers following a popular petition. The insurance cap, proposed at £1,200, would affect drivers aged 18-25 who currently pay on average £2,013 a year for their car insurance. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has estimated the average comprehensive policy to be £462 across all …

During the never ending debate over driverless technology, yet more voices have joined the choir. While they may be in tune, they aren’t singing about common sense. Enter stage left Professor Neville Stanton, an expert in driverless cars at Southampton University, who expressed concerns that as vehicles become fully autonomous it is likely that people’s …

With the announcement that Asda would be cutting the cost of fuel on their forecourt by 2p, cash strapped drivers up and down the country were salivating in anticipation for a full-scale price war overturning months of gradual increases at the pumps. As history has shown us time and again, one of the big four …