Do you have any guilty secrets when driving? Do you do anything when you drive that you know you shouldn’t be doing?
I think one good indicator as to whether you are doing something you shouldn’t is how you react when you see a police car coming. For example do you quickly put your mobile phone or sandwich down in a panic?
Did you know that in 2007 a new edition of The Highway Code was published containing 29 new codes. It now includes rules on adjusting your satellite navigation system and eating and talking when driving. Although sucking a sweet may be ok, it is how you get the sweet in to your mouth that is the problem. Similarly with talking. Talking is fine but having a full blown argument can be very dangerous
According to Easier Motoring our top 10 guilty secrets include eating at the wheel, chatting on the mobile, damaging another car and not owning up to it, reading a newspaper or magazine and checking out good-looking drivers. Apparently 8% of people will even go as far as using a ‘Dr on call’ sign when they are not doctors.
The research carried out by the organisers of The British International Motor Show also showed that we know relatively little about the basics of maintaining a car. 43% of people interviewed don’t know how to change a tyre, a third don’t know where the dipstick is and a quarter don’t even know how to check the tyre pressure. I guess that it is so easy now to call out one of the breakdown services that people don’t need to worry about getting their hands dirty.
Do you know how to maintain your car? We would love to hear your views on this and about your driving confessions. Send us a comment for publishing on our blog.
May 28th, 2008
Over the past 12 months Moneysupermarket.com have analysed 12 million quotes and has announced that Kwik Fit and Swiftcover are the most competitive companies for car insurance in the UK.
According to the London Stock Exchange, Kwik Fit and Swiftcover were tied for the top spot with average premiums on car insurance of just £276.74.
Peter Gerrard, head of insurance research at moneysupermarket.com said that smaller online insurers who have lower overheads are being very nimble on price.
Swiftcover.com for example have no call centres so they can pass these savings on to their customers. Make sure that you aren’t paying over the odds on your car insurance.
At a time when we are all trying to reduce our expenditure as petrol prices soar, it is well worth visiting the Kwik Fit and Swiftcover websites to see if you can save on your car insurance.
May 27th, 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest used to be an important day for the UK. One of my earliest memories of the competition was in 1981 when Bucks Fizz won with ‘Making your mind up’. Believe it or not the UK are based second in the all-time Eurovision Song Contest winners league according to The Times. But we haven’t won it since Katrina and the Waves in 1997. (more…)
May 22nd, 2008
We all resent having to buy car insurance and spend our time hunting around for the best deals, but what do we look for when choosing which car insurer to use and exactly what are we covered for? (more…)
May 21st, 2008
The rising price of fuel seems to have given car producers a kick up the backside as they are all now eager to exploit this and launch new electric cars. Nissan announced this week that they plan to have electric cars available for sale in America and Japan by 2010. (more…)
May 16th, 2008
Are you one of the millions of people that suffer from Hayfever? If you are I completely sympathise with you. Just as the weather starts to turn nice and you want to spend more time outdoors, along comes the runny nose, itchy eyes and the sneezing. Not only do we have to walk around looking like we have colds, but to add insult to injury we are also now likely to have our car insurance premiums increased as we are seen as more of a risk on the roads. (more…)
May 14th, 2008
It seems that everywhere in England wants its own landmark and tourist attraction. London has The London Eye, Gateshead has The Angel of the North and Kent now appear to want a huge horse that will be able to be seen from land, rail or air. (more…)
May 8th, 2008
It is actually finally starting to feel like summer and it is that time of the year when people start to book their holidays. It is very easy to spend all your time choosing your holiday destination and then busily buying new summer clothes and shoes that forgetting to buy or check your travel insurance is common place. (more…)
May 6th, 2008
I must admit that I have never liked politics much. I hated it at school and haven’t taken a huge amount of interest in it over the years, other then when there has been the odd dodgy photo - like when Cherie got snapped accepting a bouquet of flowers one morning looking rather worse for wear.
However, over the past couple of weeks I have been becoming increasingly more interested in who is going to be our next Mayor of London. Would I vote for someone who admitted that he ‘deliberately trapped the Government into bidding for the 2012 Olympics to attract fund for developing the city’s run down East End area’ as reported in The Telegraph or do I vote for someone who says that ‘If you vote for the Conservatives, your wife will get bigger breasts and your chances of driving a BMW M3 will increase.’ Mmmm a close call. (more…)
April 29th, 2008
Swiftcover.com is offering a £25 discount on your car insurance and everyone is eligible.
With petrol prices, house prices and food prices all out of our control it is nice to be able to control one element of our spending. Car Insurance. It is one of those necessary legal purchases that we all hate to make but it is a God send to have if you have the misfortune of being involved in an accident. (more…)
April 23rd, 2008
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