As cars become increasingly intelligent, the more information they give us about themselves. And that includes a service light to tell you when they need their regular maintenance. When does…
SORN stands for Statutory Off-road Notification and is a legal way of keeping a car without taxing it or getting an MOT or insurance for it. They’re easy to get…
The laws around car glass tinting are strict. The reason is that overly darkened glass can be dangerous in low light levels. And tinting glass so that it doesn’t conform…
Every car on the road that’s 64-reg or younger will have TPMS otherwise known as a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System. Although this is intelligent technology, it might not be as…
Taking the time to do a car check before setting off could save you from an untimely interruption to your journey. Breaking down will leave you and your passengers frazzled…
Every year around four in 10 cars fail the UK MOT test yet the government claims that around half of all failures could be easily prevented. Although garages frequently don’t…
Motor insurance is one of the necessary evils of driving a car. According to experts in car running costs it makes up between 15 and 20 per cent of the…
The legal minimum tyre tread depth in the UK and most of Europe is 1.6mm. It’s important that tyre tread depth is regularly checked because the less tread a tyre…
Buying used cars can be a bit like stepping into a minefield. But with some guidance you can get through it and come out the other side with a motor…
Every modern diesel car sold in the EU since 2009 has a DPF or Diesel Particulate Filter. This is a component located in the car’s exhaust system that’s designed to…