You can picture the scene… You are fortunate to have a paid-driver so you send said driver on an excursion. “Just take the $300,000 Ferrari FF – but be very careful: it is my pride and joy” you say… Later, you receive the phone call, “Boss, erm, there has been a slight erm, incident involving your erm, […]
Drivers have once again been warned about the dangers of using their mobile phones while driving. It appears that the latest terrifying trend is to take ‘selfies’ of themselves behind the wheel then post them to photo-sharing & social networking site, Instagram. My initial thought was that these drivers may have been parked up when taking the […]
A businessman appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court recently after being caught doing 130mph….with a cup of tea between his legs. The man, who owns an organic milkshake company, told the court that he had been surprised to find the expensive Mercedes E-Class he was driving – wait for it…. did not have a cup holder! As excuses […]
Hot on the heels of a recent blog post regarding irresponsibility behind the wheel, I have another example for you! Previously I highlighted a (not isolated) incident whereby a motorist was spotted having a shave while driving. This time, even though along the same lines, I feel goes to a whole new level. This time a […]
I am sure we have all heard the joke, “How many men does it take to change a light bulb?” Well I can tell you the answer… SEVEN! And I have proof! The Daily Mail have images taken on a dual carriageway which shows that it appears to indeed take seven council road workers just […]
A car dealer has been jailed for fraud and ordered to pay £390,000 after tricking customers into overpaying for vehicles by reducing their mileage. The 26 year old car dealer is thought to have pocketed over £100,000 by illegally tampering with the vehicles’ odometers and forging the associated documents in order to sell the vehicles at […]
Naturally, as you can imagine, as part of my day-to-day operations I speak to prospective clients concerning a number of driving related topics. Recently I have been asked, on a number of occasions, the following question: “Will you teach me the actual driving test routes?”. Now then, while I do believe that covering some of […]
Naturally, when looking to purchase a car we all want to drive away with the absolute best deal possible. This is where the art of haggling comes in handy..! It may not come easy to many, but when it comes to saving a few pounds it is certainly worth a good try! I have stumbled […]
A new ‘traffic-calming’ scheme through the village of Arnprior in Scotland, has not gone down well with locals. Part of the measures consist of a set of wiggly white lines in the middle of a road which match up with red indentations that have been painted at the roadside with the intention to slow vehicles down. Some […]
As the headline suggests, there are a number of hurdles to be overcome before self-parking cars become a common sight on Britain’s roads. As I mentioned in a recent blog post concerning the development of such technology, current UK law forbids drivers from leaving the vehicle while the engine is running. Current self-parking technology requires the […]