Motoring Knowledge Bank
There are increasing insurance options for drivers. One of the newer ones is temporary insurance. Cheap temporary car insurance can be worthwhile in certain circumstances, not in others. Read on…
There is nothing in the law that says you have to carry a spare wheel so a lot of cars don’t have them in order to save weight. Instead these…
It’s a familiar dilemma for used car buyers. You’re buying a new motor and you want some reassurance that it’s going to do what you’ve bought it for. But is…
Although motors are becoming increasingly reliable, there will be times when a car breakdown happens. Remember, the breakdown might be something simple such as a flat tyre or running out…
An engine’s performance is measured in two ways: power and in increasing popularity, torque. This is frequently used in car makers’ sales literature because the heavier our cars get, the…
The government has invested billions of pounds in the smart motorways scheme. The idea is to increase motorway capacity without going to the expense and disruption of building extra carriageways.…
Most car crashes happen at very low speed. Rather than mangled metal and insurers sucking their teeth and talking about write offs, they result in nothing more than dented panels,…
There are few things more irritating than damaging your car’s paintwork. But scratch repair on cars need not be too expensive. And there is one familiar household product that might…
Using a handheld mobile phone while driving is against the law. And for years it’s been banned while refuelling. Is there a valid reason for this? Or is it urban…
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…