The number of drug driving charges has risen by 125% to record levels in the last year. The significant rise in the number of charges was found after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to police forces by BookMyGarage.com to investigate the impact of new drug driving laws introduced five years ago. Of the 27 […]
CHILD CAR SEAT CONFUSION FOR 40% OF BRITISH PARENTS
Four in 10 puzzled parents admit they don’t know what car seat they should get for their children. With so many regulations covering child car seats, a huge array of styles and safety labels in shops and no ‘one size fits all’ seat, it’s no wonder parents feel confused over this vital purchase. Online car […]
How Well Do You Know Your Car Parts?
We’ve tested you on your car logo and car service knowledge before, but now we’ve come up with a more tricky one. How many of these obscure car parts can you name from just an image? We’ll be highly impressed if you get them all right… Be sure to share your score with us, […]
What You Should Know About Preventing Car Theft
Car theft is on the rise. How do we know? Well, according to data from the RAC, thieves stole over 150,000 vehicles in the UK in 2018/19. Alarmingly, only three police forces reported a drop in thefts when compared to 2017/18 statistics. But don’t panic yet. While you might be at higher risk […]
12.5 million motorists could have skipped their car service because of COVID-19
A third of UK motorists (32%) have put off getting their car serviced because of financial restraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. BookMyGarage surveyed 10,000 of its subscribers and found that, in addition, a similar number (29%) of drivers delayed servicing procedures simply because their car had covered far fewer miles during lockdown. While more […]
Summer Road Trip of Britain: Our Top 15 locations (2020)
Us Brits love a summer holiday. In 2019 alone, Finder.com reports that we took 72.6 million overseas trips, 1 million more than we had in 2018. That’s a lot of time lounging around on a beach. But we’re much more reluctant to do so this summer. With the ever changing Coronavirus pandemic causing holiday […]