Whether your car needs fuel or you and your passengers need a pick-me-up, service stations can be a much-needed oasis breaking up the monotony of the motorway desert. Whether it’s over the Christmas holiday period, when an estimated 12 million vehicles crowd Britain’s roads, according to the AA, or during Easter or summer breaks, many […]
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Eco driving: how to save money at the pumps
Eco driving might sound dull and worthy but one of the biggest expenses for most drivers is fuel. Think about your car and how you drive it and you’ll save money at the pumps. Here are our top 10 eco driving tips. Clear extra weight out of the car Weight is the enemy of fuel economy, […]
Speeding fines up by 2500% on smart motorways
Speeding fines are being dished out to more than 1000 drivers a week on Britain’s new smart motorways. Figures obtained by the BBC from police forces around the UK show that 52,516 fixed penalties were issued in 2015. That’s up from just 2023 speeding fines on the same stretches of road five years ago ‑ […]