cars
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Winter Safety on Two Wheels
[affilinet_performance_ad size=468×60] This week we have been plunged into some seriously wintry weather, with some parts of the country having the first snow of the Winter, and temperatures making it feel decidedly bleak and cheerless. Mornings are now frosty, and this is all leading to our already busy roads turning treacherous, as the surfaces become slippy and the stopping distances increase. For those using the roads extra vigilance is needed, and non so more so than those who are traveling on two wheels, the cyclists and the motorcyclists. Even though they only account for 1% of road users, motorcyclists account for 21% of all road deaths, with high numbers also…
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Sourcing a garage through ‘Book My Garage’
Today it seems we do everything on line. We shop for our groceries through online supermarkets and then have our food delivered. We book our holidays online and print off our own tickets. We shop for Christmas through websites and even choose a gift wrap option. We book concert tickets, chat to our friends, post our photographs and even voice our opinions in 140 characters or less. We literally spend our lives organising said lives online. The same is true when it comes to our cars. Or at least it is almost true. For whilst we will buy a car online, and will hunt out the best deals when it…
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Make sure you have breakdown cover this Summer
Summer is here and in the next few weeks people will be taking their annual holidays and schools will be breaking up. For some, Summer holidays mean traveling abroad, but for others, the delights of the UK are highly desirable and holiday camps, glamping sites and hotels up and down the country will fill with happy holidaymakers. For those holidaying in the UK, this often means driving on the UK’s busy motorways, and, as with any long car journey, this carries the risk that you will breakdown, due to anything from a blowout, running low on fuel, or the failure of an integral car part. Obviously, if you were to have…
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Pass that MOT first time – A handy Guide
There is no worse feeling. Your car goes in for its MOT, you’re pretty sure it will pass, but then you get the phone call. It’s failed – on brakes, on lights, on suspension, on just about anything you did not suspect would happen. More money required, more time required, cue much snapping and snarling and choice words about the ‘bloomin’ car’ or something much stronger. Yet, many of the failures mentioned could be avoided if motorists carried out regular checks themselves. Motorparks, the car dealers who find both new and used cars from a range of manufacturers, have put together a very useful, cut out and keep guide, which…
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Buying Your First Car
You’ve done it. You’ve past your driving test. Finally you will have your own set of wheels, and with it, your independence. So now all you need to do is find a car, something that suits you, your style and your budget. And this is where you suddenly start to hit problems, having lots of questions that need answers as you try to find yourself a good, reliable car that is value for money and will be dependable. Not easy is it? Motorparks ,who deal in both new and used cars and vans, promise you a better motoring experience, and to help you make the decision about whether to buy…
