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Brand new cars rack up repair bill
- 03/05/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Magazine, News
Nearly 10% of all accidents over the last 12 months involved new 15 and 65-plate vehicles according to a study by Accident Exchange. Accident prone buyers tended to prang their brand new pride and joy on the 57th day after the car was first registered, when averaged out. Putting those cars back on the road is [...] -
Google cars not at fault
- 13/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Automotive News Europe reports that Google's self-driving cars have been involved in 11 accidents but have not been the cause of any over the last six years. A team of drivers which is testing the fleet of more than 20 vehicles have driven 2.7 million km (1.7 million miles) so far. ‘Not once was the [...] -
Foreign HGV accidents increase
- 07/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14% since 2012, Accident Exchange statistics have revealed. Lorries from Poland and Germany were found to be the most accident-prone by some margin; Polish lorries represented 15.7% of accidents, while German vehicles followed with 13.1% of lorry [...]