• Americans don’t trust autonomous parking
    • 29/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to the results of a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 per cent of American drivers are confident in their parallel parking abilities and only one-in-four would trust this technology to park their vehicle. Despite this, AAA testing found self-parking technology outperformed unassisted drivers in four key [...]
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  • Brits driving their cars into the ground
    • 18/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    More than half of British drivers don’t get problems with their cars checked until three months after they have appeared, according to new research. A survey of more than 1,000 British drivers conducted by BookMyGarage, found that Britons are risking road accidents, worsening damage and steeper repair bills, as a [...]
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  • Women ‘are the better drivers’
    • 15/05/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Driving's battle of the sexes appears to have been won by women, according to a survey. Driving's battle of the sexes appears to have been won by women, according to a survey. Female drivers outscored males not only in in-car tests but also when observed anonymously using one of the UK's busiest junctions - Hyde [...]
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  • Motorists feel ‘ripped off’ by mechanics
    • 15/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research conducted by ClickMechanic has revealed that almost a quarter (23%) of people felt ripped off by the price they were quoted when they last visited a car mechanic. The study, which surveyed over 2,000 members of the UK public, looked into attitudes towards car workshops and their dealings with the [...]
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  • Lunchtime bookings prove popular
    • 14/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Lunchtime is the peak period for motorists when booking online servicing, according to new figures released by RAC Garage Compare. The busiest single hour is between noon and 1pm although levels remain relatively high through to 4pm before slowly ebbing away as the evening continues. Douglas Rotberg, CEO of The [...]
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  • Road safety still a concern
    • 09/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The next government must make road safety a top priority with more than 50% of motorists believing the current administration had not made the issue enough of a concern, according to a survey conducted by the IAM. A total of 2,156 people took part in the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) survey throughout March [...]
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  • Congestion hits 10 year high
    • 17/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A Freight Transport Association (FTA) survey has revealed that congestion on UK roads is at the worst it has been for over 10 years. FTA’s Quarterly Transport Activity Survey (QTAS) illustrated the rate of deterioration in reliability on the road network at 55% – which is the lowest it has been since 2002, due [...]
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  • Motorists support smoking ban
    • 11/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Over 90% of motorists support Government plans to ban smoking in cars with children according to a new poll by Motorpoint. An online survey by the UK car supermarket found an overwhelming 92.8% of people quizzed agreed with the introduction of the new law that would criminalise smoking in cars containing anyone [...]
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