By Gemma Francis
Almost three quarters of millennials admit they have no idea how to change a tyre, a study has found.
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Millenials can't change a tyre or open a car bonnet
By Gemma Francis
Almost three quarters of millennials admit they have no idea how to change a tyre, a study has found.
Brits Go Green
UK drivers' shifting priorities coincide with a jump in sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles, up by over a third (34%) in the last year[1]
Meanwhile younger drivers tend to be more interested in the style of the car - with a quarter (24%) of them looking for in-car gadgets and 22% a stylish interior
Climate-conscious Brits are increasingly going green, with a quarter (26%) of drivers choosing carbon footprint as a top priority when buying a new car, according to new research from AA Cars, the AA’s used car website.
Comment on SMMT car sales data
"Although used car sales dropped slightly in the last quarter of 2017, overall, the past 12 months has been a roaring success for the industry.
How much does it cost to own a car?
Price comparison site launched for selling your car
Motorway.co.uk launches UK’s first price comparison service to sell your car, bringing transparency and choice to an industry dominated by We Buy Any Car
Insurers change tactics for judging young drivers
-- Telematics specialist, Quartix, is deploying unique ‘virtual parents’ that are helping young drivers learn from experienced motorists using wisdom of the crowd
-- Young drivers and their parents are alerted if they consistently drive faster than experienced motorists on the same stretches of road.
-- One insurer using the ‘contextual speed scoring’ technology has seen ZERO serious injuries or deaths among young drivers since its introduction a year ago
In a UK first, insurance companies using black boxes to rate young motorists have started scoring them against experienced drivers’ average speeds rather than official speed limits, vehicle tracking and telematics firm Quartix revealed today.
4.4m Brits to buy potentially dangerous tyres
-- Over 4 million UK drivers plan to buy one or more used tyres within the next 12 months[1]
-- Almost 2 million British motorists mistakenly think used tyres are as safe as new tyres[2]
-- Over half (55%) of motorists think new tyres are too expensive – but the ‘affordable alternative’ of part-worns is a false economy
-- Over two thirds of drivers (70%) would not feel confident checking the condition and safety of their own tyres
-- Over a third (38%) of UK drivers believe a tyre fitter would supply potentially unsafe tyres
An alarming number of Brits could soon be driving on unsafe part-worn tyres, as new research by AA Tyres, the AA’s mobile tyre fitting service, shows that 4.4 million UK drivers expect to buy one or more used tyres within the next year.
Revealed: Thousands of drivers confess to speeding and using their phones while driving
-- Anonymous driving confessions quiz reveals the true impact of the recent government crackdown on speeding and mobile phone use in Britain
-- 17,600 motorists took part in an anonymous confessions quiz organised by van insurers Staveley Head
-- 86% of motorists admitted to continuing to speed over the legal limit, despite an increase in fines on 24th April 2017
-- 37% confessed to using their mobile phones behind the wheel, with 1 in 3 admitting they use Snapchat, despite a new law being implemented on 1st March 2017
-- However, the number of committed offences has seen an overall decrease, 8% on speeding and 17% on mobile phone use
-- The new penalties for mobile phone use (increased fines and points on your license) had the biggest impact on driving behaviour
How much of an impact has the recent government crackdown actually had on driving behaviour in the UK?
Commercial vehicle insurers Staveley Head launched an anonymous online confessions quiz to find out. http://www.staveleyhead.co.uk/
17,600 motorists took part, anonymously admitting to several sins including Snapchatting behind the wheel and speeding over the legal limit. But results reveal that the number of committed offences has decreased overall.
Wipers and washers named as top cause for MOT failures
-- Eight of the 10 most common MOT failure
-- Across the UK, 44% of vehicles failed their last MOT test
-- Great Yarmouth (53.8%), Weston-Super-Mare (52.6%) and Edinburgh (51.8%) saw the highest MOT failure rates across the country
-- Meanwhile, Romford (34.8%), Solihull (35.3%) and Bury St. Edmunds (35.6%) experienced the lowest failure rates
London, 20 July 2017 – The number one cause for MOT failures were windscreen wiper and washer-related issues, according to new research by AA Garage Guide, the AA’s MOT, repairs and car servicing garage finder.
Garage Guide analysed 146,000 MOT records of UK-registered vehicles owned by AA members in May and June this year*, and found that problems with the suspension and registration plate bulbs also topped the list.
In fact, eight of the 10 most common MOT failure points can be easily identified and resolved through some simple pre-MOT checks.
The following table shows the 10 most common causes for MOT failure:
Across the country, more than four in 10 (44.3%) cars failed their last MOT test.
Drivers in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth suffered the highest MOT failure rate in the whole country, with more than half (53.8%) failing their last MOT, while motorists in Weston-Super-Mare (52.6%) and Edinburgh (51.8%) also experienced worryingly high failure rates.
The table shows the 10 towns and cities in the UK with the highest MOT failure rates (looking at the last MOT).
The following table shows the 10 towns and cities in the UK with the lowest MOT failure rates (looking at the last MOT).
Olli Astley, director at AA Garage Guide, says: “There are countless numbers of potential reasons for vehicles failing their MOT, but it’s shocking to see that the number one cause identified came down to the humble windscreen wipers and washers.
“An empty screen wash or smearing wipers are easy to spot – and fix – at home ahead of the statutory roadworthiness test, so there’s really no excuse for failing on such an easily solvable problem.
“Tyres and headlights have also been highlighted as popular problem areas and are therefore worth checking in advance of your car’s MOT. Make sure that your tyre pressures are correct and that wear across the whole of the tyre surface isn’t below the 1.6mm legal minimum, and that any blown lights are replaced.
“You should make sure you’ve addressed any previous ‘advisories’ – that’s the maintenance work recommended by the garage during your car’s last MOT. If you’re unsure of your vehicle’s MOT history and advisories, you can check this and get quotes for free using Automyze.”
Young people passing up on the idea of learning driving
-- The number of 17-year olds taking the driving test has fallen by 100,000 over the past decade
-- 20 per cent drop in the overall number of under-25s learning to drive
-- East Sussex experiences most significant fall, with 61 per cent of under-25s ditching their driving aspirations
Young people are giving up on the idea of learning to drive, according to research carried out by leading automotive consumer website www.HonestJohn.co.uk
The Mini has come highly rated in a list of the 250 Things That Make Britain Great
The list, which is published in the May issue of Best of British, was commissioned to mark the magazine’s 250th issue.
Famous Mini drivers Paddy Hopkirk and Mr Bean also made the list, alongside Sir Stirling Moss and the late John Surtees.
Asked why the Mini was rated so highly, Hopkirk, who won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in a Mini Cooper S, said: “The original Mini was a classless car, a cheap family saloon that was also bought by Bentley owners and the likes of Twiggy, Princess Margaret and Peter Sellers. Although there’s a difference under the bonnet between the original car and BMW’s MINI, it still has bags of personality and a romantic image.”
Other people, places and things on the list that make Britain great include the Queen, Sir David Attenborough, the NHS, driving on the left, caravanning, and fish and chips.
Best of British is the UK’s top nostalgia monthly. It is available from WH Smith and other newsagents. Further information can be found at www.bestofbritishmag.co.uk
The 250 Things That Make Britain Great are:
1. Volunteers
2. The Queen
3. Sir David Attenborough
4. Houses of Parliament
5. Sir Winston Churchill
6. The NHS
7. The English Language
8. Marmite
9. Village Fetes
10. Our sense of humour
11. Fish and Chips
12. The Great British Breakfast
13. Macmillan Cancer Support
14. The Royal National Lifeboat Institute
15. Pubs
16. The BBC
17. Red phone boxes
18. Real ale
19. The Beatles
20. Giving up your seat
21. National Museums
22. Brilliant architecture
23. Stunning scenery
24. Cornwall
25. The Mini
26. London Underground
27. Town and city parks
28. Springtime
29. Dad’s Army
30. William Shakespeare
31. Tornado
32. The Brompton
33. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
34. Blackpool trams
35. Our rich musical heritage
36. Ealing Studios
37. Pickles the Dog
38. Tunnock’s wafers and tea cakes
39. The Great Little Trains of Wales
40. The Routemaster Bus
41. Sunday roasts
42. Our friendliness, generosity and kindness to others
43. The Lord Mayor’s Show
44. Bulldogs
45. Cricket
46. Charles Dickens
47. Seeing off the Nazis
48. The Royal & Ancient
49. Bobby Moore
50. Doctor Who
51. A good old cup of tea
52. A murmuration of starlings
53. Cockney Rhyming slang
54. King Edward potatoes
55. Corner shops
56. Our patience
57. The South Wales accent
58. Laura Trott
59. Greasy spoons
60. Llandudno, especially Haulfre Gardens
61. Only Fools and Horses
62. Country cottages
63. Diana Dors
64. Our resilience when times are hard
65. Stephen Hawking
66. The seaside
67. Emmeline Pankhurst
68. The Proms
69. Sir Isaac Newton
70. The Brontë Sisters
71. Aston Martin
72. Alan Turing
73. Our openness and generosity of spirit when newcomers make an effort to fit in
74. The Scouts and Girl Guides
75. Beatrix Potter
76. Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
77. National parks
78. The RSPB
79. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
80. Buckingham Palace
81. Morris Dancing
82. British Cheeses
83. The Victoria & Albert Museum
84. Flying Scotsman
85. Coronation Street
86. Steam Rallies
87. Stonehenge
88. The WI
89. Strawberries and Cream
90. The Lake District
91. Beer gardens
92. Big Ben
93. Wimbledon
94. Dame Judi Dench
95. Armed Forces
96. Cornish pasties
97. James Bond
98. The Spitfire
99. Stephen Fry
100. Black cabs
101. The Rolling Stones
102. Dame Maggie Smith
103. Red post boxes
104. Harry Potter
105. Scrumpy Cider
106. Match of the Day
107. Beefeaters
108. Joanna Lumley
109. Sue Ryder
110. Mary Berry
111. Unpredictable weather
112. Jessica Ennis-Hill
113. Morecambe and Wise
114. The Two Ronnies
115. Dame Helen Mirren
116. Tom Baker
117. David Jason
118. Worcestershire Sauce
119. Carry On films
120. Jaguar cars
121. Tony Hancock
122. Michael Palin
123. Chelsea Pensioners
124. Football
125. Rugby
126. Comic Relief
127. Great Ormond Street Hospital
128. Charles Darwin
129. Sir Joseph Bazelgette
130. Monty Python
131. Compulsory Education
132. Sherlock Holmes
133. HP Sauce
134. Mr Bean
135. The Jurassic Coast
136. Record collecting
137. Dry Stone walls
138. Hot Cross buns
139. British Film Institute
140. Rolls-Royce
141. The Grand National
142. Bradley Wiggins
143. Lords cricket ground
144. The Red Arrows
145. Ballroom dancing
146. Andy Murray
147. Seb Coe
148. Midsummer afternoons
149. John Surtees
150. Cumberland sausages
151. Mr Benn
152. Blackadder
153. Haggis, neeps and tatties
154. The Telegraph crossword
155. Roald Dahl
156. James Herriot
157. Driving on the left
158. Churches
159. The Boat Race
160. Bertie Bassett
161. Heritage railways
162. Arboretums
163. Countdown
164. Our coastline
165. The Union Flag
166. Caravanning
167. Queuing
168. Branston pickle
169. The Bisto kids
170. The National Trust
171. The Sky at Night
172. Magna Carta
173. Our seats of learning
174. Our gardens
175. Bangers and Mash
176. Alexander Fleming
177. Stan Laurel
178. Alfred Hitchcock
179. Charlie Chaplin
180. Cream Teas – Devonshire or Cornish
181. Fudge
182. The London Marathon
183. Arctic Roll
184. The Loch Ness Monster
185. The World Wide Web
186. Treacle Sponge and Custard
187. Pork Scratchings
188. Help For Heroes
189. Thomas Telford
190. John Logie Baird
191. Laurence Olivier
192. Mowing the lawn
193. The Queen’s Christmas Message
194. TV dramas
195. Wind-up radios
196. Hovercraft
197. Peter Kay
198. Twiglets
199. Salt and Vinegar crisps
200. Jumble sales
201. Billy Connolly
202. Sir Michael Parkinson
203. The Science Museum
204. Sir Steve Redgrave
205. Cancer Research
206. Nelson’s Column
207. The Presumption of Innocence
208. Band Aid/Live Aid
209. Riding for the Disabled Association
210. Chas & Dave
211. The Pennine Way
212. National Railway Museum
213. Sir Michael Caine
214. Tartan and Tweed
215. Alan Bennett
216. Julia Donaldson
217. Paddy Hopkirk
218. Enid Blyton
219. Age UK
220. Barry Cryer
221. The Natural History Museum
222. English Heritage
223. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
224. Wallace and Gromit
225. Quality Street
226. Sir Stirling Moss
227. John Lewis/Waitrose
228. Bernard Cribbins
229. Brian Blessed
230. June Whitfield
231. Jorvik Viking Centre
232. Sir Bruce Forsyth
233. Walnut Whip
234. Sir Tony Robinson
235. Art Deco lidos
236. Saucy Seaside postcards
237. Dame Patricia Routledge
238. Ironbridge Gorge
239. Roundabouts
240. The BT Tower
241. Morse Code
242. Guide Dogs for the Blind
243. Steak and Kidney Pudding
244. Bletchley Park
245. Chocolate Orange
246. Bobbies on the beat
247. The Goon Show
248. The Shipping Forecast
249. David Coleman
250. Best of British Magazine
Death of great British banger?
-38% of newly licensed drivers opting for brand new first car –
-32% cited fuel efficiency as the main reason for this change -
THE GREAT BRITISH banger could become a thing of the past as ambitious new drivers are now aspiring to opt for a brand new vehicle as their first car, according to new research.
Eight out of 10 motorists have no idea about the new speeding fine structure
84% of British motorists are unaware of new speeding fines that come into force next week
Drivers caught for most serious cases of speeding could be fined 150% of their weekly income in England and Wales
This means a motorist earning £50,000 a year would pay up to £355 for creeping over the limit, or £1000 for travelling 41mph in a 20mph limit
New fines system doesn’t address driver distraction risks, says leading consumer motoring website
More than eight out of every 10 British motorists are unaware of new speeding fines, which could see someone earning £50,000 pay a fine of £1000* for travelling 41mph in a 20mph limit, according to research carried out by leading consumer motoring website www.HonestJohn.co.uk
CMA says "Don't trust the MoT certificate"
Following a clarification by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd (CMA) is urging used car buyers to check MOT details online, rather than relying on the paper certificate.
In response to a Freedom of Information request by CMA’s Philip Swift, the DVSA’s MOT Scheme Management Team confirmed: “…the view of DVSA is that the test certificate is a receipt style certificate and it is the database holds the authorative [sic] record… DVSA advice is that if a customer has concerns to the validity of the certificate or wishes to, they can confirm the details via the gov.uk website.”
Managing Director of CMA, Philip Swift, a former police detective, said: “This important clarification should signal a change in consumer best practice. Most car buyers accept the paper MOT at face value, but 25 years of investigating cloned and clocked vehicles has taught us not to be so trusting. The first thing we do with any claim is check the MOT on the primary source, the government website. It is a great free service and you can see at a glance the recorded mileages going back years and any advisory notes on the condition of the vehicle. Any discrepancy between this data and the paper certificate should set alarm bells ringing. Vehicle crime has become highly sophisticated but when it comes to paper MOTs a lot of the tactics are rudimentary, commonly simple photocopies with the mileage altered. In one recent case, someone had downloaded the sample certificate from the government website, filled it in and passed it off as genuine. They should at least put a watermark on that because they’ve inadvertently provided a handy resource for fraudsters.”
Link to check MOT history: www.gov.uk/check-mot-status
New research reveals one in four teenage drivers crash in the first year
- 402 teenage car drivers were killed or injured on UK roads in 2015
- Alarming statistic means that more than seven teenage drivers die or are injured a week
- 17 to 19 year-olds make up only 1.5% of UK licence holders but are responsible for 9% of fatal and serious crashes
- In a first for the UK market, Shotgun - a free app powered by Direct Line - has been launched to tackle these figures head on by rewarding new drivers aged 17-25 for safe driving
Getting behind the wheel of their first car is a rite of passage for most young people. However, it is fraught with risk as one in four teenage drivers will crash in the first year after getting their licence.
Car Blunders: tips, stats & expert comment
Has your car ever put a date off?
That all-important first date can end well….or it can kill any romance there and then. And creating the right impression when you pick up your date for the first time is vital.
MINI tops the ranking in the UK for retaining value longer
- Study illustrates depreciation of car value globally, and by brand in the UK.
- Mini tops the ranking in the UK for retaining value longer, closely followed by Audi among 13 top selling brands.
- Of the top twelve brands researched, Toyota retains the least value.
- UK came in second to last in cars keeping value after 34700 Miles.
Online used car dealership Carspring conducted a study to better understand the depreciation of car brands in the UK. As part of a campaign released January 25th 2017, Carspring has conducted additional research to illustrate the actual devaluation percentage in each country as well as a depreciation ranking by brand in the UK. The goal of the update is to give the public a view as to how cars lose value in the UK versus other countries, as well as comparing how the top selling twelve brands in the UK depreciate in value compared with one another.
VIDEO: MINI driver hits pedestrian while 'stunting' outside Manchester pub
A Mini Cooper S driver has been filmed in Manchester doing handbrake turns along Middleton Road in Crumpsall, near Heaton Park, and hitting pedestrians on New Year's Eve.
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