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Are diesel cars more economical?
Are diesel cars really more economical? In the past, the answer to this question would have been a simple yes. Diesel engines burn their fuel by compressing it...
4 years ago -
Can Your No Claims Bonus Be Used On Two Cars?
The no-claims bonus, or no-claims discount, is a vital part of any insurance policy for all but the youngest and most inexperienced drivers. It’s basically a r...
4 years ago -
High Motor insurance premiums have no easy fix
Many of us will have stared, aghast, at the cost of our insurance renewals in the past couple of years. For some, premiums have gone up by as much as four times...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Hybrid cars : Buying a car in 2017? Buy a hybrid then…
Well, I think most of us will have waved good bye to 2016 with no small sense of relief, and while 2017 holds many an unknown for all, surely it can’t be as bad...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Reliability Surveys : Is the most reliable car on sale really the most reliable?
A new survey has been brought out by UK-based aftermarket warranty suppliers, Warranty Direct. It has found that the most reliable car on sale right now is the...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Santa's Sleigh
Years built: Not quoted Bodystyles: Various, but usually an open-top tourer with a curved dash and skis What is it? Well, it’s just one of the ultimate forms of...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Learner driver cars - Keeping our kids safe.
With the new year having just turned, thoughts will inevitably be turning to the next set of new drivers about to get their first official miles beneath their w...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car safety - Keeping safe on the road this Christmas.
You’re expecting me to say something about drink-driving here, aren’t you? Well, I’m not. At least not yet, because it seems that an unheralded and somewhat unl...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Pass Your NCT with our 10-Minute 10-Point Check
If you want to pass your NCT there are some very quick visual checks that you can make before attending the test that will dramatically increase your chances of...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
downsizing your car? Not just smaller; better.
A recent spin in the rather impressive new Hyundai i10 has got me thinking – we should all be buying smaller cars. Downsizing your car was supposed to have beco...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Floods of tears. Flood damaged cars
We all saw, both at first hand and in photos and on the telly, the swathe of destruction which the winter storms wrought on the south and west coasts of Ireland...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Ford Focus MkIII
Years built: 2011-date Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback, four-door saloon, five-door estate What is it? Well, it’s the Focus – that perfect everyman’s car which...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago
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