I was at GP Live in Donnington Park last Sunday and made a few observations.

The first was that it was nowhere as busy as I thought it would be.

Second, there was less going on than i thought there would be and

Third, the Formula One cars of the Eighties (more…)

Well they turned out in their thousands, approx, 160,000, jamming the roads around Barcelona, not to see Hamilton but to wave their national hero on Alsonso. But it was not to be and in fact probably an embarrassment, as the young 22 year old got his fourth podium in a row in second place and the world champion was only able to muster third. To wipe salt into the wounds, Lewis Hamilton is leading the F1 world championship, something unheard of as a rookie. (more…)

Well you have guest it, part 3 of of guest blogger was in the wrong order!!!

We thought we had published it, but we had just saved it, so it did not appear until after the final piece.

Well we’re sorry, but if you are reading this, you have all the parts.

This is Part III of this series on 20 ways to cheaper car insurance.

5. Boost Your Voluntary Excess—

Excess is the amount you pay if you make a claim on your car insurance. If you work on increasing this excess, you insurance company will most likely reduce your premium amount. (more…)

This is Part IV of this series on 20 ways to cheaper car insurance. Continuing from last time…

8. Ready, Steady and Go For An Advanced Driving Test—

Are you game for some fun? Apply for an advanced driving test and show your insurance company that you are a skilled driver and not a maniac let loose on the road…! (more…)

This is Part II of this series on 20 ways to cheaper car insurance. We discussed online shopping in Part I now let’s look at the others…

2 Look, Look And Keep Looking—

Just the other day; I was speaking to my friend who mentioned that he had struck gold! I asked how. He said he spend over a month shopping around for cheap but a good car insurance company. And his search helped him find big savings on his insurance premium. Morale of the story – Since all insurance companies use different formulas to calculate your premium based on facts about you and your car, if you look around you will find at least one company that provides you cheaper premium rates! (more…)

The world is a complex place and car insurance is no different!

Yes, it’s true. Why else would there be so many insurance providers providing many different insurance plans and adding to the confusion? It’s also hard to figure out why some people are paying lower premiums than others. If they are doing something right, then are you doing something wrong? (more…)

A little bit of prevention maintenance of your car can minimise the risk of having to call out for a car mechanic.

According to most motoring organisations, the maximum call outs happen on Monday morning during winters, Friday afternoons, and during school holidays. (more…)

Green Flag started out in 1971 as a National Breakdown but has now evolved into Green Flag and is owned by the Royal Bank Of Scotland that also owns Direct line, Churchill and Privilege insurance.

It is ironic that when you serch for Churchill breakdown Cover or even Direct line Breakdown Cover you are actually buying a Green Flag policy.

Direct Line are diffent in that they will give you £10 back if they do not arrive within the hour and for some reason do not promote their policy prices heavily on their homepage. in fact you need to fill in a form to get your quote. (more…)

Ok, I mentioned this a few posts ago about how the Top Gear Magazine seems to conflict with the TV show.

My next moan is aimed at Jeremy who I clearly remeber stating that his loaned Toyota Prius hybrid did not deliver any better MPG tha a normal deisel car and when you took everything into considertaion, like extra materials to build the car, the extra energy in production and the extra plastic and products with the car that needed to be disposed of at the end of the cars life, that this hybrid, hurt the enviroment more than a normal car.

Am I right or have I got this mixed up with another make or model? (more…)