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Family days out: How parents can keep costs down this summer

Volkswagen Multivan family

As new research reveals that UK parents are stressed about affording family days out over the summer, here are top tips for keeping costs low, but smiles high. Seven in 10 parents (69%) are stressed about organising affordable family days out, according to a survey by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The …

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Top 10 tips for driving in hot weather

Motorway in the summer - CarGurus

In hot weather conditions, it’s more important than ever for drivers to carry out basic preparation and checks to reduce the risk of mechanical breakdowns, and maximise passenger comfort. CarGurus – a leading online automotive marketplace to shop, buy, and sell used vehicles – has compiled a list of essential …

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Stay safe over the 12 days of Christmas

Driving home for Christmas - courtesy of GEM Motoring Assist

We’ve teamed up with road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist to offer a selection of safer driving tips for the 12 days of Christmas. The pressures of the festive season mean it’s often easy to let good habits slip, so now is an ideal time to remember the …

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Mum vs Dad: who’s the best driver?

MG HS

Children think their dads are better drivers than their mums, but they believe they go too fast and suffers the most road rage. In new research for MG, 1,000 young people aged 6-16 years – whose parents both drive – were questioned and it was found 43 per cent named …

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Parents getting driven round the bend

London traffic

Nearly half of parents admit they find car journeys stressful – with kids’ habits and squabbling siblings adding 29 hours to journeys ever year. A study of 2,000 mums and dads found a quarter get annoyed by kids kicking the backseat, and more than a third get stressed by their …

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Kids driving their parents to distraction

arents driven to distraction - Nissan

More than six in 10 European parents (63%) admit they struggle to fully concentrate on the road when their children are misbehaving in the car, claims new research. Worryingly, the study conducted by Nissan, also reveals that nearly one in three adults (29%) reveal they know they’re less safe behind …

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A fifth of people suffer from car sickness

Car sickness - RAC

New research by the RAC has revealed that motion sickness doesn’t just affect children with the equivalent of 7.3m people (18%) not growing out of it and continuing to suffer as adults. Sitting in the back seat of a car appears to be the worst place for car sickness and …

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Survey reveals motorists are driven to distraction

New research has found that four in five drivers are distracted when behind the wheel – and exposed the top distractions for both men and women. The survey, which was carried out by used car supermarket, The Car People, revealed that nearly one in five men (19%) are distracted by …

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Safety first for the new school year

Safety first for parents and children

Parents and children are being urged to make safety their number priority as the new school year begins. Breakdown and road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist says it’s vital that everyone – from toddler to senior citizen – is aware of the risks that go with using our roads. More …

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Hacking fears for driverless cars

Volvo's autonomous driving vision

There’s no doubt that self-driving cars are going to play a big part in the future of the automotive world, but what are motorists’ biggest concerns? A survey of over 2,000 people commissioned by B2B marketplace Expert Market has found that more than eight out of 10 people fear that …

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