A study by Škoda UK has revealed how stressful paying for parking is for drivers, with 40% finding it as stress-inducing as being late for work. With so many different parking payment methods used across the UK – from ticket machines to apps – 20% of drivers compared it to …
Read More »Pay-by-app parking ‘excluding mature drivers’
Millions of older motorists could be restricted from taking simple trips to the town simply because they won’t have the capacity to pay for parking, says leading vehicle breakdown recovery provider Start Rescue. As local authorities increasingly move to ‘pay by app’ systems, pensioners who do not have a smartphone …
Read More »Top 50 most stressful things about driving
Loud passengers, driving in an unknown area and overtaking cyclists are among the biggest worries for drivers. A study of 2,000 motorists revealed almost half said other drivers make them more concerned on the roads than they do themselves, while a third said driving is often the most stressful time …
Read More »Van drivers’ Top 10 gripes
From not being let out into traffic to small parking spaces, van drivers have revealed their biggest annoyances in a new study. In the research by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles of 1,000 UK van drivers, the top bugbear was not being left enough space on tight roads when driving to work. …
Read More »Millions of hours lost finding parked cars
British motorists spend more than five-and-a-half million hours each year searching for their parked cars, claims new research. The survey of 2,000 drivers by Skoda UK revealed that 52 per cent of all motorists were temporarily unable to find their parked car, ‘losing’ it at least once every year. A …
Read More »Watch this ace VW van parking challenge
Stunt driver Alastair Moffatt has put Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ clever Park Assist technology to the ultimate test. Finding a suitably sized parking space for vans is more than just a frustration, with UK van drivers being fined an average of £24 million a year for parking incorrectly. To help customers …
Read More »Most expensive UK cities to drive a car
Birmingham is the most expensive city to own a car in the UK, according to new research. Researchers looked at the most common items of motoring expenditure in 20 locations across the country and found that our second city is actually top of the table. Its position was largely driven …
Read More »Five essential festival driving tips
The festival season is here which means many of us will be packing up the camping gear and taking to the roads. Richard Gladman, IAM RoadSmart head of driving and riding advice, has put together some top driving tips to help you make the best out of your weekend. Choose …
Read More »Revealed: UK’s most annoying parking habits
A new study has found that parking in a Blue Badge bay without a disability is the parking practice that makes motorists most angry. It was very closely followed by drivers parking too close to another vehicle in the research by YourParkingSpace.co.uk. Which of these parking habits makes you angriest? …
Read More »Dishonest drivers staying silent over dents
Almost one in five British motorists would not leave their contact details if they dented another car when parking, reveals new research. The shocking level of driver dishonesty is even more surprising as failing to stop is an offence under the Road Traffic Act, however minor an accident. Motorists also …
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