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Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading automotive servicing and repair company, is urging motorists to be ready for the cold spell with a simple five-point checklist. The checks spell out the word BLAST and are easy to remember when icy weather is predicted. Kwik Fit has highlighted the key components which …

Just one in five motorists in the UK think it is important to swap their cars onto winter tyres, new research by Audi UK indicates. The use of winter tyres is mandatory during the winter months in many countries and regions throughout Europe, but there is no legal requirement to …

Runflat tyres have their pros and cons. We road tested a new set of Falken “extended mobility tyres” to find out for ourselves… Unless you have access to state-of-the-art tyre evaluation facilities, there’s no better time to road test new rubber than a straight swap with an existing set on …

New research claims that more than three-quarters of motorists aged 18-34 have delayed key vehicle checks to save money. As drivers battle the cost of living crisis, data commissioned by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, also shows almost a third (28%) of younger drivers have held …

Seven ways you can ease the pain at the pumps… Whether you’re heading off on your summer holidays or coping with high fuel prices day-to-day basis, there’s no harm in trying to squeeze the maximum miles out of your tank of petrol or diesel. We’ve teamed up with tyre giant …

Less than one in 10 UK motorists know the difference between standard tyres and EV tyres – and the money-saving benefits they offer. The number of electric car owners on our roads stands at 477,000, but only a small percentage of them know the importance of fitting custom-made EV tyres …

New figures from RAC Breakdown show only a fifth of UK drivers regularly check their vehicles are ready for long journeys, while a quarter admit to never doing so – dramatically increasing the risk of breaking down and incurring costly garage bills. The findings, released on the inaugural National Check …

More than one in three drivers have cut down on car journeys since beginning of the year as the cost of living crisis begins to bite, according to new research. A study for Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading automotive servicing and repair company, reveals that 35% of drivers have cut …

Winter is well and truly on its way, and the more the weather becomes unpredictable, the more challenging or even dangerous driving becomes. In fact, the highest percentage of severe car accidents happen between November and January, with drivers 20% more likely to be in an accident over the winter …

Nearly half of adults are baffled by their cars and have no idea where to put the screen wash, how to pop the bonnet – or even what size engine is under it. A study of 2,000 drivers found 44 per cent find cars ‘confusing’, with three in 10 unaware …