Personalised Number plates have long been purchased by people from all walks of life, since now there is something affordable for almost everyone irrespective of their income. Of course some very short plates like 1 GO, 1 DR, 8 JW…
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New EU Drink Driving Proposals
In a landmark decision from the European Council, they ruled that from 2022, all new cars must be fitted with breathalysers. The idea is that a motorist would have to satisfy a breath test before they can start the engine.…
The Extra Mile
It’s seemingly becoming an all-electric world, so let’s take a look at e-bikes, or pedal assist electric bicycles, which are a growing feature of the British transport scene. If you’re an eco-minded motorist, they should interest you, as an efficient…
Bright Spark
Like most British electric car drivers, I’m mainly a charge at home sort of person and usually stick to my car’s known safe radius of action. In fact, something like eighty to ninety per cent of all electric car charging…
Don’t end up on the naughty list this Christmas
Christmas can be a hectic period for everybody. Running and rushing around, panic buying, darting from one Christmas party to another. Whilst we would always advocate enjoying the festivities to the max, it is, unfortunately, a time that we see…
Bright Spark
Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. Everyone knows the old rhyme about Guy Fawkes’ foiled scheme to blow up Parliament in 1605, but motor industry executives may in future have more cause to remember, remember the…
Stopping and reporting an accident
It is probably one of a motorist’s worst fears, particularly if you are a new driver, to be involved in an accident. When it happens, panic often sets in and many motorists are not aware of exactly what is required…
Extra Mile
If this page is about eco driving – meaning economical and ecologically supportive – then it has to be as much about the cars that we can buy, and we choose to buy, as it does about how we drive…
Bright Spark
From the very beginning, Tesla has set the pace in electrification. Even back in 2008, a few years before the established car makers launched their first eighty-mile EVs, the original Tesla Roadster was capable of covering 200 or more miles…
Doctor Diesel
Looking after a fine Patriot As a regular subscriber to Diesel Car for over 14 years, I would be much appreciative of your advice. My 2007 Jeep Patriot, which is powered by a VW 2.0 TDI PD engine, has always…