Articles Posted November 2008
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Greenflag Breakdown Cover
Green Flag offers one of the most competitively priced vehicle breakdown and recovery services in the UK today. Since its formation in 1971 as ‘National Breakdown’, the company has grown to serve some 5 million…
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Five Most Common Breakdown Reasons
Breakdown cover and patrol vehicles are trained to deal with a comprehensive range of breakdown problems at the roadside, but the majority of the calls that they receive are for preventable causes, issues that with…
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Complexity of Modern Vehicles
Cars are becoming more like computers so it is no surprise that fewer people than ever are willing to dive under the bonnet of the car when a vehicle breakdown occurs. High-tech devices now control…
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Road Safety
Broken down vehicles can sometimes lead to horror stories that have been the result of a broken down vehicle being in a dangerous place, broken down vehicles at the side of the road run the…
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Why Do You Need Breakdown Cover
Statistics from the UK’s leading breakdown cover providers have shown that Britain’s vehicle breakdown services are called into action on an average 20,000 times each day. The most common reasons for the calls outs are…
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Speed Limit Display For New 7 Series
BMW has created a revolutionary Speed Limit Display system for its new 7 Series range. The carmaker will fit the technology – which it is claiming is a world first – as standard with the…
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Car Of The Year 2009 Announced
The Vauxhall Insignia beat off competition from the new VW Golf, Renault Megane and Ford Fiesta, and won the very prestigious Car of the Year award for 2009. The scoring was very close and…
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Lotus Announces GT4 Super Sport Version of its 2-Eleven
Lotus Sport has announced it is producing a GT4 Supersport version of its 2-Eleven, designed as a cost-effective entry in the European GT4 Supersports category. An initial run of just 10 cars will be…
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Polishing Your Car
Purpose of Polishing The purpose of polishing is to remove oxidation, swirls, scratches, water deposits and other imperfections from the paint. In contrast to a clay bar, which removes contamination, polishes remove surface imperfections. Polishing…
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Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series
As Mercedes have wrapped up their first Formula One drivers title for nine years, launching what is arguably their most extreme performance car to date seems well timed. But unlike Lewis Hamilton’s F1 steed and…