Tag: Driving
Top 20 driving distractions. Four in five motorists admit taking eyes of the road to use phones, even stroke pets!
Motorists admit taking their eyes off the road - to stroke pets, use their phones, even attempt sex acts on their other half, a study has revealed. Research from German Autolabs has revealed four in five drivers have potentially put themselves and others in danger by putting on make-up, caressing their beloved pet or performing…
Top 12 tips for surviving summer driving
Most Brits love nothing more than basking in the sunshine, and according to reports, Britain is about to hit a heatwave, as tropical air from the Atlantic Azores islands engulf the nation over the next 10 days. This will affect us all, but for those planning road trips it’s essential to be prepared. Drivers need to…
FOI request shows mobile phone drivers falls 39%, fines double to £1.2 million a year
A new Freedom of Information (FOI) Request has revealed that the number of drivers caught on their phone has plummeted by 39% and the cost of fines paid more than doubled to £1.2 million, exactly a year after tougher penalties were first introduced. The penalty for using a mobile phone behind the wheel doubled to £200 and six…
Top 7 tips for winter driving to help stay safe
With parts of the UK experiencing heavy snow and icy conditions for the first time in several years, we've already seen treacherous driving conditions over the weekend and into this week. And with temperatures expected to keep dropping it's only going to get worse. Here we give our top 7 tips for winter driving to help you…
Driving the future – how we are on the brink of an EV revolution
Chris Price reports on new initiatives which will help kick-start the electric vehicle (EV) revolution, including Nissan’s partnership with Ovo which will reduce driving costs to virtually nothing Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be invited to Oslo as a guest of Nissan to attend its third Nissan Futures Conference. It was a…
Top 10 annoying passenger behaviours. Backseat driving is biggest wind up for drivers
A survey of 1,011 British motorists carried out by car leasing company, Vantage-leasing.com, has revealed the top 10 most infuriating passenger behaviours with back seat driving topping the list. An overwhelming proportion (88%) of drivers voted passengers giving out unsolicited unwelcome driving advice as more annoying than anything else. More than three quarters (76%) of UK…
What do I need when driving abroad? Top 5 tips for safe motoring in Europe
iStock: Sergey Peterman Planning a driving holiday through Europe? From headlight beam deflectors to sat navs without speed camera detectors and compulsory breathalyser kits, Chris Price looks at the things you need to carry in your car if you want to avoid being pulled over by the local constabulary. It’s August and…
Parrot MINIKIT+ handsfree Bluetooth kit soars into view
Parrot have unveiled the MINIKIT+ in-car handsfree Bluetooth kit, letting drivers manage two Bluetooth enabled mobile phones at once without taking their eyes off the road. The "Dual Mode" multipoint technology assigns each phone a different ringtone, synchronising as many…
Preview Gallery – Split/Second: Velocity, arcade racing exploding onto PS3, Xbox 360 and PC soon
What do you get if you cross the team that brought us the excellent off-road racer Pure with about a zillion tonnes of TNT? That'd be Split/Second: Velocity, the latest driving game from Black Rock Studios. Tech Digest recently got…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…