http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/ Get all the latest Motoring news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:18:44 +0000 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.malefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/malefirst.png http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/ Over half of Brits (57%)1 struggle to learn to drive, but in a recent study, something as simple as chewing gum managed to help improve the driving skills of 36 learner drivers by an average of 60%2. Learner drivers need to kick up a gear http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Chewing_Gum_Helps_Steer_Learner_Drivers_To_Success-1788.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Chewing_Gum_Helps_Steer_Learner_Drivers_To_Success-1788.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:25:11 +0000 Motoring Richard Hammond is more appealing to women than David Beckham and Russell Brand is nearly as unpopular as Cherie Blair according to a new survey by leading online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com The shock results were revealed after the UK-wide survey asked the public which celebrity they were most likely to stop for and least likely to stop for if ... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Bad_News_For_Russel_Brand_But_Good_News_For_Richard_Hammond-1787.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Bad_News_For_Russel_Brand_But_Good_News_For_Richard_Hammond-1787.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:27:31 +0000 Motoring The UK may be on the edge of a winter road rage epidemic, nearly 30 per cent of all male drivers have admitted to confronting another driver in a ‘road rage’ incident, according to the latest GfK NOP survey from Nationwide Autocentre. When questioned what time of year was most likely to trigger this fury 36 per cent of men highlighted that winter t... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Britains_Motorists_Prepare_for_Raging_Winter-1786.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Britains_Motorists_Prepare_for_Raging_Winter-1786.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:25:07 +0000 Motoring The G4 Challenge as reported earlier is unfortunately not open to the public http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/G4_Challenge-1785.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/G4_Challenge-1785.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:22:35 +0000 Motoring You have to admit that over the past ten years or so, we have seen more new ‘breeds’ of cars been created. Not in terms of new manufacturers, but in the reincarnation of the 4X4’s, then the birth of such vehicles as the MPV’s. Following swiftly came the SUV’s followed by those ‘crossover’s’ combing MPV practicality with 4X4 capability. Now BMW hav... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/BMW_X6_xDrive_35i-1784.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/BMW_X6_xDrive_35i-1784.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:38:07 +0000 Motoring You are running late so you take the corner a bit faster than you ought to – but a disembodied voice on the dashboard is having none of it. A new generation of in-car navigation systems will take sat nav from being simply an electronic mapping device to being a driving instructor, telling motorists when to change gear, at what speed to take a corne... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Sat_Navs_Or_Sat_Nags-1783.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Sat_Navs_Or_Sat_Nags-1783.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:35:46 +0000 Motoring GEM Motoring Assist, the not for profit organisation concerned with the safety of all road users, says that every school in the United Kingdom should adopt a new ‘uniform’ for the autumn and winter months of brilliant fluorescent orange. GEM, formally known as the Guild of Experienced Motorists, says the Government reticence to keep British Summer... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Every_School_Pupil_Should_Sport_a_Bright_Orange_Uniform-1782.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Every_School_Pupil_Should_Sport_a_Bright_Orange_Uniform-1782.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:33:03 +0000 Motoring If your car is due it’s MOT, then a few basic checks before you go could save you valuable pennies. Kwik-Fit has revealed the seven blunders of the MOT world. Indeed, motorists will be shocked to learn that more than half of MOT failures concern just seven common parts. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Seven_Blunders_Of_The_MOT_World-1781.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Seven_Blunders_Of_The_MOT_World-1781.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:14 +0000 Motoring Soon, thousands of cars could become worthless as road tax hikes attack drivers pockets, with the hardest hit being families who need bigger vehicles. In 2007, the Labour government announced that any car registered between March 2001 and March 2006 could soon be faced with a huge increase in road tax based on CO2 emissions by up to a massive £245 a year. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Going_Green_Is_Driving_Us_Into_The_Red-1780.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Going_Green_Is_Driving_Us_Into_The_Red-1780.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:24:52 +0000 Motoring Gas-guzzlers, Chelsea tractors, smog monsters, 'roadents' - whatever term is used - it seems they've finally had enough of the taunts. Owners have now set up their own 4x4 Charter (http://www.4x4charter.com), which encourages environmental awareness and aims to counteract criticism and attacks received online, in the media and in parliament. The i... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/4x4_Drivers_Fight_Back-1779.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/4x4_Drivers_Fight_Back-1779.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:22:52 +0000 Motoring Britain’s female car buyers are more likely to lead the way in cleaner motoring, according to a new report from BMW1. Latest research reveals that women are keener to choose a car with lower emissions. Over a third (35%) of female buyers would pick a model purely on this basis while only 26% of men would. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/women_Lead_Drive_To_Reduce-1778.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/women_Lead_Drive_To_Reduce-1778.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:44:08 +0000 Motoring With airport security tightening along with the inevitable delays and general hanging around, us Brits are binning the plane in favour of, no, not the train but in fact the car. Becoming more adventurous we are boldly going where no other Brit has boldly gone before. To the continent and beyond! Mum, Dad, children, dog and in some extreme cases the... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/The_New_MercedesBenz_CClass_Estate-1777.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/The_New_MercedesBenz_CClass_Estate-1777.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:21:56 +0000 Motoring I have a very good friend now living in Brittany in France. She has three children, her partner also has three so when they came to visit in April and tried to hire a car for them all plus their luggage, they struggled ending up having to hire two cars. Well now they can visit any time and hire only one car. For the new Hyundai i800 is the ultimate... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Hyundai_i800_Size_Really_Does_Matter-1776.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Hyundai_i800_Size_Really_Does_Matter-1776.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:20:20 +0000 Motoring Honda has sent the Accord to the cosmetic surgeons but it must have been a lunchtime job as the exterior changes are so subtle you almost need a magnifying glass to spot the difference. This, according to Honda, is because the previous Accord launched back in 2003 was so radical for its time they felt it unnecessary to make the new Accord differen... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/The_New_Honda_Accord-1775.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/The_New_Honda_Accord-1775.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:26 +0000 Motoring One may feel it to be a bit bizarre for a manufacturer to launch a new 4X 4 in today’s gloomy economic climate where some of the hardest hit happen to be the motorists. Undeterred, Renault has unveiled their first crossover model with the new Koleos that offers 4x4 capability mated to MPV practicality. The line up in very simple with two variants o... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Renault__Koleos_20_Privilege_dCi_150_4X4-1774.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Renault__Koleos_20_Privilege_dCi_150_4X4-1774.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:17:38 +0000 Motoring Five years ago, the thought of driving a van look- a-like as a family car would have been preposterous. However, they are now becoming increasingly popular as the number one alternative to the bulky expensive MPV’s. So what is causing this new cult following? After all they are not the most attractive looking of cars to cause as stir at the school ... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Peugeot_Partner_Tepee-1773.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motorreviews/Peugeot_Partner_Tepee-1773.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:15:30 +0000 Motoring ‘Quantum of Solace’, the latest outing from 007, is heading to big screens this weekend and for Bond fans looking to emulate their hero, ‘Classics from BCA’ could be the perfect answer. A recent sale saw a 1968 Aston Martin DBS among the strongest sellers on the day. Finished in silver with black leather interior, the classic DBS had been in s... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Classics_from_BCA_offer_a_Licence_to_Thrill-1772.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Classics_from_BCA_offer_a_Licence_to_Thrill-1772.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:14:01 +0000 Motoring Autogas, the leading automotive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, has found that almost 50 per cent of motorists have considered converting their car to run on LPG because of the rising cost of fuel. LPG currently retails at around half of the price of petrol and diesel and in the recently published study, 47 per cent of people questioned sai... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Motorists_Consider_Converting_To_LPG-1771.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Motorists_Consider_Converting_To_LPG-1771.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:33:04 +0000 Motoring Latest research from motor insurer yesinsurance.co.uk indicates that around 100 deaths and 800 serious injuries from road accidents would be prevented each year if the UK stayed on British Summer Time (BST) during the winter. The UK moved its clocks back one hour onSunday. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Scrap_October_Time_Change-1770.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/Scrap_October_Time_Change-1770.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:30:55 +0000 Motoring A billion pounds of public transport fare cuts would reduce car travel by less than half a percent, according to the Royal Automobile Club Foundation's latest research paper, 'Public Transport Effects on Road Traffic. This means several billions of pounds would be needed every year to have a measurable impact. Than why bother? The report questions ... http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/A_Billion_Pounds_To_Reduce_Car_Travel-1769.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/motoring/motornews/A_Billion_Pounds_To_Reduce_Car_Travel-1769.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:28:47 +0000 Motoring