With smartphones able to do pretty much any job required, the days of sat navs may seem obsolete, but you would be wrong. These purpose-built devices are great for new drivers who haven’t yet bought a luxury car with navigation built-in. Plus, you can take your dedicated sat nav away on holiday with you, letting you navigate your way through foreign lands with a comfortable device you’re already familiar with. With so many available, it is hard to know what the best sat navs on the market truly are, but with our guide, we will help you decide the perfect…
Author: Alex Street
With the dashcam market advancing more and more each year, it’s sometimes hard to know which are the best dash cams available. With rising insurance premiums, there has never been a better time to protect yourself with video evidence if you find yourself in a traffic incident. Today, we will be showing you some of the best dash cams on the market to save yourself time and money and keep yourself protected on the roads. Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam With stunning video quality, greater stabilisation technology, and what3words geolocation services included, the Nexus 622GW brings a lot of tech to…
If you’re getting bored with your old car, you’re probably thinking about picking up something new before Christmas, right? There is so much selection available to you at the moment that knowing which models are most-suitable can be tricky. While you could trawl through the internet for hours reading reviews of some of the most popular vehicles around, we’ve tried to make the decision simple for you. On a recent trip to London, we noticed there were a shocking number of electric Honda Prius models on the roads. That is because electric cars are the future, and so we implore…
Driving around safer than taking public transportation these days. Investing for your own car was/is a wise choice. But aside from the actual car itself, here are good things to invest on as well to make the driving/riding experience ultimately convenient and safer. But remember that it is still safer to stay home these days so limit travel as much as possible. Gap Organizer This type of organizer was designed to fit in that gap between the car seat and the gear stick to catch potential drops of cash / coins, food morsels / crumbs, and other tiny knick knacks.…
In October 2019 Money4yourMotors, an online car purchasing company, conducted a survey to gather consumer trend data and current views on electric vehicles (EV’s). In 2018 the International Energy Agency stated that “by 2030 there will be nearly 125 million electric vehicles owned by people around the world” yet the topic of electric cars still seems to have a polarising effect among drivers. Our survey results revealed just how split the public are, with 50% of participants stating that they would buy an electric car today, 49% stating they would not and just 1% confirming they already own one. To address increasing environmental…
It used to be the case that GPS for large commercial fleets were just navigation devices. Their only function was to help the driver get from point A to point B. This has now changed, and GPS provides significantly more assistance to the driver, along with providing data to fleet managers back at base. Make sure to also check ULEZ before going on the road. Despite now providing more information, the crucial navigational element of many GPS’ is still in place. Commercial drivers often have to make long and complicated journeys, combining multiple stops in different locations along a route.…
In today’s economic climate everybody is looking into ways they can save money and live a little more within their means. Naturally that leads to cutting down on a few luxuries, and some are easier to reduce than others. In many senses, motoring is an everyday essential, but within that sector there are numerous ways you can shave a little bit off what you are spending. Another pertinent financial factor in modern society is that people don’t like to be over-committed to too many things, and motoring definitely comes into that. This is why car leasing is on the increase,…
It’s no new discovery that our plant is suffering as a result of human actions, and we all need to do something about it quickly before things become too serious and the earth cannot be saved. Global warming has been a hot topic in the media for years now, and its coverage is only increasing as things get worse. Global warming is caused by carbon emissions which is just one area that is contributing to the destruction of our planet and causing droughts, wild fires and floods, which is having a huge impact on not just humans, but the animals…
Car finance exists when you want to buy a car. Let’s be honest – it can be expensive to try and purchase a vehicle outright, especially as the prices that you have to pay for them are slowly going up and up. This increasing cost does means that car finance does have a valid place in the world. However, if you don’t know what car finance is, you could be missing out. We’re going to take a look at vehicle financing properly, to make sure that you know what’s what. So What is Car Finance? It is no secret that…
I’m sure we have all been guilty of overlooking the importance of breakdown cover at some point or other, maybe in a bid to save a few extra pounds for Friday nights at the pub or even a trip abroad. It’s the moment when you’re driving down the motorway at 60 and you lose power that the reality of not having cover really hits you. After insurance, breakdown cover is the next must have motoring essential, yet possibly the most overlooked. Although it’s not and probably never will be a legal requirement, it could single-handedly save you a small fortune…