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Caution Bird Box Ahead
rivers who used to hurtle through the village of Newbottle, near Sunderland, have started to slow down and pay attention to the speed limit thanks to an ingenious former police officer and a new bird box that he has put up. The box, which looks like a speed camera, is constructed from plywood with lenses [...]
Toyota issues another recall and reassures customers
Toyota’s problems have increased this week as reports of a braking issue has hit their hybrid cars, including the latest generation of their flagship hybrid Prius. The news will affect roughly 8,500 vehicles in the UK with over 400,000 cars having to be recalled worldwide.
According to the UK Toyota Blog “The recall is being taken [...]
Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall in Europe
ollowing recent isolated reports of the accelerator becoming stuck on certain models of Toyota, the Japanese manufacturer has announced the recall of 8 models within their range. The problem being experienced in rare cases is the accelerator pedal becoming stiff and hard to operate or in some cases remaining slightly depressed.
Latest from the world of Formula 1
here has been plenty of action in the high performance world of Formula 1 in the last few weeks, with new points changes, new tyre regulations, more teams revelaing their fresh designs for the new season and Michael Schumacher still proving he has the ability to compete at the highest level.
Toro Rosso show the benefits of Winter Tyres
For many people who have struggled in the recent wintry conditions we’ve had in the UK the consideration of winter tyres has been foremost in their minds. Although not essential for this country the additional grip offered by studded winter tyres can help a car maintain control in very icy conditions, even if you are [...]
The Dangers of Driving on Ice
Two Scottish men have been charged with reckless conduct after their car was found submerged in the Union Canal in West Lothian on Monday afternoon. The pair were trying to take a short cut to Edinburgh after going out dog-walking and decided that the canal was a good choice of alternative road.
Police and emergency services [...]
Ford Reveals Future Plans at CES
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Ford CEO Alan Mulally showed off the latest advancements in their Sync technology including improved voice recognition and the ability to update Twitter and recieve tweets from people you are following.
The Sync in-car communications and entertainment system is a factory installed extra and initially was able to be installed [...]
Snow Drives Britain Crazy
Unless you’re in one of the few unaffected areas of Britain you can’t fail to have noticed that it’s like a winter wonderland outside. But whilst a covering of fresh white snow can look pretty it can turn the roads into a winter woeful-land.
People across badly affected areas are being warned not to travel unless it [...]
Study Shows Women Are Worse at Parking
A recent study by the University of Bochum in Germany has proved that when trying to park a car into a space that men are indeed better than women. Not only were women slower at getting the car, an Audi A6, into the parking space but they generally were not as accurate in their parking [...]
VW L1 Concept Hybrid Could be in Production by 2013
ver since Volkswagen first showed off their L1 concept car, which was capable of close to 230 miles per gallon in 2002, the firm has been slowly perfecting their design making it a more viable road car for people to use. With reducing costs of materials and refinement of the design VW is looking to [...]
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