Students’ racing car takes to Silverstone track for international competition
Students will race a car they designed and built themselves in a prestigious international competition at Silverstone this weekend.
Coventry University’s Phoenix Racing team will take to the famous track less than a week after it was the scene of...
World’s First Dent-Proof Car
The Tokyo Motor Show wasn’t dented by a concept car equipped with external airbags that protects the vehicle from being dented in a collision.
The Flesby II ultra-compact vehicle has it’s body panels covered with soft, next generation rubber.
"We put...
Birmingham’s Strict New Measures Target Motor Nuisances
The streets and suburbs of Birmingham have been hit with anew blight in recent years in the form of illegal street racing, cruising and general motor nonsense.
Thankfully new measures are being implemented by West Midlands Police that could see...
UK Car Sales Fall in September
In a move that one industry body called a “cause for concern”, car sales in the UK fell 9% in September.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said new car registrations last month numbered 426,170.
From September last year,...
Catastrophic Crash On The M5
Police have confirmed four cars and a lorry were involved in two crashes which happened at 01:00 BST between J8 and J9 southbound.
The 24-year-old driver of a Mercedes car and 23-year-old passenger, both from Gloucester, died in the second...
Brits Spend £695 A Year On Car Maintenance
British drivers as a whole spend an astounding amount of £21.1 billion a year on servicing and repairing their cars, according to a new report by the SMMT. This is one the highest figures per person in the world.
This...
Clean Air Zones Signs Causing Confusion
Clean Air Zone road signs proclaiming 'Charges apply Pay online' which have been fitted across Birmingham city centre have not gone live.
Drivers, including those new to the city, might think they could be charged immediately for driving in certain...
ELECTRI-CITIES! UK’S MOST ‘ELECTRIC CAR FRIENDLY’ TOWNS AND CITIES REVEALED
● 52% of car owners say they don’t expect to switch to an electric car soon because of the UK’s inadequate charging infrastructure^
● Poole, Dorset has the UK’s highest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, offering more electric car home charging...
Wireless Car Charging
Next year’s Mercedes-Benz S-Class 500 E Electric Hybrid will be presenting motorists with wireless charging. This is good news for electric motorists who don’t want to fiddle with cables and plugs. All you have to do is drive over...
Speed Cameras
It has been confirmed that the new high-tech speed enforcement devices will be switched on in the city and neighboring routes on July 18.
The proposal to re-introduce cameras was settled last year, three years since the old ‘wet film’...
