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Category Archives: General
5 rules of the road that are actually law
Do you remember The Highway Code? You know, that book we study religiously so we can pass our driving test, and then it never sees the light of day again.
Let’s face it, most of their ‘rules of road’ are normally very quickly forgotten once we’ve passed our tests, as we deal with all the other road users who have forgotten the contents as well.
Here are five ‘rules of the road’ that drivers are wont to ignore, but are, in fact, enforceable by law: Continue reading
Posted in General, Interesting Car Facts
Tagged driving, driving rules, driving test, driving without fog light, driving without fog lights, environment, environmentally friendly, fog, highway code, highway code legal sections, is the highway code law, mini roundabouts, pavement parking
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A Comedy of Errors and a shambolic day in Melbourne
Let’s face it, the confusion and speculation over whether the Australian Grand Prix should continue following the news that one of the McLaren team had tested positive for COVID-19 would not have looked out of place in a farce on the West End stage. Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Australia, Australian GP 2020, COVID-19, F1, F1 2020, F12020
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Everything you wanted to know about WRC …
Everything you wanted to know about WRC …
… and more is in this amazing new 800-page book, packed with info & stats from 47 years of WRC history.
Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged book, information and stats about WRC, new book, rally guide, world rally championship, WRC
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How easy would it be for you to reduce your car use?
Hands up if you think the traffic on the UK roads is a nightmare!
Would it be a surprise to find out that in the last 20 years, the number of licensed vehicles in the UK has increased by 38.1 percent! As opposed to the UK population which has only grown by 15.1 percent.
Is it any wonder, therefore, that it is taking us longer to get anywhere? Not to mention our towns and cities becoming overly polluted due to 24-hour traffic jams.
But what can we do about it? Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 24 hour traffic jams in cities, alternatives to car use, car ownership, car renting, car share, car use, Cars, city polllution, climate change, climate emergency, commuting, efficient public transport system, increase in licensed vehicles in the UK, leaves on the line, London Underground, low emission public transport, pollution, public transport, public transport commute, reduce carbon footprint, reliable public transport, UK roads, UK traffic, UK traffic on roads, UK zero emissions 2050 target, walking cycling, what can i do right now to reduce my carbon footprint, why do we rely on our cars
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Rich Energy and a series of unfortunate tweets
Once upon a time a young boy had a dream to take over the
energy drink marketplace.
Fast forward a few decades and that same young boy found
himself CEO of an energy drink company and signing on the dotted line to become
a title sponsor for a Formula 1 team. Continue reading
Posted in F1 Grand Prix, General
Tagged F1, F1 2019, Formula 1, Formula 1 2019, Formula One, Formula One 2019, Haas F1, Rich Energy, sponsorship, Twitter
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Girl in the Pitlane’s 2019 Formula 1 Preview
With 49 days until F1 winter testing for the 2019 season, here is my preview: who will shine, who will be under pressure, who will surprise and who will end the season victorious… Continue reading
Posted in F1 Grand Prix, General
Tagged 2019 season, Alexander Albon, Antonio Giovanazzi, Bottas, Championship Fight, Daniil Kvyatt, Ericsson's fault, F1 2019 season preview, F1 Bake Club, F1 Bake Off, F1 Baking Club, F1 season preview, f1 victor, Ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, Funniest Tweet Award Championship 2019, Funniest Tweet Awards, Gasly, George Russell, Grosjean, Hamilton, inter-team battles, Kubica return to F1, Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, LeClerc, McLaren, Mercedes engines, multi-21, new kids on the block, Ocon, pressure, Racing Point Force India, Red Bull Racing, Renault engines, Robert Kubica, sixth title, Toro Rosso, under pressure drivers, Verstappen, Vettel, Williams Racing
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