Daily Archives: September 12, 2012

Smart phones, stupid drivers – rubber necking takes goolish new twist

Motorists are increasingly breaking the law to use their smartphones.

Motoring organisation the AA has found that 42 per cent of motorists admit to using a smartphone while driving – and 60 per cent of those drivers said that using one had distracted them.

Clive Maxwell has awkward questions for the oil companies


Meet the motorists’ new friend, Clive Maxwell. As the newly-appointed chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading, he has called for evidence into whether drivers are being ripped off when it comes to filling up their cars.

McLaren 12C Spider makes a sunny debut at Concours of Elegance

The stunning 12C Spider has made its European debut – and in the grounds of Windsor Castle, no less.

Motorists feel the pinch as fuel prices keep rising


Petrol prices have risen to within just 3p shy of the record set in April. Motoring organisations are warning that people living in rural areas and businesses are being hit particularly hard.