A report by Tiger.co.uk, a car insurance comparison site, says that dance teachers and choreographers are the professions most likely to commit a driving offence.It analysed 270,000 recent car insurance quotes, examining the relationship between 313 different occupations, average annual mileage and the number of motorists with driving convictions.
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Dancers more likely to speed – allegedly
A report by Tiger.co.uk, a car insurance comparison site, says that dance teachers and choreographers are the professions most likely to commit a driving offence.It analysed 270,000 recent car insurance quotes, examining the relationship between 313 different occupations, average annual mileage and the number of motorists with driving convictions.
Which? says petrol cars may be cheaper to run than diesels
The consumer organisation, Which? says the overall running costs of petrol cars may be lower than their diesel equivalents.This year is set to be the first in which diesel cars will make up more than half the new car market. However, a Which? comparison of diesel and petrol versions of six popular car models has found that petrol engines can often be the more cost effective choice for drivers covering a typical annual mileage.
Seven million gardens concreted over to make driveways
According to the RAC Foundation, up to seven million gardens have been covered with tarmac to provide driveways.
Apparently around 80% of Britain’s 26 million dwellings were built with a front plot. Almost a third of these plots have been turned into hardstanding. This means seven million front gardens now contain concrete and cars rather than flowers and grass, a total area roughly equivalent to 100 Hyde Parks.
Bridge becomes Lego homage
A dull bridge in the industrial city of Wuppertal in Germany has been turned into a tribute to everyone’s favourite childhood toy. And for once, the occasional German weakness for bright clashing colours (e.g. the VW Polo Harlequin), has found a productive outlet. The bridge in question had been converted from a disused railway to become a walking path, but the ugly concrete was not really in keeping with the spirit of a nice Sunday afternoon stroll.
Selling your car? Beware of thieves asking for test drives
It is, alas, not unheard-of. Car thieves target car sellers, on the grounds that it is one of the few times they can get close to a car owner’s keys without raising suspicions. On one recent occasion, the thieves simply jumped the seller of a BMW M3, grabbed the keys and made off with the car. Another technique is for the thief to ask for a test drive, take the keys and drive off while the seller is still on the pavement, about to get in to the passenger seat. When a prospective buyer asks for a test drive, make sure you are sitting in the car whenever the keys are in his or her hands. That applies at the end of the test drive as well – a thief only needs you outside of the car for one second while they have the keys.
