Monthly Archives: August 2012

Car Insurance referral racket: crook fakes 250 crashes

August 10, 2012   Ian

It is generally known that the scandalous practice of companies claiming referral fees for details of accident victims is driving up our insurance premiums.

However it is now clear that they are also a huge incentive to stage accidents, so that criminals can then claim the referral fees from insurance companies. Last week, Masi Naqshbandi was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court of staging more than 250 crashes in order to fraudulently claim referral fees from solicitors, at a cost of £6.5 million.

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2013 Audi S3 Spied In The Alps

August 09, 2012   admin


We have already seen the next-generation Audi S3 undisguised testing around the Nürburgring race track. This time another red prototype was spotted testing in the Alps, revealing the new interior with S3 steering wheel, speedo until 300km/h and S3 badge on the navigation screen.

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Audi R8 E-tron First Production Digital Rear-View Mirror

August 09, 2012   admin

Audi’s upcoming R8 e-tron is the first production car to feature digital rear-view mirror, similar to the one found on Audi R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars.

R8 e-tron does not have a rear window, so a digital mirror is the only solution. There is a small camera located in aerodynamically optimized housing which is heated in cold temperatures. A 7.7-inch AMOLED colour screen is mounted in place of a conventional rear-view mirror to display the digital image data from the camera.

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Mazda MX-5 rated Britain’s most reliable car

August 09, 2012   Ian
The annual What Car?/Warranty Direct reliability survey of more than 50,000 cars has found the Mazda MX-5 to be the UK’s most reliable car.

It had a failure rate of just 4% per year, compared to the next most reliable open-top car with a failure rate of 15%. With 96 percent of these Mazda models being fault-free, the MX-5 also achieved a Reliability Index score of just eight (the lower score, the better the car), while the national average score for individual models was 100. According to the survey, MX-5 owners also benefit from the lowest repair costs with an average repair bill of just £165.

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Range Rover Sport GTS-X By Overfinch With 575bhp

August 09, 2012   admin


Leeds based Range Rover tuner Overfinch has released details about the Range Rover Sport GTS-X, that features a copper orange exterior colour, 22-inch forged alloys, a new more aggressive front bumper and LED daytime running lights.

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