Monthly Archives: August 2012

Westminster App to tell motorists where there is an available parking space

We nearly said the App would tell you where there is a free space, but “free” is not the word to use in conjunction with Westminster, where parking currently costs up to £4.40 per hour.

The idea is that sensors in the road will alert drivers to unoccupied parking bays. That means less aimless driving around and potentially less congestion, as up to 30% of urban traffic is made up of people trying to park, which seems ironic – some traffic jams are apparently caused by people who are trying to stop driving.

Top Mercedes registration plate to be auctioned – SL 63 AMG

The DVLA is to auction the ideal plate for the Mercedes owner that has everything.

It will go under the hammer at Mercedes Benz World on September 6th, just to ram home the message, but the owner will have to wait a year before using it on the public road, as the 63 plate will not become valid until September 2013.

Drivers urged to switch off when idling

Drivers have been urged to switch off their engines when idling for one minute. According to the Energy Savings Trust, London drivers alone are wasting £60 million per year by not doing so.

People tend to forget that leaving the engine running unnecessarily is actually an offence. The Highway Code says: “You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.” Some London boroughs are now imposing £80 fines if drivers spend a long time unloading their vehicles with the engine running.

Mercedes G Class prices announced – if you have to ask…

Should you have a mere £123,115 burning a hole in your pocket plus the determination to buy a cramped, uncomfortable and vastly overpowered 4×4, Mercedes has just the thing for you.

We have covered the latest 536 bhp G63 AMG before – and had our knuckles rapped for showing insufficient respect to this icon of idiocy (oops, there we go again). Visitors have told us that Mercedes has the right to make anything that earns it a profit, a sentiment we completely agree with. We don’t want the G-Class banned, not least because it is a source of endless amusement, in the same way as giving Hummer owners a look of utter derision is one of life’s little pleasures.

1,000 Ferraris to gather at Silverstone

It is going to be the world’s most valuable car park. Over 1,000 Ferraris will break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars at 18:00 on Saturday 15th September during Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone Circuit.

Ferrari previously set the record with an 385 cars on the Silverstone Circuit at the Ferrari Racing Days in 2007, but this was later increased to 490 cars. Even though over 600 cars had registered in the first month when the attempt was announced, Ferrari has always had the ambition to set a Guinness World Record with 1000 cars. Registrations remain open as Ferrari reckons that the recently extended Silverstone Grand Prix circuit can accommodate more than 1000 cars on track.