Category Archives: Useful Information

Fire Brigade criticises ‘jerry can’ advice of Francis Maude

March 29, 2012   Sean

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has criticised Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude for suggesting today that “a bit of extra fuel in a jerry can in the garage is a sensible precaution to take,” to mitigate the effects of a fuel tanker drivers’ strike.The FBU has urged Mr Maude to withdraw the advice, saying it could pose a “disastrous” risk.
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BMW recalls 1,300,000 cars…Potential Fire

March 29, 2012   Sean

BMW has recalled 1.3m 5 Series and 6 Series cars amid fears they could catch fire. The recall affects 109,000 cars in the UK, and is because of a faulty battery cable cover, which could cause a fire.There’s very little chance of that happening – very little – but the risk was deemed serious enough to warrant an enormous recall.

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The £13,000,000 used car fraud

March 29, 2012   Sean

The amount of people flogging cars that they don’t actually own is on the rise. The value of car fraud cases exceeded £13.6m in 2011, with a significant proportion of that taken by so-called ‘conversion fraud’.Any car bought on finance remains the property of the finance company until all the payments are made, meaning that someone who sells a car with outstanding payments is selling a car illegally.
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Government’s pre-strike advice..Get fuel, quick!

March 29, 2012   Sean

The Government has urged motorists to fill with fuel now or risk being immobile over the Easter weekend.The advice – not explicit, but implied when a Downing Street spokesman said drivers should take “prudent” steps to ensure they have enough fuel – has raised fears of a run on fuel stations over the next few days.The Government spokesman encouraged people to consider a “contingency” plan if fuel tanker drivers go on strike.
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Skoda does limited edition 4×4

March 28, 2012   Sean

Skoda has released a limited edition version of the Yeti, called Urban. It’s a gangsta Yetizzle, because in the U-to-tha-K we love that shizzle.It has two and a half grand’s worth of free kit, polished rims and is available in the UK only.Only 750 of them will be made. That number is most likely an estimate of how many Skoda reckons it will sell, but it doesn’t really matter – this car is about value and style rather than exclusivity.
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