Two thirds of new drivers are not ready for the road
New drivers don’t feel that they’re adequately prepared for life on the road. Research carried out by Insurance company Liberty shows that 61 per cent of new drivers, having passed their practical driving test, don’t feel that they’re adequately prepared for life on the road. 38 per cent, or two out of every five, feel that they are fully prepared. Half of all drivers under the age of 30 feel that they’re...
Citroen’s AX factor
The 1986 Paris Motor Show saw the launch of Citroen’s cult supermini On the surface there is nothing exceptional about the little Citroen AX. Sure it is a pretty car with sharp unadorned lines and a neat overall appearance blissfully free of the focus-group enforced clutter of more modern designs but certainly it does not look exceptional or ground breaking. Look more closely though; this is a car that was introduced 30 years ago. To...
First win of the season for Alyx Coby
Alyx Coby secures her first win of the season at Round 4 of the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship 13-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, secured her first win of the season at Round 4 of the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship in Tynagh, Co. Galway last weekend. Competing in the IAME X30 Junior class, which caters for drivers aged from 12 to 16, the sixth class student from Gaelscoil Chill Dara got the day off...
WIN! 12V Thermos so you never run out of piping hot coffee!
Say goodbye to the days of drinking cold coffee! Mornings always result in a lot of stress. A bad hair day, children who won’t get up, lunch that you forgot to make the night before, the cat who decided to throw up everywhere… These are all things which may result in your worst nightmare: missing your first cup of coffee in the morning! You can now drink your coffee or tea on the road using the 12V thermos. Pour your hot...
Of Cars, Women and the Bard
In early June in England, 14 women from 12 different countries made motoring history writes Sandy Myhre The occasion was Jaguar receiving a trophy for the F-Pace winning the 2016 supreme award in Women’s World Car of the Year. The women motoring writers meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon on 1st June are all on the jury of the only car awards in the world voted entirely by women. If a collective of women motoring journalists doesn’t seem...
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