Category Archives: Topics
Brian Blessed to be the voice of sat-nav
Gordon’s Alive! Everyone’s favourite bawling, bearded thespian will soon be directing motorists around the country after a massive Facebook campaign. More than 25,000 fans of the Flash Gordon actor gave their support to the campaign which was set up by … Continue reading
Police hires ‘Guardian Angel’ to stop speeding drivers
Police in Fribourg, Switzerland, have taken a novel approach to road safety, with its very own ‘guardian angel’ to encourage drivers to slow down on the town’s roads. The actor – who is dressed all in white with a rather … Continue reading
Filed under Driving, Driving tips, Safety and security, TV adverts, Uncategorized
Turkish popstar breaks blind land speed record
Turkish singer Mertin Senturk has become the world’s fastest unaccompanied blind driver after averaging 182mph in a Ferrari F430. Senturk broke the record last week on an airport runway in eastern Turkey. His average speed of 292.89km/h broke the previous … Continue reading
Buy a new car for 99p
Want a new car without the price tag? Halfords is selling a ‘New Car Air Freshener,’ designed to make a car smell like it’s brand new. Does it work? We put it to the test.
The UK’s speed camera hotspots
New research has revealed the top three areas for speeding convictions. Do you live near a speed camera hotpot? Here’s the full list:
Filed under car, Cars, Speed Cameras, Topics
Wrong number
Ever since the first registration number was issued in the UK way back in 1904, car owners have paid daft sums of money to secure something tasty, to make their car stand out from the crowd. While an expensive car … Continue reading
Filed under car, Cars, Private plates, Topics
Send us your pothole pictures
After a cold snap, roads can be left full of potholes, which can damage your car. We want to see just how bad these can be – so send in your pictures of potholes great and small.
Audi R8 Spyder – why is it brown?
We love the Audi R8 here at Auto Trader – especially the gorgeous new drop-top Spyder. But we can’t help noticing the ‘interesting’ colour on the Audi R8 Spyder. Why would they make it brown?
Fiat 500 goes pink
“It’s the limited edition Fiat 500 that customers have been asking for ever since the popular city car was launched in 2008 – the 500 Pink has arrived.” Yes, that’s right, Fiat says a limited run of 500 pink Fiat … Continue reading
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