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Drivers' Summer Holiday Preparation - Lying Partners and Crossing Their Fingers

Jessica Bird | Tuesday 14th July 2026 8:14AM

  • Drivers are set to travel an average of 443 miles on UK holidays and 896 miles abroad
  • More than one in six drivers will neglect vital pre-travel checks

Nation's Driver's Pay Record £1.8bn As Pothole Damage Reaches New High

Kevin Thorpe | Tuesday 17th March 2026 8:04AM

  • Nearly two thirds of drivers think their roads are worse than a year ago
  • Kwik Fit advises drivers to make a simple check to help reduce risk of damage

Missing MOTs - Millions of Drivers ON The Road Illegally

Jessica Bird | Wednesday 11th March 2026 2:08PM

  • One in six cars booked in for test only after MOT has run out
  • 1.5 million cars with expired MOTs are not roadworth

Drivers Pump Up the Volume – But Not the Tyres

Jessica Bird | Thursday 24th July 2025 10:42AM

  • One in six won’t check car tyres but many will spend over half an hour choosing music
  • Brits holidaying by car will travel an average of 563 miles to UK destinations and 815 miles for foreign trips
  • Essential safety checks are widely neglected, with 28% not checking coolant, 22% skipping oil checks, and 25% of those going abroad failing to review local driving regulations

Tesla Toughest on Tyres in Britain

Jessica Bird | Thursday 27th March 2025 9:00AM

  • EV marque tops tyre replacement table in nearly a third of Britain – double that of any other manufacturer
  • Citroen, Mercedes and BMW models among those needing tyres replacing at an above average rate
  • Interactive map reveals models with most tyre changes in every British location