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The Stars in Your Own Car - Brits' Ideal Holiday Companions Revealed

Jack Dreyer | Tuesday 13th August 2024 12:00PM

  • New research has revealed the celebrities with whom the British people would most like to share a UK holiday journey
  • Jeremy Clarkson is top choice for both men and women, with David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton also in both top fives
  • Clarkson to do the driving, Kay, Fry and Mortimer for the stories

Over 13 million Brits are playing home and away this summer

Jack Dreyer | Tuesday 23rd July 2024 11:00AM

  • 4.5 million people who will be spending their main holiday in the UK
  • Holidaymakers will drive an average of 367 miles on UK holidays, 635 miles overseas
  • Drivers risk fines or breakdowns by not making checks – only one in three thoroughly check driving regulations overseas, a third don’t check their tyres

Kwik Fit Launches Motor Insurance Through Kwik-Fit.com

Jack Dreyer | Monday 15th July 2024 5:00PM

  • UK’s leading car servicing and repair company has partnered with one of Asia’s largest insurers
  • Kwik Fit is offering its insurance cover in partnership with Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E)
  • a subsidiary of MS&AD
  • Insurance features include cover for misfuelling and lost, stolen or accidentally damaged keys

Potholes Cost Nation's Drivers £1.5bn in Repairs

Jack Dreyer | Wednesday 24th April 2024 12:30PM

  • Kwik Fit PIT Report 2024 reveals average bill of £120
  • Nearly half of pothole impact damage to vehicles is not immediately apparent
  • Drivers have paid more in pothole damage repairs since 2018 than it would have cost to repair road network

Kwik Fit Drives Lifesaving Campaign: Revving Up Blood Pressure Awareness Alongside Tyre Pressure Checks

Kevin Thorpe | Wednesday 20th March 2024 9:54AM

  • UK’s leading car servicing and repair company Kwik Fit is joining forces with Well Pharmacy to back an NHS campaign to tackle the ‘silent killer’ high blood pressure
  • Kwik Fit in Stretford in Manchester and Well Pharmacy provided blood pressure checks for all staff and customers in centre
  • This comes as new research shows a worrying 1 in 10 over 40s in England have NEVER had a blood pressure check, compared to just 3 per cent who have never had a tyre pressure check
  • Just as you wouldn’t drive with the wrong tyre pressure, you shouldn’t ignore your blood pressure, says Kwik Fit