The way vehicle tax is calculated has changed for cars and some motor homes that were first registered with DVLA from 1 April 2017. The change doesn’t affect any vehicle registered before 1 April 2017, but drivers can check the vehicle tax rates to make sure they know what they need to pay. Vehicle tax for the first year is… Read more »
The driving test will change from Monday 4 December 2017 to include following directions from a sat nav and testing different manoeuvres. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales will change from Monday 4 December 2017. The changes are designed to make sure new drivers have the skills they’ll… Read more »
From today, drivers caught using handheld mobile phones are to face “much tougher penalties”, with fines and points doubling. The new rules mean that drivers who are caught on their mobile will get six points on their licence and face a £200 fine. The new measures have been introduced in the wake of a number of high-profile cases and research… Read more »
You might not have heard about it, but the practical element to a driving test is just about to change dramatically and sat-navs are a big part of it. According to carkeys.co.uk, there are four new additions coming to the practical driving test, which acknowledge new technology and more realistic driving scenarios and manoeuvres, with particular attention being paid to driving… Read more »
Think you can get away with using your mobile while driving? Think again. This week UK Police announced that they had caught nearly 8,000 drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel in a clampdown that lasted one week in November. Some 7,966 drivers were found to be on the phone, leading to more than 7,800 fixed penalty notices and 68… Read more »
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What Is App Radio by Pioneer? AppRadio is Pioneer’s name for an application that allows you to control your smartphone or in-car radio with one of their head units. The name can also refer to the actual head units that have this ability. The technology was introduced in 2011, and it has gone through a handful of iterations (AppRadio 2,… Read more »
2016 Christmas Gift Ideas We have Christmas all wrapped up with a selection of in car entertainment deals to ensure smiles all round on the Car Audio Centre website. Choose from a wide variety of car stereo systems, sub woofers, in-car iphone chargers and safety devices including a bluetooth hands-free system and the ever popular Road Angel speed camera detector…. Read more »
Alpine CDE-196DAB – CD/DAB Receiver with Advanced Bluetooth FREE air freshener with every order Next working Day Delivery available on orders placed before 5:00pm Easy Returns 1 year warranty Buy online at the Car Audio Centre website – It’s time to get digital! Enjoy radio stations in CD quality with this quality stereo unit by the big brand Alpine –… Read more »
Struggling for a Christmas gift idea? How about a dose of instant karma? We were going through this year’s biggest YouTube traffic hits and spotted this one, (warning, contains strong language) where a motorcyclist was riding in the left lane of a two lane road in South Windsor, Connecticut, when the lanes begin to merge. A car suddenly emerged in… Read more »
