UK drivers: some disturbing facts

You would think after 100 years of motoring us 'brits' would have it mastered.

Not so. Sadly we've a long way to go, as you're about to see.

Read on to find out a few shocking home truths I uncovered from just a few minutes internet research. (Thanks to Castrol and The Daily Mail for making this info available).

Fasten your seatbelts, here we go...

Commonest reasons for car breakdowns

To avoid  a breakdown (of the mechanical type - not the nervous variety) it's all about prevention. So in this article we'll be looking at the commonest causes of breakdown in the UK with information gathered from a number of credible sources.

The major motoring organisations have conducted some interesting research into the commonest reasons for emergency call out.

In no particular order the reasons are...

Top 30 driving music tracks of all time. Is your favourite on the list?

Okay, so this isn't advice on how to look after your car, but I guess if any of these tracks perk you up on your journey then thats good enough for me!

This list has been put together after an extensive search on the internet (well, for at least an hour or so anyway!). It seems that everyone has an opinion on driving songs and many polls have been carried out by radio stations, motoring organisations, magazines and numerous websites.

Scientific and accurate? - probably not, but all of these songs appeared in a top 10 list in a major UK poll.

Servicing for older cars. Your options explained

It’s time to arrange some TLC for your trusty four wheeled friend, so who do you turn to, who'll do a good job and who can you trust?

The following info should hopefully make some sense of the options open to those of you with a car no longer under manufacturer’s warranty (Typically 3 years old or more).

Assuming you don’t want to tackle the car service yourself there’s three main types of service centres who’d like to  persuade you to part with your hard earned cash.