Vehicle Safety...
Below are our articles on the subject of Vehicle Safety. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Are SUVs Really Safer?
Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are enormously popular in the United States,
and are becoming more so over here. In 2005, SUVs accounted for just under
9% of all new...
Buying and Using a Winch
Recovery and specialist four-wheel drive vehicles frequently use winches. Winches pull a crashed or broken-down car onto the flat bed of a lorry. Winches also clear...
Car Insurance
Car Insurance
In Britain, the law requires you to have motor insurance. The minimum acceptable level is what is called Third Party Insurance. This covers you in the...
Car Seat Regulations
New Child Car Seat Regulations - 18 September 2006
On Monday 18th September 2006, new regulations came into force concerning the enforced use of child car seats in...
Caring For Your Windscreen
Many years ago, proud car owners used to spend their Sunday afternoons polishing their pride and joy to a spectacle of gleaming perfection. But those days are long gone....
Choosing Tyres For Your Car
Choosing new tyres for your car can be a complete minefield if you've never done it before. When you're considering which tyres you need to get, you need to consider...
Future Safety Innovations
Innovation in the motoring industry occurs all the time. Any history of the last hundred years or so of road vehicle use can show one new idea after another. These...
How a Chassis Contributes to Car Safety
The chassis is a metal frame that runs along the bottom of a car. All other parts of the car lie on or around this frame.
The chassis is...
How Do Steering Systems Work?
A car’s steering system is not as straightforward as it might first appear. When a car turns, for instance, the front wheels don’t point the same way. This...
How Does a Braking System Work?
Effective brakes on a vehicle are crucial. But how does a braking system transfer the pressure of a driver’s foot on a pedal to the four wheels of a heavy vehicle...
How Does a Cooling System Work?
In an internal combustion engine, a blend of fuel and air causes a series of mini explosions. An engine converts these explosions into power. But as part of the...
How Does an Exhaust System Work?
After combusting its mixture of fuel and air, an engine creates power, heat and exhaust. This exhaust is dangerous. It can poison and kill. An exhaust system draws...
How to Choose Motorcycle Insurance
Motorcyclists aren't quite as spoiled for choice as car owners when it comes to insurance - and it's not hard to see why. Theft rates are higher for motorbikes than for...
How to Recycle Your Old Car
Cars have a limited lifespan. When a car has damage that isn’t worth repairing, or worn parts too costly to replace, it’s time to dispose of it.
For years,...
How VSRC Makes Motoring Safer
Based at Loughborough University, the Vehicle Safety Research Centre (VSRC) is a group of specialist researchers. Their brief is to investigate every aspect of...
Keep Your Car Safe From Thieves
It seems that stories of car crime are never far from the news. But it's not all doom and gloom - there are a whole host of ways that you can protect your car from...
Monthly Vehicle Checks
Everyone knows that to keep your car running nice and smoothly, you need to have regular services. But you should also be keeping an eye on your car in-between taking it...
Preparing For A Long Car Journey
Long car journeys test even the most patient of drivers. Here are some tips on how to reduce stress and tiredness and cope with lengthy trips on the road....
Safety Role of VOSA
In 2003, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) took over some of the work of the former Traffic Area Network of the Department of Transport and the Vehicle...
Seatbelt and Child Seat Regulations
Not wearing a seatbelt can cost you £500. The driver is responsible for all passengers under 14.
Who Needs to Wear a Seatbelt?
The driver must wear a...
Servicing And MOT For Your Vehicle
Everyone who owns a vehicle that is used on the UK's roads is required to keep it in a roadworthy condition. The MOT test was introduced to make sure that cars and other...
Weekly Vehicle Checks
Keeping your car well maintained and safe to drive means that you are less likely to pose a danger to your passengers, pedestrians and other people on the road - and it...
What Do Tyre Markings Mean?
Check the sidewall of a vehicle’s tyre. There’s the maker’s name, the type of tyre, the country of manufacture and perhaps a short description of the tyre such as...
What's That Noise?
There's nothing worse than driving along and hearing a funny noise coming from your car. Of course the easiest thing to do is to ignore the sound and turn the radio up....
What's Wrong With My Car?
Key won't turn.
If you're sure that the key is the right one for the car (we have to ask!), then it could be that the key has worn out. If you have a spare, try...
Why Do Cars Have Crumple Zones?
Until the late 1950s, engineers believed that the best way to maximise driver and passenger safety was to build cars with rigid frames. The theory was that the...
Winter Vehicle Maintenance
Whether you're driving in the heat of the summer or the cold winter months, each season can bring its own problems. Driving in the winter months and facing snow, ice,...
