http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog Cars, how to rent them and a lot more Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:27:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Infiniti motor company is taking the use of hybrid technology to new levels with the introduction of its M35h model, which will incorporate innovative steering and braking technologies when it goes on sale in 2011. Infiniti is owned by Nissan and its M-range of cars are designed to be direct ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/to-infiniti-and-beyond/ Summer: a time of sand, sea and surfing, the latter being a craze imported many years ago from the USA. In fact, when I was younger and the Beach Boys were singing about surfing in California, it seemed a very exotic and far-off pursuit. Nowadays though, surfing is hugely popular ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/surfing-spark-fails-to-ignite/ Sitting in a queue of traffic recently, leaving the excellent Goodwood Festival of Speed, I noticed the temperature gauge begin to creep up. I was surprised since I had sat in traffic jams for longer than this in the past without the engine complaining but this time was it obviously ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/overheating-in-traffic/ I've often wondered as I've driven around in summer whether the proliferation of scantily clad women ever proved such a distraction to male drivers as to cause them to have an accident. This has since been confirmed. According to the car insurance company Sheila's Wheels, 29% of men admitted that they ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/summer-accidents/ I thought I was acquainted with the major motor shows around the world - Geneva, Detroit, etc. but I learnt about one recently which has been taking place for the last five years and to which I've never, understandably I suppose, been invited to - Salon Privé. Now in its fifth ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/how-the-other-half-live/ There may be a worldwide economic down-turn at the moment, but there must also still be plenty of people with money to spend. Otherwise we wouldn’t keep getting announcements about limited-edition supercars which only the seriously rich can afford. And not only is there no let-up in the number of ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/yet-another-supercar/ With more than a million Brits planning to drive to their holiday destination abroad this summer, motorists are being warned to ensure that they and their vehicle comply with the law of the country they are visiting, rather than risk an on-the-spot fine, driving ban or even imprisonment. It goes without saying ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/driving-abroad/ It’s an old joke, isn’t it, to belittle women drivers and laugh at their attempts at parallel parking? Yet statistics show that women are far safer drivers than men, in that they are involved in far fewer serious accidents. Figures from the UK Department for Transport for 2007 (and don’t ask ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/are-women-better-drivers/ I learnt something the other day which I wish I’d known about years ago and that ought to be common knowledge. How do you tell, apart from by looking of course, which side of a car the fuel filler is? Now there’s been many times when I’ve borrowed or hired a ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/trivia/ Ever sat in a queue of traffic, patiently waiting your turn, only to see a car speeding down the outside lane and then pushing in ahead of you?   It may be frustrating, and appear more than a little rude, but according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), that opportunistic driver ... http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/blog/zip-merging/