Tips & Advice

  • How to Lower Your Driving Costs

    How to Lower Your Driving Costs

    The cost of living crisis is affecting us all, with prices of the every rising faster than before. Unfortunately, owning a car is an expensive yet essential element of modern life with annual costs easily running into the £1,000s. Even with the lowest cost cars to run, with insurance, tax, mot, servicing, parking, repairs and

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  • Gearbox Flushing Most Common FAQs

    Gearbox Flushing Most Common FAQs

    Our gearbox flush service is becoming more and more popular so we thought it would be worthwhile sharing why this process is so important. Gearboxes are complex, and we don’t expect our customers to understand every element of them. What we do want to do is share our knowledge to educate drivers about their vehicles,

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  • Tyre FAQs – Everything You Need to Know

    Tyre FAQs – Everything You Need to Know

    Tyres are one of the items that you will regularly have to replace on your car so it’s worthwhile knowing a bit of info on them. Even if your car is mechanically sound, tyres are a wear and tear item so eventually will need replacing regularly. Let’s take a look at some of the most

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  • Buckled Wheel – Causes & Solutions
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    Buckled Wheel – Causes & Solutions

    If like us, you live in the Surrey and West Sussex area then you’ll know that our roads aren’t the best. Potholes are rife, unfortunately, and we see a lot of customers coming in who have just hit one that bit too hard. Interestingly, the most common makes we see with wheel issues are BMW,

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  • Are Winter Tyres Worth It?
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    Are Winter Tyres Worth It?

    You may have heard of winter tyres before and thought to yourself, are they really worth the investment? Well, we’ve put this blog together to help you make an informed decision.   What Are Winter Tyres? These tyres are made of a slightly different compound to your standard tyres that allow them to offer more

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  • 6 Most Common Cold Weather Car Fails to Avoid This Winter
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    6 Most Common Cold Weather Car Fails to Avoid This Winter

    The cold weather is creeping upon us, so we’re providing our best ‘do not do this’ tips to keep yourself and your car safe this winter.   Never pour boiling water on a cold windscreen We know that the temptation to pour boiling hot water on a frozen-over windscreen can sometimes be all too powerful

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  • Autumn Car Care Tips
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    Autumn Car Care Tips

    Is your car ready for autumn and winter? As we’re writing this, it’s nearing the end of September so we know that this summer sun isn’t going to last much longer. Leaves are already beginning to fall, and the temperature has definitely become lower. Before you dig the leaf blower out of the garage or

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  • E10 Fuel | What Is It & Will It Work In My Car?
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    E10 Fuel | What Is It & Will It Work In My Car?

    You may have seen in the news recently that a new petrol is being added to our fuel pumps across the country. E10 fuel is to now seen as the standard petrol available to drivers, but many are left confused by the change. Why have we changed? Will it cost me more to fill up

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  • Celebrating 30 Years of Seatbelts in The UK
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    Celebrating 30 Years of Seatbelts in The UK

      It may seem like common sense these days to wear your seatbelt on every journey but it hasn’t always been that way. It’s only 30 years this year (2021) since the latest legislation came into place, and over 50 years since the first seatbelts were introduced. This change in the law is expected to

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  • Pothole Damage Costs Rise Even with Average Mileage Lowering
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    Pothole Damage Costs Rise Even with Average Mileage Lowering

    We know what you’re thinking… Surely that title can’t be right? Well, unfortunately, it is according to data recovered from Kwik Fit’s PIT (Pothole Impact Tracker). Although average mileage for the majority of drivers was down by 42% in 2020, pothole damage repairs continued to rise from £1.249 billion to £1.267 billion. That’s a rise

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