We’re really big on road safety and keeping your loved ones secure, so continuing from our last blog about Halloween Safety and the mindset changes all drivers must consider making between the hours of 4pm and 6pm on 31st October every year, we are reminded that just a few days later the skies will be […]
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It’s spooky October and whilst it is lovely that the trees are turning gold and amber, shedding their leaves and their conkers, and that the air is turning cooler (although notes for history – it’s really quite a warm October in 2018, it’s 23c as I type!), our thoughts turn to little people dressed in
There have been a few stories in the news, papers and on social media lately about people who break down on a motorway and their car is ploughed into by a passing lorry or other car. One woman was killed as she stood near her broken down vehicle as a Mercedes ploughed into it, another
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Remember Back to the Future and flying cars? Or Blade Runner with the Spinner that could drive on the road or take off vertically, fly and hover? During the 50s through to the 80s, and depicted in LOADS of movies, there was a total belief that by the time the 21st Century rolled around we
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Thinking about a new car? Done your research, narrowed down your list and preparing for the test drive element of car buying? Well, for us taking a car out for 10 minutes is not a test drive. Thanks to Autotrader for the image. It links through to an article about the 12 best cars to
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Ah the summer holidays are here and it’s highly likely that you’ll be bundling everyone into the car and zooming off into the sunset. Well, up or down the A1 at the very least. Road trips are meant to be fun, right? As a child, road trips meant a VERY long time in the car
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Cars have been around for a while now and boy, have they evolved. We were having a discussion the other day about which era could be considered the best in the history of the automobile. Now, bear in mind we are all different ages and genders, come from different backgrounds and have VERY different ideas
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Ah there really is nothing like zooming (at the a-hem speed limit….) along the open road, wind in your hair (ok, air-con on and windows closed) with your favourite tune blaring out of the sound system of your car. But what you listening to? We asked a bunch of people for their all-time favourite car
It’s reported that over a quarter of drivers name their cars. I was really surprised by that…I would actually have thought that figure would be higher. I have always had a name for my car. For the most part the name came quite easily, I didn’t really have to think about. The cars almost named
This is one of our favourites…there are so many iconic cars in movies and TV shows but we’ve dug out a few of the less conventional yet still awesome cars featured on the silver screen from across the decades. You won’t find Bond cars, Herbie or Minis in this but you might just find a
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What is it about cars that elicits an emotional response in us? Is it the power we feel underfoot, power that reminds us we are actually in control of a dangerous machine if misused? Maybe it’s the memory of learning to drive and being popular because you were the one with the car? Or perhaps
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As the wedding for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle approaches, chatter has turned to what kind of car she might arrive in and they might depart in. We loved the classic Aston Martin DB6 MkII belonging to Prince Charles that William drove Kate away in. It’s well known that the Queen herself is big into
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We’re just about finished building our sparkly new website (you know ORMF is owned by a woman right….that’s where the sparkle comes in!). Pretty soon we’ll be bringing you monthly blogs on all things cars, car parts, accessories, driving, and of course, Miss Daisy Dog. We’ll also have some guest blogs from our awesome suppliers
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