This year, 2021, Oak Road and Liqui Moly are teaming up to co-sponsor LOTS of cars. Racing Cars (Focus Cup), a Drifting Car, a bunch of Minis! (JCW Mini Challenge) and even a Kart for a local 5 year old. You can purchase Liqui Moly products direct from our website. Shop Liqui Moly Products Here’s what […]
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During these strange times, while Coronavirus/Covid-19 is running rampant around our country (and the world) and most of us are stuck inside except for those brilliant key workers that are helping to keep us safe, fed and well, it’s easy to forget that your car is a hotbed of germs! Go shopping…jump in the car
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Not the catchiest of titles but when you read this you’ll understand! It seems like every movie and every TV show we watch features a Volvo. I was going to say ‘nowadays’ but actually it seems like every movie and TV show since the beginning of time features one. In fact I’ve started looking for
Well I remembered something yesterday – it was 31 years since I passed my driving test! I took my test on a freezing, foggy November morning, in Cambridge where there’s a lot of bikes! Oh, and I passed, first time! But it got me thinking, sitting up here in the chilly and wet North East
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With all of the rain around lately and probably more to come, causing lots of horrible flooding, we thought we’d take a look at how best to deal with it when it comes to your vehicle. We’ve taken a few elements and looked into them a little closer. 🚗 Polluted Water A majority of flood
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So you’re driving along, possibly having a sing song and enjoying life, when the phone rings in the car. Of course you’re hands free. You are, after all, all about safety when you’re driving. But what do you do when you answer that call and it’s the worst news you can think of? Obviously it’s
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Here comes September and just like that the school run starts again (if you’re not lucky enough to throw your little darlings on a bus whilst in your pyjamas and head back into the house to wake up properly), along with the constant repetition of ‘get your shoes on’, ‘eat your breakfast’ and ‘get in
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I’ve read a few articles lately about the ‘older’ generation of car mechanics finding it difficult to keep up with all of the changes of modern cars; one guy was 80 and only just thinking about giving up working in his family garage – impressive! The amount of technology in new cars requires completely new
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The sun is out, Spring is upon us and stuff is growing. That means there’s pollen galore around us and if you’re a hay fever / allergy sufferer then you’ll be hitting the antihistamines and bulk buying super soft tissues. But have you considered how having a runny nose, streaming itching eyes and the sneezes
Atchoo! Hay fever and driving might not mix. Read More »
Nope, not the chocolate variety – we’ve been researching Easter Eggs of a different kind! New to the term? An Easter egg isn’t an actual egg, so forget thinking you’re going to get a nice chocolately treat in your new car or find one hiding in your glove box. You do have to look for
F1 is back and we’re excited! That’s it now, every other Sunday we’ll be glued to our screens watching the drama unfold between drivers and constructors, holding our breath as those fantastic cars come within a hairs breadth of each other and muttering under our breath when our favourites don’t cut the mustard. But what
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I have just read an astonishing sentence. Tech analysts are suggesting that in 20 years we won’t own cars any more. That might seem like a short timescale, to totally phase out the owning of cars and for electric driverless cars to take over, but consider that it took less than 13 years for the
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Ah January, we’re glad you’re over at last. We’ve been paid after what feels like MONTHS, the nights are slowly getting lighter and there’s actually been some lovely sunny blue days. Well, there have up here! No snow, but those bright blue days have brought with them minus figures at night that lead to super
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How loyal are you to a car brand? As January approaches and the showrooms start the hard sell for the new 19 plate vehicles, we wondered how people view their purchase of a new car. Go for the same reliable brand they’ve always loved, hunt around for something similar in size but with better tech,
This time of year is especially busy for cars and other vehicles on the roads. Add to that the sometimes dodgy weather (fog, rain, snow, sleet and a low sun) and the high emotions and stress levels of Christmas and it could easily be a recipe for disaster. And the one thing you definitely don’t
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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
