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Summer 2019 was a record-breaking season which many of us soaked up, but we are now being warned that the heat can have a big impact on automotive batteries and that they could struggle as we approach the winter. This will trigger a spike in breakdowns across the UK. According to Clarios, the battery experts that manufacture the VARTA® car batteries, the extreme and consistent exposure to heat can have a severely detrimental effect on batteries. This damage is often overlooked until the following winter, when older batteries are unable to survive in the cold British weather. VW Van Leasing Modern vehicles are most likely to be affected because of the new fuel-saving measures that they have adopted. The popular start-stop technology used my nearly all manufacturers requires more power from the battery which means the problem is only going to get worse. Results from a recent survey claim that a staggering 40% of breakdown assistance and call-outs are due to flat batte...

These days it is nearly impossible to travel anywhere without spotting a speed van on the side of the road eagerly waiting to deter the public from breaking the law. We cover some of the most frequently asked questions surrounding the Go Safe vans and the people operating them. Is it true that speed vans need to be visible? In short, no they don’t so be aware. There are no current laws regarding the visibility and in truth, there is nothing stopping an officer from performing their duty in the dark. It isn’t very often that they operate in this way and they maintain that working in the day allows them to be a deterrent to speeding. Does the 10% rule exist? Yes, it does. Great news I know but try not to push it. Abiding by the speed limits is still your safest option to avoid prosecution. To confirm, you will not receive a ticket providing that your speed does not exceed 10% of the limited on that road plus an additional 1mph. An example is that if y...