Vehicle Advice

ARE YOU WINTER ROAD READY?

Snow, ice, rain, it can get pretty hairy out there over winter. So to avoid a nightmare, check out the following winter driving tips and advice from fuelGenie.

THE IMPACT OF OVERLOADED VEHICLES

Research commissioned by Volkswagen and the DVSA in 2015 revealed that more than half of UK van drivers could be driving without insurance cover—because their vehicles are carrying too much weight. Read our latest article on the matter.

TYRE SAFETY

TyreSafe, the UK charity dedicated to tyre safety, launches its annual Tyre Safety Month this October. To celebrate the event, and raise awareness of tyre safety in the fuelGenie community, we’re taking a look at the issues—and the tyre safety checks we should all be doing.

AVOID MOT FAILS: SIMPLE TIPS FOR FIRST TIME PASSES

Recent MOT data shows that 38% of Britain’s vehicles fail their initial test. Almost half of the faults that caused the fails are easily preventable with routine vehicle maintenance.

THE ART OF CAR BUYING

Are you buying cars or vans for your fleet? We’ve put together some tips and tricks in our latest article for the savvy car buyer.

TYRED OUT?

Better weather means more miles on the road. If you’re going on holiday in a vehicle, you could clock up hundreds or even thousands of extra miles in the warm weather.

DRINK DRIVING IN THE SUMMER

Some of you may be old enough to remember the ad: ‘in the summertime, when the weather is high… drinking and driving wrecks lives’. This 1992 public information campaign, one of the most effective ever in the UK.