1. Turn your windscreen wipers to the off position when you park at night. That way, when you start the engine in the morning, the wipers won’t start automatically. If there’s a heavy frost or snow you’re at risk of blowing a fuse, damaging the wiper blades or worst case, burning out the wiper motor. […]
It may not need a bikini body, but getting your car in shape for the summer holidays is still a good idea. If your air conditioning wasn’t terribly effective during the recent heatwave, now’s the time to get it checked. At Roy Chapman Ltd, we have a great value offer on re-gassing and air conditioning […]
If you’ve seen the March edition of the Good Housekeeping magazine, you might also have seen the car maintenance tips on page 65 from our very own Vicky Kempton, who was previously involved with the IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) female campaign alongside BBC Formula 1 presenter Suzi Perry. If you didn’t get to […]
Summer driving may seem like a piece of cake compared to the snow and ice challenging drivers in the winter, but the heat presents its own challenges. So just like the winter months, planning ahead can keep you safe and stress-free on the roads. Below we take a look at some of the most common […]
The following is a post created by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency that we thought you may find interesting. The original article is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/80th-anniversary-of-the-driving-test The driving test marks 80 years of helping keep people safe on the road today (1 June 2015). The first car and driving licences were introduced in Great […]
We recently found this article online with the Express and thought you might find it interesting. THE Fiesta isn’t Britain’s best-selling car for no reason. In fact, here are seven of them. 1. How it drives The Fiesta is the best car to drive in the supermini class by some distance. The steering is precise […]
Tests carried out by the British Tyre Manufacturers Association found that, when braking, a car travelling in the wet at 50mph on new tyres with 8mm of tread depth took 25.9m to stop whereas it took 37.8m to stop on worn tyres with 1.6mm of tread depth. Each year in the UK, more than 1,200 […]
“Very enjoyable and informal. Nice to have just ladies. Garage staff are very good at explaining” Donna W Ladies from across Hertfordshire enjoyed a fun and relaxed evening at our showroom in June, learning basic maintenance for their cars and safer driving tips from PCSO’s Katie Braham and Lorraine Horsted from the Berkhamsted and Tring […]
We want to help the local communities drive safe and keep moving this winter, whatever the weather has in store for us this year! We all know our British winters have taken a massive drop in temperature recently, with the UK’s average previously 7°C for the period December to February down to below 3°C. So […]
30.65% in London & the South East have driven a car without a valid MOT. Across the UK, 10 million vehicle owners have driven with no MOT. 67% admitted driving for up to a week without a valid MOT certificate; 24% for up to a month; 7% for as long as six months.
