Update on new law on smoking in cars and other vehicles with someone under 18. From 1 October 2015, it will be illegal to smoke in a car (or other vehicles) with anyone under 18 present. The law is changing to protect children and young people from the dangers of secondhand smoke. Both the driver […]
We have been advised by the OWL Online Watch Link of Neighbourhood Watch that the Police are investigating an incident that occurred at around 4pm on Monday, August 10, on a footpath in a field off Little Tring Road in Tring. A woman, aged in her 40s, was jogging along the path when a man […]
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 […]
A campaign aimed at women on the importance of regular car maintenance is being launched by the Institute of the Motor Industry, following research revealing nearly half of women drivers do not get their cars serviced between MOTs because they are not comfortable dealing with mechanics. The IMI’s campaign, promoting its professional register, begins in […]
On Saturday 19 May 2012, Roy Chapman Ltd, in conjunction with Herts Constabulary, worked together to fit tamper-proof screws to the dealership’s visitors’ cars free of charge. The event was planned to help drive down car crime by fitting tamper-proof screws to registration number plates and offering crime prevention advice. Additionally, Roy Chapman Ltd also […]
According to online insurance provider swiftcover.com, the Ford Focus, is one of the cars least likely to be vandalised in the UK. The Ford Focus is positioned well outside of the top ten, published by the Swiftcover.com VV Index* (Vehicle Vandalism Index), with an index rating of just 1.88** compared to the Lexus IS, reported […]
