By PMW on 22 October 2018 12:25:43
THOUSANDS of drivers up and down the UK are still putting themselves and others at risk from not belting up with over a quarter of fatalities last year not wearing a seat belt. 27% of the 787 car occupants who died were said to not be wearing a seat belt on Britain’s roads in 2017, according to Department for Transport. And alarming information...
By PMW on 22 October 2018 11:56:20
Staggering new research has revealed that the younger generation aren’t just a risk on unfamiliar roads – they are also just as likely to have an accident on the road they live on. Figures compiled by us here at Prestige Motor Warehouse, have alarmingly shown that an incredible 44 per cent of 18-34 year olds have written their car off on...
By PMW on 21 September 2018 10:39:13
mot test | mot failure |
New MOT changes brought in during May has led to an increase in MOT test failure rates. Data taken over the past three months has seen a 12% increase in failure rates for petrol cars yet incredibly there has been a 24% increase on diesel failures. A study taken from 50 MOT test centres across the UK highlights the impact the new changes...
By PMW on 12 September 2018 14:52:56
A surge in petrol prices isn’t sitting well with motorists up and down the UK but things could be a lot worse if you lived elsewhere across Europe. Incredibly, 16 other countries across Europe suffer higher fuel prices than the UK. The UK sits in 17th place as suffering motorists spend an average of £1.29 per litre. But be thankful you are not...
By PMW on 11 September 2018 13:16:02
drink driving | arrests |
The UK’s roads are awash with drink-drivers with a staggering 41,000 motorists arrested in 2017. And those figures look set to rise with 2018 on course to be a boozier year, with 13,614 arrests and convictions recorded between January and April, compared to 13,408 over the period in 2017. The alarming figures, obtained from police forces across the UK, show December as the...
By PMW on 05 September 2018 16:09:15
supercars | crushwatch |
A range of luxury supercars worth nearly £100 million were saved at the 11th hour from being put through the crusher last year. Ferraris, Bentleys and Lamborghinis were amongst the prized assets which were destined to be crushed or auctioned off at best – even if they were not fully paid for by the owner. The prestige cars were all seized from uninsured...
By PMW on 17 August 2018 13:24:18
ferrari | lamborghini | abandoned | supercars |
TWO supercars left abandoned and covered by sheets and dust for more than 20 years have been uncovered by a family member at her grandmother’s house. Unbelievably, a red Ferrari 308 and a white Lamborghini Countach can be seen hanging out together in a dirty old garage. The Lambo appears to be a 1982 LP500S, a 5.0-liter V-12. The find was spotted by...
By PMW on 17 August 2018 12:31:00
Our story and comments about a man who built his own supercar from a bike, has made the national press. The man, who built his own supercar from a bike and recycled materials, is now peddling his way around town in his own built supercar creation....
By PMW on 06 August 2018 08:14:22
supercars | dubai | speeding fines | lamborghini |
A British tourist in Dubai sped his way to £36K in speeding fines during a rental supercar joy ride – in the space of 4 hours! The speedster rented a Lamborghini Huracán and was caught driving at speeds up to 230km/h, breaking the law 33 times at an average of 8 speeding tickets an hour. The unnamed Brit visitor, 25, activated every speed...