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Our guide to driving in France 2023

If you’re one of the five million British motorists heading to France this year, the ETA Guide to Driving in France is a free e-book packed with useful information. However many times you’ve embarked on a Gallic driving holiday, recent changes to French law means it pays for even the most experienced driver to brush up on the rules. For…

What are the 7 (motoring) mortal sins?

With over half of motorists breaking 30mph speed limits and an estimated 1 million uninsured vehicles on UK roads, law-abiding drivers could be forgiven for thinking UK roads are a hotbed of criminality. With a long list of misdemeanors to choose from, it’s hard to whittle it down to 7 motoring mortal sins. How about these for starters? Please add…

Cargo trike ice cream trailer hits the road

No stinky diesel fumes where our cargo trike-towed ice cream trailer’s concerned. We’re not abandoning cycle insurance in favour of selling Mr Whippys, but we are planning an unusual campaign for later this summer. In the meantime, who’s for a 99? Cargo bike insurance Cargo bikes offer a clean, quiet and cost effective way to carry stuff that’s too bulky…

Air pollution: Let’s allow our cities to breathe

A new global initiative to save lives, improve health, and reduce air pollution that is both harmful to public health and the climate launched this week. Breathe Cities will help boost clean air projects such as London mayor Sadiq Khan’s forthcoming expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), The ULEZ has already lowered harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations by 21…

If you want to kill someone, do it in a car

“If you want to kill someone, the best way to do it is in a car because you are highly likely to get away with it. One of the reasons is that people are being killed by cars all the time. We tolerate a level of killing by cars that we don’t tolerate in any other area. If as many…