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Coronavirus is posing challenges for us all, but by following Government advice and our own health and safety protocols we continue to provide the best possible service for all our customers. ETA breakdown assistance in Britain We remain fully operational and are ready to help you when you need us. Simply call the 24-hour assistance number...

From 30 March 2020, MOT due dates for cars, motorcycles and light vans will be extended by 6 months. This is being done to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. You do not need to do anything to extend your vehicle’s MOT expiry date if it’s on or after 30 March 2020. Your vehicle will be automatically given a 6-month MOT exemption. This...

If there's a silver lining to the Coronavirus curfew, it’s that in many areas it’s renewing a sense of community spirit. It seems that when we're not fighting over toilet roll, we're setting up street WhatsApp groups to share food and monitor the vulnerable. It's possible that this small step towards collectivism might endure beyond the...

The Coronavirus curfew has drastically reduced traffic volumes and thereby unintentionally created a cycling paradise on many roads. Gone are the queues of idling traffic, aggression of impatient commuters. The accompanying noise, pollution and danger have been replaced by something approaching tranquillity. What better conditions for...

The chemicals you use to clean your home day-to-day can have a detrimental effect on the environment - not least because they invariably end up in the water supply. And while many cleaning products are now marketed as environmentally benign, invariably they come in plastic bottles – just one aspect of their production process and product...

Running a cycle camera on your handlebars or helmet doesn't make the roads feel any safer, but you do almost immediately feel less helpless. In the event of a road traffic incident, video footage goes a long way towards guaranteeing legal redress - it's a cycle insurance of sorts. One of the great frustrations about cycling on British roads...

The government has acknowledged that emerging technologies such as e-scooters are 'ripping up the rule book' and will consult on the rules required to allow the new technology to operate safely. Under plans announced by the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, e-scooters will initially be allowed in a series of 'future transport zones':...

It's easy to become confused at the conflicting, and occasionally chaotic, advice surrounding the Coronovirus virus, but on one thing everyone agrees: a fit and healthy body is far better prepared to deal with illness of any kind. Couple that with quieter-than-usual roads and the need to avoid close contact with others and cycling starts to...

Used by mechanics in bicycle workshops, the American-made Tyre Mate promises to pull the tightest of tyre beads over a rim without causing any damage to the tube, tyre or rim. It's lightweight and small enough to carry with you. According to the guys at the London Bike Kitchen, who sell the Tyre Mate for £17, "Just position the tool's rigid...

Dutch design student George Barratt-Jones has a novel approach to keeping rail commuters warm while they wait on a draughty platform. He has built a pedal-powered knitting machine that can conjure up a scarf in five minutes. According to Barratt-Jones, "It gets you warm by moving, you are making something while you wait and in the end you...