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Are Women Fussier Customers Than Men?
I’ve had to remove names here to protect a marriage but the message is loud and clear. Women are surely more fussier shoppers than many men when it comes to perceived fairness and customer service… In...
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Should older female drivers be retested?
Every so often there’s a flurry of moans about older drivers, especially when one of them drives the wrong way on a motorway or loses control in a car park. Somehow these occasional events are more...
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A practical Xmas gift? Get him a French breathalyser kit…
A guest blog from Natali Farrell of Just Motor Law. On-the-spot fines for women drivers travelling in France without compulsory breathalyser kits have been postponed from 1 November 2012 until next...
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Rock-a-bye baby research for motoring mothers
New research reveals that parents of new babies drive the equivalent of John O’Groats to Land’s End one and a half times a year – spending an average of £547 on petrol – to get their little treasure to...
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Car Care in a cold climate
Meteorologists are predicting a colder than average winter for Britain, following a wet summer, with temperatures expected to plunge as low as -10C in some areas. And whilst we all know to swap our...
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Strategic uses of hairspray at times of stress
BBC Sussex contacted us recently to ask about instances of road rage and I was able to tell him Jill’s story as we’d discussed this at a previous networking evening. She was happy to be interviewed...
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Are female drivers beginning to rule the road?
Statistically speaking, female road users are on the rise. Research by the RAC Foundation confirms that the number of women to hold a UK driving licence between 1995 and 2010 has risen by 23% resulting...
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Why do more men pass the driving test first time?
The age old stereotype that men are better drivers than women is one we’ve been trying to quash for years, but there’s no denying the driving test statistics are against us. Whether it’s sheer...
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Driving experience makes women better and safer drivers
This is a Guest Blog on behalf of the AA. A recent study by the Driving Standards Agency has shed new light on the difficulties facing learner drivers, and highlighted the differences between the...
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Car Safety Tips for Women Driving Alone
It is an unfortunate societal fact that women are especially susceptible to falling victim to a number of car crimes, such as robbery, assault and car-jacking. Whilst it is imperative that all...
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Ideal for novice and nervous drivers
aka IAM’s Skill For Life training programme Part 1 I am taking the IAM’s Skill For Life training programme and, based on my experience, want to promote this as the ideal choice for women who are either...
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How to be a better, safer and more confident driver
aka IAM’s Skill For Life training programme Part 2 If you’d like to know why I’m taking the IAM’s programme please see my earlier blog. I decided to sign up for the IAM’s Skill For Life course in May...
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Who would you take on a road trip?
The Top Gear trio has been named as UK motorists’ ultimate driving companions according to MoneySuperMarket’s Road Trip Research*. One in ten chose Kate Middleton as their ultimate celebrity driving...
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Letting down other women drivers
It’s about time we named and shamed the motoring offenders the DVLA is failing to keep on top of. We’d be happy to ‘out’ them at our website, for example, because otherwise there seems no incentive for...
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A motoring club for women – what’s that about?
We are often asked why women need a motoring club of their own. Usually by men who don’t get the point that women are equal but different and don’t necessarily share their appreciation of blokey...
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A motoring Skill For Life – the FOXY verdict
I am delighted to say I passed my Advanced Driving Test at the end of September. I am now a fully fledged member of the IAM, am to be presented with my certificate saying this at a later date (!) and...
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Winter weather driving tips…
It’s been more wet than freezing cold this winter so far but we’ve February to go yet so a few wintery driving tips for us girls can’t go amiss at this stage, just in case. This time they’re from the...
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Tania cleans up in car wash competition
Working mum Tania couldn’t believe her luck, when she picked up a free Ford Fiesta as part of a national competition run by the IMO Car Wash Group. The mother of two, and part-time student from...
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Driving advice come high winds, floods and whatever next…
Not recommended, unless you’re road testing a Range Rover as we were at the time!Lately it seems as if everywhere across England has been experiencing unusually severe weather conditions. From 80 mph...
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Female car owners give new meaning to ‘motorhome’
According to RAC research women increasingly see their car as a social life support system. Female motorists are seemingly prepared for any social occasion – thanks to their cars, which are...
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