Drivers are being urged to take the 20p test to make sure their tyres are safe and legal as part of tyre safety month.
Recent Department for Transport figures show that more than 200 people were killed or seriously injured in the UK in 2009 as a result of an accident where illegal, defective or under-inflated tyres were a contributory factor.
“Checking that your car’s tyres have adequate tread depth is extremely simple and easy,” said Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe.
“As campaign movie shows, you don’t need any specialist tools or knowledge. A simple 20p coin and a few minutes is all it takes.
“With such potentially devastating and life-changing consequences, drivers should ask themselves if they can afford not to take the test?”
To take the 20p test drivers need to simply insert a 20p coin into the main tread grooves of their car’s tyres.
If the outer rim of the coin is covered by the tread, this indicates sufficient tread depth to be safe and legal.
If the outer rim of the coin is visible, drivers should have their tyres inspected by a qualified professional.
In addition to the online video, hundreds of garages and tyre retailers across the country will be offering free tyre safety checks.
To find out more about tyre safety visit www.tyresafe.org.
Friday, 1 October 2010
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
होलीडे इन यूरोपे
P D Motors Offering helpful advice when traveling in Europe this summer
If you’re holidaying within Europe, there are also some compulsory driving requirements different to those in the UK. First of all, you’ll need a GB Sticker on your vehicle when leaving the country. Make sure you have a warning triangle and reflective jacket in your boot, as in countries such as France, Austria, Spain and Belgium this is a legal requirement. Check the AA compulsory equipment document at the bottom of the page for a comprehensive list of requirements so your holiday goes off without a hitch.
Remember, if you do not adhere to a country’s laws you may find yourself with an on the spot fine of between €90 and €135.
Before your holiday:
Plan your route thoroughly and make sure your Sat Nav and maps are up to date.
Make sure you know the driving laws and speed limits before entering the country; they may be different to the UK.
Check any vehicle or license requirements at least two months in advance of your holiday.
Pack an emergency kit. This is only a requirement in Austria, but it’s good to have just in case.
Get your vehicle checked over by your local Good Garage Scheme garage to ensure it is ready and safe for a long distance journey.
Pack your vehicle registration document, your motor insurance certificate and your passport somewhere safe.
www.pdmotors.co.uk
If you’re holidaying within Europe, there are also some compulsory driving requirements different to those in the UK. First of all, you’ll need a GB Sticker on your vehicle when leaving the country. Make sure you have a warning triangle and reflective jacket in your boot, as in countries such as France, Austria, Spain and Belgium this is a legal requirement. Check the AA compulsory equipment document at the bottom of the page for a comprehensive list of requirements so your holiday goes off without a hitch.
Remember, if you do not adhere to a country’s laws you may find yourself with an on the spot fine of between €90 and €135.
Before your holiday:
Plan your route thoroughly and make sure your Sat Nav and maps are up to date.
Make sure you know the driving laws and speed limits before entering the country; they may be different to the UK.
Check any vehicle or license requirements at least two months in advance of your holiday.
Pack an emergency kit. This is only a requirement in Austria, but it’s good to have just in case.
Get your vehicle checked over by your local Good Garage Scheme garage to ensure it is ready and safe for a long distance journey.
Pack your vehicle registration document, your motor insurance certificate and your passport somewhere safe.
www.pdmotors.co.uk
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
बेस्ट लोकल गरगे vote
VOTE FOR P D MOTORS
Golden Garages is the first competition to uncover the best service and repair garages in the UK. Wherever you live in the UK, this is your chance to nominate your favourite local workshop, and tell us why they’re streets ahead of the competition.
The first round of voting has now closed, we have been shortlisted.
How To vote go to www.goldengarage.co.uk, and by entering you’ll also be in with a chance of winning an action packed off-road experience for you and two friends with Land Rover!
You now have the chance to nominate your favourite local garage from the list, up to 24 March, to produce the top ten garages in the country. And finally, the panel of expert judges will decide on the Motor Codes Golden Garage from the list of regional winners, announcing their decision on 6 April.
Golden Garages is the first competition to uncover the best service and repair garages in the UK. Wherever you live in the UK, this is your chance to nominate your favourite local workshop, and tell us why they’re streets ahead of the competition.
The first round of voting has now closed, we have been shortlisted.
How To vote go to www.goldengarage.co.uk, and by entering you’ll also be in with a chance of winning an action packed off-road experience for you and two friends with Land Rover!
You now have the chance to nominate your favourite local garage from the list, up to 24 March, to produce the top ten garages in the country. And finally, the panel of expert judges will decide on the Motor Codes Golden Garage from the list of regional winners, announcing their decision on 6 April.
Monday, 8 March 2010
vote
I need your help
We have been voted into the top 50 garages in the uk we would like to be number 1 if you go to www.goldengarages.co.uk you will see we have been short listed to one of the top 5 garages in the south east including London.
Please click on the site and place your vote it would be nice to win
Regards
Tim
P D Motors (Billingshurst) Limited
Unit E4 Gillmans Ind Est
Natts lane
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 9EZ
Tel 01403 786211
Fax 01403 780546
Email tim.clarke@pdmotors.co.uk
Web www.pdmotors.co.uk
We have been voted into the top 50 garages in the uk we would like to be number 1 if you go to www.goldengarages.co.uk you will see we have been short listed to one of the top 5 garages in the south east including London.
Please click on the site and place your vote it would be nice to win
Regards
Tim
P D Motors (Billingshurst) Limited
Unit E4 Gillmans Ind Est
Natts lane
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 9EZ
Tel 01403 786211
Fax 01403 780546
Email tim.clarke@pdmotors.co.uk
Web www.pdmotors.co.uk
Friday, 19 February 2010
फ्रिदय giggle
Hi all Its Friday Giggle time
A teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
Kathy said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of the pickup when we hit a bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and broke and made
a mess." "And what's the moral of the story?" asked the teacher. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket!"
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next little Lucy raised a hand and said, "Our family are farmers, too. But we raise chickens for the meat market. We had a dozen eggs one time, but when they hatched we only got ten live chicks and the moral to this story is, don't count your chickens until they're hatched."
"That was a fine story Lucy.
Johnny, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes, ma'am! My daddy told me this story about my Aunt Marge. She was a flight engineer during Desert Storm and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a Machete. So .. she drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn't break. Then she landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops. She killed 70 of them with the machine gun until it ran out of bullets! Then she killed 20 more with the machete till the blade broke; then she killed the last 10 with her bare hands."
"Good heavens," said the horrified teacher,
"what kind of moral did your daddy tell you from that horrible story?"
"Stay away from Aunt Marge when she's been drinking."
Have a good week end
Regards
Tim
A teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
Kathy said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of the pickup when we hit a bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and broke and made
a mess." "And what's the moral of the story?" asked the teacher. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket!"
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next little Lucy raised a hand and said, "Our family are farmers, too. But we raise chickens for the meat market. We had a dozen eggs one time, but when they hatched we only got ten live chicks and the moral to this story is, don't count your chickens until they're hatched."
"That was a fine story Lucy.
Johnny, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes, ma'am! My daddy told me this story about my Aunt Marge. She was a flight engineer during Desert Storm and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a Machete. So .. she drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn't break. Then she landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops. She killed 70 of them with the machine gun until it ran out of bullets! Then she killed 20 more with the machete till the blade broke; then she killed the last 10 with her bare hands."
"Good heavens," said the horrified teacher,
"what kind of moral did your daddy tell you from that horrible story?"
"Stay away from Aunt Marge when she's been drinking."
Have a good week end
Regards
Tim
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
वहत इस गोइंग ओं विथ थिस country
Interest rates are rising
Do you think this might have something to do with it
I thought this should be passed to as many people as possible.
When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists. Now that VAT has been increased to 17.5% again this hidden tax has not been removed - hence recent rises in your fuel costs. Sign the petition at the link below to have this stealth tax removed!
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/
Please pass this on to your friends - the more the merrier.
Also used car prices have risen by a large percentage due to the scrapage scheme, another reason for the increase.
And the final blow yes the Banks who started this recession are on a high nice big bonus due to nice big profits, who paid the price for this lot?
Do you think this might have something to do with it
I thought this should be passed to as many people as possible.
When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists. Now that VAT has been increased to 17.5% again this hidden tax has not been removed - hence recent rises in your fuel costs. Sign the petition at the link below to have this stealth tax removed!
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/
Please pass this on to your friends - the more the merrier.
Also used car prices have risen by a large percentage due to the scrapage scheme, another reason for the increase.
And the final blow yes the Banks who started this recession are on a high nice big bonus due to nice big profits, who paid the price for this lot?
Monday, 15 February 2010
vote
Motor Codes launches best garage competition
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Motor Codes, the government backed regulatory body for the motor industry, has launched a competition to find the best UK service and repair garages.
Garage survey results
It coincides with the release of the results of a Motor Codes survey today which found half or 14 million motorists believe they have been "ripped off" by garages. The Golden Garage Competition is intended to champion garages while also raising the profile of Motor Codes in Britain, get more garages on its books and more consumers to use its website.
Garages voted top in their region can expect prizes worth £1,000. The Golden Garage national winner, picked from the regional shortlist by an expert panel of judges will receive prizes worth over £5,000.
Public and all garages can follow the competition at Golden Garages and on Twitter.
"The service and repair sector historically has a bad reputation when it comes to cost," said Chris Mason, Motor Codes director
GO TO http://www.goldengarages.co.uk/
and Vote for P D Motors
Ineed your Vote
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Motor Codes, the government backed regulatory body for the motor industry, has launched a competition to find the best UK service and repair garages.
Garage survey results
It coincides with the release of the results of a Motor Codes survey today which found half or 14 million motorists believe they have been "ripped off" by garages. The Golden Garage Competition is intended to champion garages while also raising the profile of Motor Codes in Britain, get more garages on its books and more consumers to use its website.
Garages voted top in their region can expect prizes worth £1,000. The Golden Garage national winner, picked from the regional shortlist by an expert panel of judges will receive prizes worth over £5,000.
Public and all garages can follow the competition at Golden Garages and on Twitter.
"The service and repair sector historically has a bad reputation when it comes to cost," said Chris Mason, Motor Codes director
GO TO http://www.goldengarages.co.uk/
and Vote for P D Motors
Ineed your Vote
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