The London airport crisis rages on as many are indecisive on the decision on what change should be made to counteract the aviation capacity crisis. The three ideas generally are a runway added to either Gatwick or Heathrow, or the creation of a new airport “Boris Island” which is planned to be placed on the Thames estuary, between these airports the discussion has been going on a long time, until recently Heathrow and Boris Island where leading the votes but things seemed to have swung in the opposite direction. (more…)
London Airport Crisis
Hay Fever A Driving Distraction
As Hay fever season has hit the UK with grass pollen levels at the highest all year many drivers are warned to beware and stay safe as hay fever can largely affect your driving ability. Hay fever can effect suffers with the symptoms with little or no warning which adds to the danger, the major danger is the fact that if you suffer badly from the affliction then your eyes can often close involuntarily for a second and that split second could happen on the road which evidently could lead to a major accident even with it being seconds the result could be the same. (more…)
Velvet Porsche
Many people like to customise their cars particularly celebrities, from decals to body paint and personalised design there is an ongoing craze. The typical designs are your usual racing stripes or maybe a few pictures or two with a spoiler, but one Porsche owner is defying the normal trend in East Grinstead, London. The £100,000 Porsche has been completely wrapped up in velvet which is said to cost the owner £2,500, a waste of money or a new trend? (more…)
Silverstone Father’s Day
Can’t think about what to get your Dad on Father’s day? Well let us decide for you, this Father’s day unlike any other the choice is simple, the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival is to take place from the 26th – 28th July, which falls right on Father’s day, what could possibly be a better present? An unforgettable present for your Father’s day. Hand in hand with the smell of fumes there is tons of attractions, rides and amusement events to keep you on your toes. (more…)
Public Transport Flu Fears Abolished
A regular train traveller myself I’m always worried about the hygiene with people constantly being ill in such a closed confined space it’s bound to have some sort of effect. The latest fear partially due to the weather recently is that of Flu, a survey was rolled out to 6,000 people from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine and the results found that aside from common belief public transport was no more likely to aid in you catching the flu than any other form of travel. (more…)
105 Years Old And Still On The Road
Ring…..Ring…, Hello Indigo car hire how can I help you? I want to hire a car…. Ok Sir how old are you? I’m 105. Silence, sorry Sir we can only hire to 99 year olds and under. That’s pretty much how the phone call would go, but yes its right there’s a 105 year old still driving on the roads today, he unsurprisingly has plenty of experience with having his licence since 1925. That can’t be safe for other drivers though can it? Well according to him he has only had one accident and one speeding ticket in which he is said to deeply regret and is still aggravated at the fact he got it, safer than most drivers on the road today and with far more experience. (more…)
Lane Hoggers Face Fines
Careless drivers could face an on the spot fine of £100 Stephen Hammond road safety minister revealed yesterday. This will give the police more flexibility when it comes to dealing with minor careless driving offences like middle lane hogging or tailgating which previously had to go through the courts for anything to happen. As well as the cost for being caught carelessly driving other driving offences are also set to rise in fines such as not wearing a seatbelt or using a mobile phone which are going to equal the £100 fine for careless driving. (more…)
Indigos 4th Birthday!
4 Years ago today Cherie launched Indigo car hire with the mission to deliver a cost effective solution to a very expensive car hire world with one other main goal in mind, to provide the best customer service possible. After seeing progress and the growth of Indigo Rob was employed to help with dealing with the phones forming a reservation team partnership between them. Indigo continued to grow in the meantime as Cherie and Rob put hours into developing the website and giving the best customer service possible. (more…)
The First Motorway Pub Set To Open
On the M40 junction 2 at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire the first ever motorway pub is set to open after the Government consider lifting alcohol sales at service stations. The pub is going to be a JD Wetherspoon’s pub which will be open 24 hours a day 7 days a week and able to serve alcohol from 8am to 1am the first of said to be many pubs that will be rolled out across service stations in the UK. The licence has been granted and it’s all set to go ahead. (more…)
Ash Cloud Could Ground Flights Again
An expert predicts that in the near future there will be an ash, booked a holiday this summer? You may not be scared of an ash cloud because you believe you are covered by travel insurance however you may be surprised the find that majority of the time you aren’t covered at all. After 2010 Eyjafjallajokull’s explosion and the grounding of flights for several days and even weeks in cases the travel insurance companies on the most part changed their policies as they lost millions from the eruption. (more…)