Five weeks on, around the clock effort, six miles of next track, a new platform and 143 new signals later Nottingham train station has seen a huge expansion which took 2,000 people to complete. A fully function train service has now resumed at Nottingham station after £100 million investment by Network rail. The building and track was well in need of its revamp as its 1960s equipment had seen better days and needed replacing with new, more efficient and flexible technology. Not only will this improve the design and overall look as well as making it easier for working it will also improve the reliability of trains and further improve the station. (more…)

How better to spend your bank holiday Monday than relax on the beaches of Devon, the temptation of the warm weather certainly got a lot of us to get out our shorts, hats and sun cream and head to the shore. Devon saw a large amount of tourists flock to their shores which are on track to spend £35 million in the county and its all down to the great weather recently and of course a little bit down to the appeal of the county as well. (more…)

Over the period of the recession and the economy crumbling many where reluctant to fork out a large amount for new cars so they bought old used ones or cheaper new ones rather than going for the top end stuff, which is understandable. It’s a good sign for the economy, motorists are now taking more confident steps towards setting aside more money to pay for their next car, according to new studies. Little things like that are a sign that the economy is recovering and is showing improvement as people have the money and savings to now pay a large sum for a brand new 13’ plate car. (more…)

The Passport, a very serious document that you need for travel apparently however some people don’t seem to take it as seriously as others. The amount of emergency travel documents needed has increased massively, but why are so many British holiday makers needing to purchase the expensive emergency travel documents, some of the most common mistakes made by Brits apparently are using the passport as a beer mat, notebook or even putting it in the washing machine and now British holiday makers are spending millions each year on lost, stolen or damaged passports whilst they are abroad. (more…)

We have had a few blogs in the past about electric and hybrid cars with all their pro’s however there is always one con that’s highlighted that they all have in common, there simply just isn’t enough charge points within the UK or anywhere else for that matter. Its finally arrived, change, hundreds of new electrical car chargepoints are set to be installed in the UK with funding from the Government, local councils, NHS trusts and train operators who will all help provide points. (more…)

Do it yourself or more commonly referred to as DIY was a very popular way of shaving a few extra pounds off of a garage bill. In the past a large percent of people where capable of carrying out DIY work on their vehicles now however this appears to be changing, the art of DIY is progressively becoming a long lost art and this is down purely to the fact that cars are now computers on wheels. The days of changing oil, filters and replacing light bulbs in the comfort of your driveway seem to be a distant memory, with the cost of labour soaring to reach £96/p hour on average down to the demand for garages to do the work rather than themselves. (more…)

Campaigners are claiming that they are slowly winning the argument against the Government to introduce more advanced eyesight tests for drivers. Currently drivers only have to read a number plate that is 20.5 metres away with glasses or lenses if you are required to have them and that’s it, no other required checks not even for 70 year old drivers who reapply for their licence they merely just have to tick a box. (more…)

Everyone knows that drink driving is a serious issue and can result in accidents or even deaths which has been proven. The police are always trying to stomp down on drink driving with the conviction if caught being much more serious than it used to previously, and rightly so according to recent data. Last year it was found that fatalities that included alcohol raised by a sharp 25% on last year according to provisional data. This is serious cause for concern but what more can police do to stop it? The penalties are already serious in themselves yet people continue to get behind the wheel after having a few to many pints. (more…)

New government plans have established that drivers may soon be allowed to park on double yellow lines given that they are there for a short period of time. Its reported that many are calling for a short 15 minute period that they are allowed to park on the double yellows, this could provide more parking spaces for short errands however surely there is a reason for double yellows being there in the start and it could become common that every 15 minutes there is a new row of cars parked upon them. (more…)