Will you be doing a good deed this summer and leaving or picking up friends at the airport? Then make sure you have some loose change with you, as from Wednesday 7th July motorists dropping off or picking up passengers at the Belfast International Airport will face a £1 charge.
Any vehicle entering the drop off [...]
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Passport…check, tickets…check, sun cream…check , £1 for the driver……..
What do you call a Lada on the road?
Remember all those Lada jokes:
What do you call a Lada with a sunroof? ….A skip.
What do you call a Lada that starts first time? ……. A novelty.
Well what do you call a Lada on the road?……… A Comeback!!
Yes it’s true, after years of being the target of many jokes and criticism the Lada is set [...]
Congested Belfast
Belfast, a city growing in culture, tourism, shops and now traffic!!! According to a recent survey Belfast is the 7th most congested city in Europe. It does have its fair share of rush hour but in comparison to other UK and Irish cities it is hard to believe that Belfast features in the top ten [...]
All eyes on the road!!
We are all aware of how dangerous it is to take your eyes off the road for a split second but imagine you were steering your car with your eye movement!!
Scientists in Germany have recently revealed and tested a new technology prototype that uses the driver’s vision to steer the car. The technology tracks the [...]
Driving skills put to the test…….
Three point turns, reversing round corners, emergency stops, mirror, signal, manoeuvre….just a few tips our driving instructors embed into us for our driving lives but this is certainly one skill not to remember……..flipping your car!!
Yes you heard correctly, a learner driver managed to flip the Fiat 500 she was driving onto its roof after hitting [...]
AXA Direct opens 11th Branch
On Monday 19th April 2010 AXA Direct open their 11th branch in Enniskillen town centre.
Call in and meet the local AXA Enniskillen team at 23 East Bridge Street where you will be assured of a friendly welcome and a personal service. Your insurance can be quickly arranged and if you have any questions the team [...]
A Fine Excuse!!
For the one and only person in London who spotted the recent UFO sighting it was just unfortunate that he was so shocked by this sight he accidentally drove into a bus lane resulting in a fine. It’s even more unfortunate that the rest of the London population didn’t spot the UFO to back up [...]
Money sometimes does grow on trees!
We thought this was an April Fools prank at first, but this week the guys at the Mad For Ads website really did put a tree covered in crisp, new £5 notes up in the middle of Cornmarket, one of Belfast’s busiest shopping areas. To find out what happened next, you can watch the video [...]
The most stressful car horns – mind your beeps in queues!!
I thought it was just me that got frustrated by drivers honking their horns. But apparently not, research conducted for AXA UK of 2,000 adults has found that 41% of drivers feel stressed when others use their horn. Over half (54%) think people use their car horns inappropriately, and those surveyed felt the following were the [...]
Under Pressure?
The tyres are one of most critical components of your car and tyre pressure can influence the performance, safety and fuel economy of your car in a way that most of us don’t fully appreciate.
Here are some tips from AXA on what you should do and why, to make sure you are getting the most from [...]