SAFETY / CAR CARE

October is national Transport month in South Africa and no better time to refocus attention on lawless driving. With lockdown restrictions now more relaxed, the number of cars on the road has increased exponentially. While you might not be able to control how other people behave, you can control your role ...

After more than three years in the works, and incorporating input from a variety of industry stakeholders including recommendations from the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA), the final Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket came into effect on 1 July 2021. This means that as the guidelines ...

Ford has emerged as a leading brand in the highly respected AA Spare Parts Pricing Guide for 2021, with the locally assembled Ford Ranger and Everest, as well as the Figo hatchback, claiming victories in their respective categories for the lowest cost of service, maintenance and body repair parts. A ...

With the recent unrest affecting South Africa, travelling to essential destinations has become a hazard for many people. While it is impossible to know what to expect, drivers need to know what to do to best handle any dangerous situations. The CEO of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, provides three, easy to ...

Today’s modern cars, even the more budget-priced cars, incorporate a number of safety features to protect passengers and reduce the severity of motor accidents, or even to avoid them entirely. In the US for example,  close to 60 million vehicles are equipped with some sort of ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems) technology, ...

A lot has been said recently about the implementation of the Competition Commission Guidelines and its subsequent impact on both the motoring sector and the consumer.  One of the grey issues which is currently still subject to debate is the definition of Component Parts. In terms of the classification Original ...

Understanding the markings on your tyre may not seem like an important skill to know, after all, you expect the experts fitting your tyre at the tyre dealership to be sure of their business.  “Did you know that each tyre tells a story? Take a closer look at the sidewall ...

With the effects of the pandemic still impacting regular commuting patterns and social distancing measures resulting in alternative work arrangements, many South African drivers simply aren’t accumulating the same distances as they were pre-Covid 19. While lower mileages do come with the potential of increased vehicle trade-in or resale values ...

  If you have ever lost a car key you will relate to the enormous amount of stress that simple loss causes. In the old days replacing a lost car key used to be simple – you’d take the spare to your local key cutter and for about R250 you ...

This might be the right time for scrapping old cars as a low supply of steel in the scrap market is keeping scrap metal prices high. Auto Heaven, the leading licensed scrap yard known for its professional car scrap removal service in Southern Ontario, has recommended that car owners looking to ...