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Becoming a HGV driver can be fun and exciting as it means you are about to hit a new career. If you are looking towards being a driver but are unsure of the requirements the following can help you. First, you must be at least 18 in order to obtain an HGV driver’s licence. You also have to be under 65 in order to get the licence. If you are looking for a career change and are an older person consider how many years you will be able to drive or if you will be able to get a job driving even at the age you currently are. You can be sure companies are looking at how many years you are likely to give them before they hire you. To begin HGV training you will need to start the Cat C or Class 2 licence course. Cat C is for rigid vehicles like vans, and large good vehicles that do not...

Following the worries about the number of teenage deaths caused by car accidents, particularly in America, and the number of other drivers and pedestrians also impacted as a result of this, it has never been more important for teenagers to think seriously about their driving habits and the insurance cover they take out. Sky-high premiums will continue to rise if drivers do not become more responsible, yet for many who do drive responsibly, this seems unfair. MoneySupermarket.com offer a great service for new drivers looking to take out car insurance, providing a comparison facility which makes it easy to find the right deal. Those deemed most at risk are young male drivers, making their insurance premiums the highest, although this gender division may be abolished at some stage s...

Will 2012 be the year when McLaren finally create a car that is competitive with the Red Bull? Had is not been for Sebastian Vettel and his Adrian Newey designed Red Bull race car, the current champion would undoubtedly be McLaren’s Jenson Button. But even if the team finally gets back where it deserves to be, there is no guaranteeing that Jenson will reign supreme; 2011 proved to be a poor year for Lewis Hamilton mainly due to off-track distractions in his personal life, but that is all behind him now and he intends to hit the 2012 season running at full speed. A great way to show your support for the team and its drivers is to sport some McLaren F1 clothing. The 2012 range is the best one to date and it features both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button collections as well as team Mc...

Most consumers normally attach BMW with the best cars that are available in the market but internationally, BMW does have a strong market in motorcycle segment as well. As per the latest announcement made by BMW the BMW Motorrad sold more motorcycles in the year 2011 than ever before in the history of BMW. The company went on to sell more than 104,286 units in the year 2011 compare to the previous year when they only sold 98,047 units. This means that the company has improved the sales by 6.4% compare to the sales of the previous year. This is a great achievement for BMW where they have surpassed their own record in twelve months period. The company also announced that they were able to improve the sales in the 500cc segment and they have been able to achieve 12% profit which is ...

Porsche has been known for delivering some of the best cars that can really perform and therefore Porsche has decided that they would bring up some of the best cars that they have been working on for so long. Porsche recently announced that they will be bringing out the 2013 Porsche Boxster that has been one of the popular models under Porsche. There is no doubt that the earlier models of Porsche Boxster has received worldwide recognition and appreciation but Porsche has still gone ahead and made some refinements to their car to ensure that it has better performance than before. Porsche has certainly made many changes to the 2013 Porsche Boxster but the most important of all is that they have reduced the weight of the car to make the car more aerodynamic and fuel efficient. They have...

2011 was a pretty traumatic year in the car industry with fuel and insurance prices rises placing an ever greater strain on motorists running costs. This resulted in overall car sales falling by 5% over the course of 2011 in the UK, but with more motorists opting for smaller and more fuel efficient options according to MoneySupermarket. One car which was launched with the intention of overcoming these price rises was the all-electric Nissan Leaf which was handed the prestigious European car of the Year award upon its launch at the end of 2010. However, in light of this difficult sales environment, how has the Leaf performed over the course of its first year on sale and is it still on track to revolutionise the motoring landscape? Sales figures Nissan sold 9,674 Leaf models glob...

Bridgestone Americas Launches New Performance-Focused Brand Campaign, Chief Marketing Officer of BATO, Philip Dobbs said, “The commercials dramatize how the attributes from each product could translate to the football field, basketball court, bowling lane and ice hockey rink. In these commercials, we attempt to demonstrate the Bridgestone technologies that drivers can rely on when they need it most.” New Super Bowl ads for Bridgestone Americas Brand Campaign will be broadcasted by NBC on 5th February 2012. Super Bowl XLVI will be the 42nd annual championship game of National Football League and this year it will bring lots of fun and excitement for game lovers. Bridgestone Americas has intelligently designed theme of its new ad campaign and associated it with Super Bowl because i...