QUESTION Dear Editor, My car is Honda Accord.  The car’s alarm constitutes a nuisance around my place of work. Even if simple wind blows on the car, it goes off. It is so loud, and it disturbs neighbours. I don’t think I really need it for now, as I live in a well secured environment. Please take me through procedure ...

Question Dear Editor, I own a 2012 Toyota Landcruiser Prado Jeep. It is taken to car wash once in a while, but on every environmental day,  it is washed at home. My concern is that its colour does not seem to be looking as bright as it was when I bought it brand new. I am sure you people know ...

Have you ever experienced pressing your brake pedal at a crucial driving moment and it simply went down, touching the vehicle floor? It’s better discussed in writing than experiencing it, believe me. Welcome to another exciting and eye-opening edition of Auto Clinic, served you weekly from Motoring World house, Africa’s total motoring publication.  In connection to the alarming opening, I ...

DES FENNER (General Manager of Datsun South Africa) April will soon be upon us. Its traditional long weekends – often the last chance for families to take a break before December – will encourage thousands of people to head for the coast and holiday resorts. It’s also a time of year when a little foresight and planning can go a ...

A properly installed car seat can help reduce injury and prevent death in the case of a crash. But according to Mike Goss, General Manager, Toyota Social Innovation, three out of four car seats are incorrectly installed, a reason why Toyota is working with, Children’s Health, a leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, United States, to bring  national ...

Nigerians learn a host of defensive driving rules and techniques, when they are first taught to drive for their driver’s license test. But most of such lessons they tend to forget after passing the driving test. And daily driving becomes a combination of accelerating, braking, steering, and generally trying not to hit anything. But there is more to being a ...

Recent weather forcast for United Kingdom indicates that motorists might be in for worst snowy and cold weather in more, last of which was experienced about 54 years ago, when the whole country was blanketed with snow.  To ensure motorists are safe no matter what, IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding advice RICHARD GLADMAN offers expert advice on snow ...

Beware the 28% of motorists looking at their phone, not the road, warns Exchange and Mart. Christmas and New Year season is the perfect time for drivers to commit to keeping their eyes firmly focused on the road, not their mobile phone. This is the warning from Exchange and Mart, after 28% of motorists it surveyed admitted to using their ...

RICHARD GLADMAN During this festive season most of us will be running around shopping and meeting with friends and family to celebrate their hard earned break.  Even though we hope most drivers will have managed to get their full eight hours sleep, this isn’t always the case and we need to be aware we could be sharing the road with ...

DES FENNER  (General Manager of Datsun South Africa) Owning a car brings freedom and mobility!  But unfortunately, it also adds to your list of expenses. The good news is that although fuel, maintenance and services are part of car ownership, running costs can be reduced effectively by adopting a few good habits. The more conservatively you drive, the more you ...