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Useful tools for motorists
Interesting ways to work out what you get from your car and what to look for when buying a new car.
We've got a new car buyer's checklist as well as a fuel consumption calculator for fuel-conscious drivers.
AA Anti-freeze tips for your car!
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How to make sure your car starts on freezing mornings!
Car buyer's checklist
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
If you haven't bought a new car in the last few years (or ever), here is a list of features and accessories (designed for both luxury and safety) found in many new models today.Fuel Consumption Comparisons
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How much extra, or less, will your petrol cost if you buy a car further up or further down the fuel economy ladder? Here is the answer for you and your car! Have your say - Report It today
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Dangerous pothole in the road? Missing manhole cover? Traffic lights out, knocked down or needed at a busy intersection? Burst water main? Have your say - go to www.reportit.co.za and report it today.
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Take the hassle out of licensing your car
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Does the thought of queuing to license your vehicle put you off buying a pre-owned car? Do you balk at the exorbitant fees charged by dealers for their “licence and registration” costs? If you live in KZN or Gauteng, you don’t have to leave home to license your car.
Comprehensive service check sheet from the AA
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When servicing your car, you need to ensure you get the quality worksmanship and service you deserve. Print this comprehensive check sheet from the AA for a hassle-free experience (.pdf will open in a new window). Techno-terms to make you sound like a motoring fundi
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We explain eight motoring terms you will have heard but perhaps have not, until now, known what they meant. Use this motor-speak when you’re shopping for your new car and dealers will treat you like a force to be reckoned with…
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Check those N3 Toll Tariffs before the holidays
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
If you’ve already started budgeting for that holiday down in Durbs, don’t forget to add the N3 toll road fees to the cost of your trip. We’ve compiled a brief list of toll plazas and their tariffs to help you prepare for your journey.
Correct driving posture enhances safety and goes easy on the spine
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- By Continental Tyres
Now there is a control unit available in certain cars that remembers personal seat adjustment settings....
Get your price for that used car - on the Internet
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Now you don’t have to accept low trade-in offers for your car when you buy a new one. The Internet is fast becoming one of the most popular places to advertise your used car.
How the new driving points system will work
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
The points system, in terms of which motorists are accorded points when they commit traffic offences, and lose the points when there have been no offences for some time, will be implemented next year.
Useful tips on buying and selling a car in South Africa today
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AA Autobay shares some useful tips on buying and selling your car in the present South African economy.
Benefits of buying and selling through AA Autobay
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On average, AA Autobay buyers and sellers are realising a minimum of seven to 10% more value on vehicles traded through the web-based business.
Cars4women editor renews her driver's licence - quite painlessly
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
It's taken me 30-odd years (well closer to 40 actually) to learn a very important lesson and one which I applied to my driver's licence renewal experience this morning...don't listen to anyone else who has done it too.
Q-ing Services – Making life simple!
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Started in 2007, Q-ing Services has become the leading supplier and de facto standard in providing customers with all their Licence Department related needs and services...
