From Monday 19 July, a loosening of government restrictions in England means the wearing of face coverings and observing 1m social distancing is no longer mandatory. However, the government recommendation remains to wear face masks in indoor environments. With this in mind, we will be respectfully encouraging our customers to voluntarily maintain the same safety measures of face masks and social...
No-one likes to hear the news that their car has failed its MOT. In the past, this meant a trip to the garage for repairs, a re-test and, if you continued driving without an MOT, a fine up to £1,000. With more motorists driving without an MOT than ever, steeper fines have been implemented in the last few years, as well as new terminology to classify vehicle defects. Keep reading our guide to disco...
Are you familiar with your car’s tyre tread depth? If you answered no, you’re not alone. A survey from Tyre Safe revealed that 1 in 5 drivers have never checked their tyres, so it’s no surprise that there are roughly 10 million illegal tyres on Britain’s roads every year. Tyres are a vehicle’s only point of contact with the road and if they don’t have adequate grip, the consequences can be fatal....
Thinking of making the transition to an electric vehicle, but wondering how long you’ll actually drive it for? In this detailed guide, we’ve covered everything you need to know – from how often you can expect to recharge an electric car battery, through to the battery’s lifespan and the environmental benefits of electric vehicles. How long does an electric car battery last before recharging? Ele...
Why is tyre wear so important? Tyres wear over time – it’s a natural part of their life cycle, as is the case with many other motoring parts. However, there’s a difference between natural tyre wear and uneven or abnormal tyre wear. So, what is excessive or uneven tyre wear, and why is it so important that your tyre wear is properly monitored? Impacts of uneven tyre wear Uneven tyre wear can be...
MOT prices can vary based on a variety of factors such as the type of vehicle and the test centre you choose to attend. For a car, however, test centres are limited to how much they can charge. Here at Merityre Specialists, we offer MOTs from £39.95 on class 4 vehicles across our DVSA approved MOT Test branches. This is well below the Government’s maximum threshold of £54.85! MOT costs: how ar...
If you’re considering making the switch to a hybrid or fully electric vehicle, one of the most common questions we hear is ‘how much does it cost to charge an electric car?’. With many of us being so used to petrol and diesel vehicles, we have a good understanding of the cost to fill up a vehicle of a certain engine size or use, and it’s easy to budget for that each month. However, with petrol pr...
What does SORN stand for? A SORN – Statutory Off Road Notification – is used to inform the DVLA that you are declaring your vehicle as ‘off the road’. Once you make a SORN for a vehicle, you cannot use the vehicle on the road until you tax it again. Any vehicle that is being used (or parked) on a public highway is legally required to have road tax. That means if you are either temporarily or per...
Figures released by the Department for Transport show that since UK lockdown measures were eased on the 12th April 2021, car usage is up to 89% of pre lockdown levels. The week commencing 19th April saw the highest weekly average of cars on the road since the week commencing 14th September 2020. While traffic on the roads increases, National Rail and TFL are yet to see a return to pre lockdown...
With the UK government setting the ambitious target of being carbon neutral (also known as net zero), by 2050, one of the biggest changes we’re going to see is in our cars and vehicles. By 2030, the sale of all new sole-powered petrol and diesel cars and vans will be banned in the UK. This means that in just under a decade, all new vehicles will have to be hybrid or electric. That means a lot of c...