The ‘Secret’ Offers Available to Motorists

A lot of drivers spend time complaining about how much driving their cars costs them each year with factors like tax, MOT, insurance and essential repairs to pay for, and then each time they go to the pumps to fill up it costs them more than ever before. You can always tell when the cost of fuel takes a dip, however, as the queues at the filling stations are longer than those outside a bakery at lunchtime or a toy store at Christmas!

While it’s true that there are a lot of things that don’t work in the favour of motorists, there are a lot that do take their views, requirements and essentially their loyalty to motoring into account. When you get behind the wheel, you want to have an enjoyable experience, getting from A to B as efficiently as possible with the radio playing your favourite songs and the sun shining through the window. While you can’t do a great deal about the weather (especially in the UK), you can take advantage of a series of offers available from the various dealerships – like the motability incentive at jenningsmotorgroup.co.uk to give an example, who let disabled motorists trade in their mobility allowance for a three-year lease on a car from their range.

The motability scheme is just one example of an incentive to keep people on the roads and driving vehicles that are of genuine benefit to them as opposed to the only model they could afford or the same breakdown-prone car they’ve been driving around in for years.

Black Box Insurance

This is a relatively new incentive brought in to help young drivers who are arguably hit harder than anyone else on the roads. The box uses a series of satellite signals to record data, similarly to the in-flight recorder used on planes that tracks factors such as fuel consumption, speed and location and this is then transmitted to the insurers who will quote their price accordingly on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.

Advanced Driving Courses

When you first pass your test you’re naturally eager to get out on the road taking advantage of your new-found independence and you end up driving your mates here, there and everywhere with no regard for how much it’s costing you in fuel – you just want to drive your car.

However, in the UK you’re not allowed to drive on the motorway until you pass your test and the first time can be a daunting process, especially on your own. An advanced driving course, however, can let you learn about driving on the motorway, and at night, with the assistance of an instructor to make sure that you learn about the best way to drive on some of the busiest roads with someone experienced beside you.

This article was written by Amanda Walters, an experienced freelance writer and regular contributor to Huffington Post. Follow her here: @Amanda_W84