With the summer season now upon us and June’s weather being mixed to say the least, we’ll go out on a limb and speculate that there will be a fair number of tourists hitting the highway in search of sun, sea, sand, culture and relaxation. Driving holidays have persistently been placed at the top of […]
Author: teresa
How to avoid a flat battery this winter
Winter is upon us. At this time of year batteries are running flat – both our own internal batteries and those of our cars… run down, running low, running on fumes. The cold is especially bad news for car batteries, affecting the chemicals that fire up the engine, and when there is also frost and […]
Driving home for Christmas? Check our festive driving tips.
We’re careering headlong towards Christmas, but we don’t want to be careering off the road at the same time. Because the twin hazards that face us at this time of year are the fact that a) the roads are becoming icy, plus b) the challenge of other drivers full of festive spirits(s) and the general […]
The Wrong Fuel – what to do!
It sounds like a scene from a Wallace & Gromit movie and indeed the consequences can be equally perilous. You’ve had a long day at work… or perhaps your mind is on the weekend’s derby game… you’re on the petrol station forecourt and you’ve realised that even though it’s called a petrol station you actually […]
Ready to go topless? Check our convertible tips before buying.
What a spring we are having! Royal Weddings, garden weeding and a big orange thing in the sky, that seems on almost permanent show. Suddenly, the roads are filled with very smug drivers of convertibles who have found themselves not only in the enviable position of being able to take down their car roofs, but […]
What to watch out for when buying a used car
What to watch out for when buying a used car We all know the age old cliché about the second hand car dealer, count your fingers and all that. Fortunately, these days there are far more scrupulous dealers than there are unscrupulous. At Duffy Motors, we give the same high quality customer service to car […]